The Omega Team: Love: Classified (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Liz Crowe

Author:Liz Crowe [Crowe, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-07-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Paige had the distinct sensation of shoving her foot even farther down her own throat every time she opened her mouth with Joey. She’d have given anything to ponder this, to discuss it with him, to explain why she kept deflecting him and reminding him that this whole weekend was a giant lie. As they approached the noise emanating from the backyard of her childhood home, she slowed, then stopped. Not on purpose—her feet simply wouldn’t carry her any closer.

“What’s wrong?” Joey asked. She tried to answer him, but her tongue felt stuck to the roof of her mouth. He was so—damn—cute. And hot. And good with his fingers. She could hardly believe she’d only known him half a day.

Paige put her hands on her hips and looked up at the almost painfully bright blue summer sky. Joey waited patiently, looking so at ease, so comfy in his skin at this strange-to-him location, it infuriated her. And made her want to grab him and make a mad dash back to the airport.

A loud, happy-sounding screech from the festivities hit her ears. She recognized it as coming from Angelique Love, her sister’s BFF from high school. It affirmed the fact that there truly was no escape.

“Nothing. Let’s get this over with.” She squared her shoulders, ignored the lingering tingly sensation between her legs and ears, thanks to Joey’s earlier efforts, and marched toward the backyard.

Joey caught up with her and slipped his hand into hers as they turned the corner of the house and faced the crowd. It took about ten seconds for her mother to discover her presence.

“Oh honey, look,” the woman yelped, grabbing Paige’s father and making her somewhat wobbly way across the lawn. “It’s Paige!”

“Oh boy,” she muttered under her breath as she plastered on a smile and gripped Joey’s hand tighter. “Here we go.”

“You know, I think you’re building this up to be worse than it actually is,” he whispered.

She looked at him, then shook her head and let go of his hand. He draped his arm around her shoulders and put his lips near her ear. “Relax, DiFerrari. It’s only family.”

She shut her eyes. “Paige,” her mother drawled. “Finally. What a relief! I’m so happy you’re all right.” Her mother yanked her into a bony-armed hug then passed her over to her father. Both of her parents reeked of booze and stress.

Good to know some things never changed.

“And who is this fine looking young man?” her mother crooned as her father released her.

“Mom, Dad, this is Joey,” she announced, reassembling her ponytail. “We’re . . .”

“We’re engaged,” Joey blurted out.

Paige’s mouth dropped open. He gave her mother his biggest, sweetest smile even as her father made a rumbling, disapproving noise.

“Uh, what?” she finally managed to splutter.

Joey dropped to one knee in the grass. Her mother shrieked with delight. Her father’s frown deepened. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Leslie and Angelique running toward their little tableau at the edge of the party.

“Pay-age!”

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