Her Summer Crush by Linda Hope Lee

Author:Linda Hope Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

AFTER THEY FINISHED photographing the children’s contest, Luci and Cody ventured into the adults’ territory. Here the sand castles tended to be more elaborate, with many of the contestants following professional-looking blueprints. But the adults seemed just as pleased as the kids to have their photos taken, and Luci was busy handing out claim checks.

“Hey, there’s Sylvie and Ben.” Cody pointed toward a couple busy constructing a castle.

“So, they’re still together.”

Cody gave a short laugh. “More than that—they’re getting married.”

Luci stopped and stared. “What?”

“I ran into them the other night, just after he popped the question—in Toby’s Bar and Grill.”

“How romantic.”

“She thought it was,” Cody said. “She was bubbling over. ’Course they’d both had a few. C’mon, we’ll do them next. You can get the scoop.”

They trudged through the sand and the streaming crowds, and reached the couple.

“Hey, Ben, Sylvie,” Cody said from behind his camera. They looked up and Cody snapped a shot. “Gotcha!”

“There’s Mr. Cameraman.” Sylvie stood and pushed back hair that had escaped her topknot. “You’d better take another one, though. I think I have sand on my nose.”

“No, but you do now.” Ben scooped up a handful of sand and came at Sylvie.

She put up both hands to ward him off. “Don’t you dare mess me up.”

He stopped and let the sand filter through his fingers. “Okay, but it’ll cost you.”

Her eyes widened, and she looked back and forth from him to Cody and Luci. “Not in front of them.”

“Go ahead.” Cody aimed his camera again.

Ben wiped his hands on his jeans and grabbed Sylvie by the shoulders. Their kiss was so full of love and affection that Luci couldn’t help sighing. Not that she lamented the loss of Ben. But their happiness made her heart ache for someone special, too.

“Congratulations on your engagement,” she said when they’d finally broken apart.

“Thanks.” Sylvie beamed. “I wish I could show you my ring, but I didn’t want to get sand in it.”

“I told her she could wear gloves,” Ben said. “But she said no.”

“I’ve been doing this sand-castle thing since I was a kid,” Sylvie said. “Your hands have to be bare to get the full effect. I hated to take off my ring, though.”

Luci filled out a claim check for the photos and handed it to Ben. “When is the big day?”

“We’re not sure yet, but soon.” Ben tucked the slip of paper into his shirt pocket.

“It won’t be a large wedding,” Sylvie said. “But of course you’re invited. We wouldn’t have met without you two.”

“Oh, I expect in a small town like Willow Beach you would have met sooner or later,” Luci said.

“I’m glad it was sooner.” Sylvie laughed. “I was beginning to think I’d be single forever.”

Luci and Cody said their goodbyes and headed for the next group of contestants. “I’m happy for them,” Luci said.

“I hope it works out.”

“You sound doubtful.”

He shrugged. “They’re so different. She’s off-the-wall and he’s—”

“By the book.”

Cody laughed. “Yeah, that describes him.”

“You know the old saying about opposites attracting.

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