Worth the Effort: The Worth Series Book 3 by Weston Parker

Author:Weston Parker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing

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It was a week after she'd lost her virginity to Damien, a week in which he hadn't come back to her house. She hadn't even tried to make eye contact with him in the hall, her embarrassment still too fresh. So she'd been floored when she'd opened her locker to find a construction paper heart shoved in front of her books.

"Roses are red

Violets are blue

Will you go to Homecoming with me?

And give me a kiss too?"

The heart was signed "Damien George."

Lila had stared at the heart until fifth period. Then she'd pulled out her metallic baby blue pen and scribbled, "Yes," on the card, sneaking to stuff it into the grate of his locker during sixth period when the halls were empty.

For days she'd struggled with her anxiety. Why would Damien ask her to Homecoming? They'd hardly spoken, in words, anyway. Still, the excitement that she'd be going to the dance with the hottest boy at school had overridden her common sense. Who knew why things like this happened? But happen they could, if the stack of romance novels beside her bed had anything to say about it.

She'd kept her exhilaration close to her vest. Her mother had been feeling poorly lately, and was often too tired to stay up long after her shift at the bakery. Although this was an experience she wanted to share with her mother, she didn't want to burden her with her own anxiety. Besides, her mother read the same novels. She'd tell Lila that the Lord worked in mysterious ways and encourage her to think with her heart, not her head.

Even though she was barely 18, Lila already knew that wasn't the best advice. She sometimes wondered how her mother could remain so optimistic after her own failed marriage. Still, there was enough worry lingering about Damien's motives that she kept quiet about the whole thing.

That made finding a dress more difficult. Lila had very little savings and she lamented her decision to buy those two cookbooks last month. They were hardcover! She managed to scrape up about $15 and headed to the local thrift store.

Thrift shops were not always friendly to women of her size. Hell, most clothing stores were downright unfriendly to plus-sized ladies. Her choices were extremely limited. She went with the only dress not possessing puffy sleeves that screamed 80s. It was a black dress with a low waist and a large scalloped white collar that featured a big white bow in the center.

She wouldn't be the most fashionably dressed girl, that was for sure, but she didn't think she'd embarrass herself in this. Plus, it was only $7. That left her enough to score some huge clip-on pearl earrings. She spared a thought to the old lady who must have died and left the relics behind, thanking her for having the only possible accessory for her bulky black and white dress.

Lila had paced nervously on the night of the dance, waiting for Damien to show up. She was glad her mother had gone to bed early and hadn't noticed her pale features.

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