Twice in a Lifetime by PJ Trebelhorn

Author:PJ Trebelhorn [Trebelhorn, PJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635550344
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“You sure aren’t acting like this isn’t a date,” Grace said while Callie was trying to find something to wear to the hockey game. Apparently, she and Quinn thought Callie needed help getting ready, so Grace had shown up at her apartment unexpectedly. “It’s a freaking game, Cal. Jeans and a sweatshirt would be perfectly acceptable.”

She knew that. She really did. But she wanted Taylor to notice her. She didn’t want to just fit in with the rest of the people who would be in attendance. She finally decided on jeans and a green sweater.

“Okay, wow,” Grace said when she walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed and ready to go. An entire hour before she was supposed to pick Taylor up. “That color looks fantastic on you.”

“Yeah?” Callie asked, wondering if it was just a compliment to placate her, or if Grace was being honest. “You really think so?”

“Come sit with me.” Grace patted the seat next to her on the edge of the bed.

She was living in the apartment above the bookstore Grace owned. Grace had lived there before moving in with Quinn when the two of them had finally admitted their feelings for each other. It had been the perfect solution for Callie, who had been staying in Quinn’s spare room after returning from Atlanta when she’d left Jan. The only drawback to the apartment was the fact it was all one room, except for the bathroom. As a result, the only furniture in the place was the bed. She could probably fit a couch in the space too, but what would be the point? It wasn’t like she did much entertaining.

Callie sat down and let out a breath, which caused Grace to chuckle. Callie looked at her and saw she had something she wanted to say. She waited patiently for Grace to say whatever was on her mind.

“You’re nervous,” she finally said.

“I am not,” Callie answered, her tone defensive. She shook her head and looked at her feet. She was incredibly nervous, if she was being honest, and she knew Grace could tell. Grace knew her and Quinn both better than they knew themselves, it seemed. She raised her hand, her thumb and forefinger less than an inch apart. “Okay, maybe a little.”

“You really want this to be a date, don’t you?”

“Would that be a bad thing?” Callie picked at a fuzz ball on her sweater and didn’t look up. “You know, if it was a date?”

“Oh, sweetie,” Grace said as she put an arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer. “I don’t think it would be a bad thing at all. In fact, despite what Quinn thinks, I believe it’s way past time for Taylor to start dating again.”

“She thinks I don’t want a relationship.”

“She told you that?”

“Yeah. And Quinn obviously thinks the same thing.” Callie pulled away to look at Grace, knowing she was about to defend Quinn. “You heard her last Sunday. She told me to be careful with her. She warned me Taylor wasn’t over Andrea yet.

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