Alaskan Catch by Sue Pethick
Author:Sue Pethick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2019-08-22T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 17
Emily stared at her feet as water coursed down her back and swirled down the drain. She’d been standing in the shower so long that the water had turned cold, yet she found it impossible to get out. I must be in shock, she thought. It was the only excuse that made sense.
Why had she answered the phone when Carter called? She knew it was a bad time, that she was still distracted about the woman in the freezer and the other interns’ reactions to what she’d said. It had been a long day, too. She’d been tired and wet, mentally and physically exhausted. Why couldn’t she have just let it go to voice mail and called him back when she was ready? At least then, people might have left the party and the two of them could have talked about it without a bunch of witnesses waiting for her answer.
She slammed her hand down on the knob to stop the flow of water, her anger switching from herself to Carter.
Who proposed like that, anyway? When Emily had pictured his proposal—which she had, she admitted, several times—it had always been in some quiet, romantic spot, just the two of them making a commitment together. Instead, Carter had not only turned it into a public spectacle, but he’d made a spectacle of her, too. Darn it, she’d told him she needed to take a shower. Did he really have to put her on display like that? It was almost as if he’d wanted everyone to see what a sacrifice he was making, reminding everyone that she should feel grateful to be marrying so well.
I knew you would.
And she had felt grateful. Emily was well aware that the Trescotts were much better off than she and her mother were. In spite of all the money her father had made during his lifetime, his estate had been quite a bit smaller than her mother had expected. They’d both known he was a risk-taker in his business dealings, but neither one had suspected just how much and how often he’d gambled, nor had they realized how risky some of his investments had been. It wasn’t as if they’d been left with nothing, but it did make her mother’s lavish spending habits worrisome. Thank goodness Emily’s own trust fund was in Uncle Danny’s capable hands or she might have had nothing to pay for college, much less something to give her a good start in life.
If she and Carter did marry, of course, money would never be an issue. Surgery was a well-paid profession, and he and his sister Chelsea stood to inherit their parents’ considerable fortune. There was no doubt in Emily’s mind that the life he was offering her was one of ease and comfort. So why wasn’t she happier?
And accepting Carter’s proposal didn’t just mean they’d be getting married someday, it meant she’d have to tell Sam she was engaged—now. They could still be friends, she supposed, and she’d be happy
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