The Grump I Despise (When In Waverly Book 3) by Haley Zaragoza

Author:Haley Zaragoza [Zaragoza, Haley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Norah

My sisters have managed to drag me out of the house and away from the book I was planning on reading all weekend. I told them my weekend is all “booked,” but I’ve used that excuse one too many times. “We’ve seen your silly t-shirt with that joke,” Madeline said. So here I am, out in public on a Friday night.

There’s live music at Bob’s Burgers tonight, and they’ve given me no other option but to join them. They threatened to tie me up and carry me to the car if I didn’t come willingly. I’m not a fan of rope burn, so I’m walking into the place on my own two feet.

The four of us stand at the door, waiting to be seated, when my eyes land on him. He’s sitting at a round table in the middle of the restaurant with all his friends. His elbows are propped up on the table as he says something to the group. Jameson and his wife, Millie, instantly laugh, while Hannah’s mouth falls open. Seth, sitting in the seat next to him, slugs him in the arm. He jerks to the side and rubs his arm, but he’s laughing. I wish I could hear that laugh, but it’s so loud in this restaurant I can barely even hear myself think. Everything in my body feels warm and tingly as I watch Colby smile and joke around with his friends. I’m pretty sure that tingles and a warm body is indicative of some sort of illness, so I should skedaddle and have that checked out immediately. But I can’t seem to drag my eyes away from the man. They’re glued in place.

Chelsea slides up beside me and nudges me in the side. “What’s that dopey smile for?” she asks with a sly grin on her face. Madeline and Layla hear her and perk up instantly. Following my gaze over to Colby’s table, they begin accosting me with question after question.

“Has he asked you out yet?”

“Are y’all finally admitting you have feelings for each other?”

“I knew you found him as dreamy as every other woman in this town!”

And it goes on and on and on…

I try to tune them out, but they’re in my face, shouting over all the noise, and people are starting to get curious.

“Oh my gosh, stop!” I step away from them. I am not having this conversation in a packed public place—especially in a town like Waverly, where if the right person overhears, it’ll be all over town the next morning. News spreads faster than a wildfire around here. I’ve already been the object of speculation since moving back. I don’t need my love life, or lack thereof, to become the next topic of discussion. And besides, there’s literally nothing going on between us—at least not of the romantic variety.

Madeline and Layla are now ranking Colby and his friends in order of their hotness. Very mature, ladies—and inappropriate, considering two of them are very much married.

“What? They didn’t

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