Wedding Bell Blues by Ellie Ferguson

Author:Ellie Ferguson [Ellie Ferguson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781611360059
Google: yxQ088iiVfgC
Amazon: B00427ZKI4
Goodreads: 9549780
Publisher: Naked Reader Press
Published: 2010-09-05T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

I should have known.

My foot eased off the accelerator and the Cadillac slowed to a crawl. Not that I minded. Just the opposite in fact. Until I'd turned the corner, I'd almost looked forward to getting back to my parents' house, if for no other reason than to reassure my mother that I was all right and she didn't need to call out the National Guard. But that was all forgotten in the blink of an eye and all because of the car parked in front of the house.

Colton's car.

Damn.

I wasn't ready to deal with him. I'd probably never be ready to deal with him. There were too many emotions, too many memories and hurt feelings to be anywhere close to rational where Colton was concerned. If I was honest with myself, I'd never been totally rational where he was concerned, even back when things were good between us. So why should today be any different?

Worse, the temptation was there to simply pull into the Abrams' driveway, turn the Caddy around and drive off in the opposite direction. It would be so simple and, if I did, there'd be no confrontation with Colton, and no having to explain why I'd acted foolishly, selfishly to my mother. Best of all, there'd be no need to wear that horrible bridesmaid dress.

Tempting as it was, I only considered it for a moment - well, two moments - before discarding it. I was tired of running. I was tired of relying on everyone else to figure out what was going on. Most of all, I was tired of feeling I no longer controlled of my own life.

Besides, I hadn't been able to deal with the cop at the impound yard the way I wanted, so Colton would fit the bill nicely. Maybe a good knock down-drag out would do me some good.

I carefully eased my mother's Cadillac away from the curb and continued down the street toward the house. As I turned into the driveway, the front door opened. No big surprise there. What did surprise me was who stepped outside to greet me. Not Colton and not my mother, but my father. He was the last one I'd expected and the sight of him reassured me some. He was the calm and rational one after all. Still, I swallowed hard and screwed up my courage before turning off the engine and stepping out of the car.

Only to come up short, my mouth open and no sound coming out when he shook his head. His expression was enough to stop me in my tracks. Without a word, he held out his right hand and it was all I could do not to fidget like a teen caught trying to sneak a ride in the family car. Damn, maybe it would have been better to deal with Colton. All but digging my toe into the concrete of the driveway, I dropped the keys onto his palm. His fingers closed over them and he stuffed that hand into his pocket.

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