The Sweet Bride by Knight Ciara

Author:Knight, Ciara
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-939081-83-4
Published: 2019-02-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Darkness blanketed the street, making the drive to Decatur even longer. I needed to get to Edward. The man I was meant to be with. The man who spoke poetry and treated me like I was the only woman in the world. It was time for me to focus on our relationship, not on some childhood fantasy that would only leave me brokenhearted and alone. The minute Kevin forgave himself for Joe’s accident, he’d be out of Magnolia Corners for good. And I’d be left behind like my mother.

I pulled into the small restaurant and went inside. “Is Dr. Edward Talbert here yet?”

The hostess scanned the list in front of her. “No, ma’am. You can wait in the bar if you wish.”

“Thanks.” To evade the cold shooting inside each time someone opened the front door, I found a seat at the far end of the bar. “Can I have a glass of ice water with lemon please?”

The bartender gave me the evil stare for a moment, but I plopped a twenty down on the bar top and he changed his expression. “Certainly.”

I texted Edward, but he didn’t respond. After thirty minutes, I was getting irritated. At nine p.m., he called me. “I’m so sorry, love. Listen, change of plans. Meet me outside. I’m here now.”

The phone went dead before I could even reply. I waved bye to the bartender and found Edward in his car outside. He rolled down the window. “Come on. I need to get to a party. You’re coming with me.”

I sat in the car, but before I could even get a kiss, he put the car in reverse and sped through town.

“What’s going on?” I asked.

Edward turned on his signal and merged onto the highway. “Turns out that Dr. Westbound loved a paper you wrote and mentioned to another staff member that he’d love to speak to you about your philosophy behind it. That got you an invite, and I’m your plus one.”

“We’re going to walk into the party together?” I asked. This was it. We would finally announce our relationship to the staff.

“Of course. Why not? You’re not a child. There are only a few years’ age difference between us. It’s realistic that we’re friends. You’re a rising star in the program, and I’m a professor.” He took an exit off to some rich neighborhood I’d never seen before.

All of a sudden, I felt awful about throwing the word “friends” in Kevin’s face. “So, we’re not dating?” I glanced over to see Edward’s brown eyes fixed on the road ahead, his gaze transfixed on his promotion. “Not yet. After I snag the dean of school and you graduate. That’ll be the time. You agreed to that, right?”

“Right.” I had to admit, it had been fun for a while meeting at secret locations and no one knowing about us as a couple, but the situation was getting old now. I understood why and agreed, but it didn’t make it easier.

He turned onto the upscale street

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