Drive by Brenda Rothert

Author:Brenda Rothert [Rothert, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary
Publisher: Brenda Rothert
Published: 2014-07-26T00:00:00+00:00

Sadie

I pushed aside hanger after hanger in my closet, searching for a black dress that would be suitable for a stuffy dinner thing.

“I don’t have anything to wear,” I said to Dell, who was on the other end of the phone begging me to attend a fundraiser event for Ryke and Kate’s foundation. “I don’t even have time to buy anything. This is crazy, Dell. I can’t go to this thing if it starts in two hours.”

“Wear that long black dress with the slit,” she said. “You can ride with me and Luke and meet Orion there.”

I groaned and located the dress she was talking about. “This dress is sleeveless and it’s the dead of winter.”

“Wear a wrap over it. We’ll be there at 6:15.”

“Hold on,” I said, flopping onto my bed. “Who is this guy again? He doesn’t think this is a date, does he?”

“No. Orion’s a winger and he’s a really good guy. His girlfriend broke up with him yesterday and he’s a wreck over it.”

“Great,” I said sarcastically.

“It’ll be fine. He wants to skip the fundraiser but it won’t be good for him to just sit at home moping. He needs a platonic date.”

I sighed into the phone deeply. “He knows there’ll be no rebound fuck, right?”

“He’s not even thinking about that, Sade. This woman crushed him. Just get dressed up and we’ll see you at 6:15. We’ll have fun.”

“Okay,” I said, a sulk in my tone.

“Oh, and Niko’s gonna be there. You’ll have to suffer through seeing him in a tux.”

My heart rate stuttered at the thought. “Niko? Wait, Dell, if Niko’s gonna be there with another woman on his arm, I am not going.”

“Trust me, you won’t be jealous of his date.”

“You’d be surprised. You’re still forbidden from commenting or telling anyone about it, but I really do like him.”

She laughed lightly. “If anything, his date tonight will make you want him even more. She’s a patient from the Children’s Hospital wing the foundation supports.”

“Seriously?” My heart puddled around my feet.

“Yeah. It’s a make a wish kind of thing. She wanted to get a makeover and Niko is her dream date. Her family has season tickets for our team.”

“Wow.”

“So I have to get ready. See you soon, okay? And thank you so much for jumping in like this.”

“It’s not like I had other plans,” I said, sighing yet again. “See you when you get here.”

I showered, blew my hair out into big waves and put on the dress Dell had suggested. It’d been a while since I’d needed smoky eye makeup and sexy heels for a night out. Even though this wasn’t a date, it was nice to get out of my yoga pants and feel pretty on a Saturday night.

Luke and Dell were a picture-perfect couple. He looked at her with the adoration I’d always wanted her to have from a man. She deserved it. When the valet took the car and we walked into the upscale hotel the event was at, Luke did one better than keep his hand on Dell’s lower back the whole time.

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