For You by Hope Ford

Author:Hope Ford [Ford, Hope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chrissy

After talking to my mom and having her assure me that Katie is doing okay, Carrie joins me in the bathroom.

“Okay, what’s going on?”

I peak a glance at her in the mirror. “Nothing. I’m fine.”

“You’re not, though. I could tell the instant you walked in the door.”

I just shrug my shoulders and finish washing my hands. “I’m having issues with David, but it’s all right, I have it under control. David and I are not getting back together. No way, no how.”

She watches me closely, and I wait for her next question, but it never comes. “Well, that’s great news! But I still want you to know that if there’s anything Scott or I can do, you know we’re here for you, right?”

I nod my head, and it doesn’t slip past me that she’s talking about her and Scott as a “we.” They’re obviously good together, and I’m sure there will be wedding bells in their future soon. There’s a part of me that’s envious, but another part of me that knows there’s not going to be any time soon for me to settle down.

“We should have done this a long time ago,” she says, interrupting my thoughts. “We should have gone out for drinks and celebrated before tonight. You’re doing great now. The divorce is over, and you have the freedom to find a better guy.”

I laugh because Carrie’s always trying to play matchmaker, but I can’t help but point out, “There aren’t a lot of eligible men in Forest Grove.”

Carrie turns from the mirror and waits for me to look at her. “Yeah, but Bart is available, and you should go for him. It’s not like you haven’t loved him forever.”

I could laugh, but I don’t. Carrie knows I’ve always had a crush on her brother, but she’s never wanted to talk about it before. “You made me promise not to date him when we were teens. Do you remember that?”

Carrie waves that off. “We were just kids. You should go for it if that’s what you want.”

I don’t commit either way. I just walk out of the bathroom and hold the door open for her to follow me. Almost as soon as we get back to the table, Carrie says that she and Scott have to go.

“What? But we—” he starts, but then he and Carrie exchange looks, and she’s pulling him out the door, waving goodbye as they depart.

Bart laughs. “That was subtle. Right?”

“Yeah, well your sister was never really known for being subtle.”

“Yeah. So can I get you another drink?”

I shake my head. “I better not. I need to go and get Katie before I go home, so maybe I’ll just have a water.”

He waves for the server and asks for two waters. When the server leaves, I tell him, “You could have had another one.”

“Nah, I’m not much of a drinker anyway.”

“Well, it looks like me coming ruined your chance to get to know Scott. I had no idea Carrie would barge out of here like she did.

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