Three Day Fiancee by Marissa Clarke

Author:Marissa Clarke [Clarke, Marissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Lovestruck, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Romance, bet, dare, wager, fake engagement, fake relationship, Romantic Comedy, comedy, dog, helicopter, pilot, NYC, New York City
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Lovestruck)
Published: 2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Caitlin had a blast taking the photos, but the last one had hung her up. She paced hers and Taylor’s small cabin, reading the caption over and over.

Something important to you.

As she’d struggled with how to capture that phrase, it struck her how dramatically what was important to her had changed. If someone had asked her five, four, heck, even two years ago, what was important, she would have said making Gary happy—something she’d never been able to do. Now, her answer would be to make herself happy, which begged the question: what did that entail, exactly? Fortunately, she only had to take a picture of something important, not the most important thing.

It wasn’t until the whistle blew to end the contest that she decided on her answer, snapping the shot on her phone before heading back to the main cabin.

As she climbed the steps to the porch, she was hit by a tinge of melancholy. It was sad to think that the most fun she’d had in recent memory resulted from perpetuating a complete and total fabrication. At least Taylor’s family had bought their act and hadn’t pushed her for more information. They all seemed to simply and completely accept her. The only time she’d even felt uncomfortable around them was when they’d glanced at the gorgeous ring on her finger. The discomfort hadn’t come from them, though. It had come from inside, knowing this whole thing was a farce—or maybe it was because more and more, she wished it wasn’t one.

No. That was absurd. She was totally out of the relationship business. She took a deep breath and entered the main cabin.

“Sit by me, Caitlin,” Bethany said, patting the sofa next to her.

“How’d the picture taking go?” Caitlin asked, sitting in the center of the sofa next to her, scanning the room for Taylor.

“Okay. Nothing inventive, so Grams is gonna call me lame again.” She grinned. “She’s a harsh critic. I thought about mooning the camera to surprise her, but decided not to because she shows the photos to everyone.”

Caitlin swallowed hard, thinking about the last picture she took and how it might be perceived. Better than a mooning pic, at least.

Attie sat down on the other side of her on the sofa and Caitlin felt a tinge of disappointment knowing she wouldn’t be thigh-to-thigh with Taylor. Her heart kicked up a notch as she wondered where he was.

“Okay, let’s get this party started,” Grams said as she came in from the back hallway. “Since the snowmen met untimely ends, we’ll call it a tie with both teams getting a point for each member.” She brandished a handful of broom straws. “We’re drawing to see who goes first. Shortest is last.”

“Taylor’s not here yet,” Bethany said.

“Well, then, he gets whatever straw is left.”

Caitlin pulled a broom straw out of Grams’ fist, as did Bethany and Uncle Rock.

“Hold ’em up,” Grams said. After glancing at all the straws, she announced, “Order is Bethany, Caitlin, Rock, Taylor.” She handed off a tiny straw to Taylor as he passed her on his way to the stuffed armchair facing the sofa.

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