A (sorta) Southern Serenade (A Romance(ish) Novella Book 2) by Krista Phillips

Author:Krista Phillips [Phillips, Krista]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: OWD Publishing
Published: 2016-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

“Your date looks a little green.”

Kendra grabbed two potholders and took the cornbread from the oven. “First, he’s not my date. Second, Nate needs to back off. I do have to sing with this guy on Sunday. I don’t want him to be afraid of me.”

Sadie took a wooden spoon and stirred a cup of sugar into the pitcher of tea. “He’s your big brother. It’s his job to spark fear into your date.”

Nate was doing a bang-up job of that. While Josh had him beat on pounds and muscle by quite a long shot, Nate looked fierce enough to scare the strongest of guys, and his bald head added to the bouncer-like image. “I appreciate the thought, but I’m a big girl. I can scare off my own dates if I need. Furthermore, this is a dinner party and not a date, remember?”

“I’m not the one who needs to remember that. I saw your bed when I walked passed your door to use the bathroom. What’d you do, try on every outfit in your closet for this ‘party’?”

Kendra swirled around. “Please tell me I didn’t leave the door open to my bedroom.” The guest bathroom was right past her bedroom, and if Nate walked by—

“You did, but I shut it before anyone else went back there. I’ve got your back, girl. My point is, you cared a little more about this night than you let on.”

She’d been telling herself since Wednesday that she didn’t care at all.

But her actions today told a different story.

Her trip to the grocery store that should have taken less than an hour had taken almost two, as she’d stood fretting over ingredients and how fancy—or not—to make the meal.

Picking out clothes had been impossible.

What does one wear to a barbecue that was not a date but felt like a date all at the same time? She wanted to impress him but not make it obvious that she wanted to impress him.

She would have looked ridiculous dressed up, manning the grill out back.

But wearing jeans and a t-shirt looked sloppy.

She’d eventually settled on a pair of blue skinny jeans and a flowy dark purple tunic that settled just below her hips. It looked fall-ish and nice without being too dressy. Paired with some black flats, she’d finally been able to relax for five minutes before realizing she needed to get started on cooking.

That was all normal, right?

Any woman having guests over would fret about those things. Why was Sadie making such a big deal about it? “Of course I cared. I’d care if I hosted anyone from a new church. Now, hand me that bowl behind you so I can put the corn bread muffins in it.”

“All I’m saying is, don’t blame Nate for being protective. If this guy isn’t worth his salt, he’ll go running at the first chance he gets.”

“I’m surprised we haven’t heard the door slamming and tires screeching yet.” The last time she’d seen the two men, they’d been on the back patio, watching the grill.

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