Just Curious by Jude DEVERAUX

Author:Jude DEVERAUX [DEVERAUX, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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at the end, when Taggert was to be the first to start down the aisle. He was to walk to the center, offer his arm to Karen, then walk with her out of the church. Maybe he hadn’t heard what was said, but whatever his excuse, he walked to the center of the aisle, then started down alone, without Karen.

It was too much for her. “You know how Taggert is,” she said, “he thinks he can partner himself.”

Everyone in the church burst into laughter, and Taggert, turning, saw his mistake. With a great show of gallantry, he returned, bowed, and offered his arm to Karen.

“Getting me back for all those weekends of typing?” he said under his breath.

“Getting you back for all those women who were too timid to stand up to you,” she said, smiling wickedly.

“I am not the monster you think I am.”

“I shall ask Elaine’s opinion on that. By the way, when is she coming?”

From the look on his face as they reached the back of the church, Karen regretted her remark.

“Christmas Day,” he said softly, then turned away from her.

The rehearsal dinner was loud, with everyone talking at once about summers they had spent together and places they had visited. At first Karen looked at her food and listened but didn’t participate in the conversation among these people who knew each other so well. Taggert sat on the other side of the big table, at the opposite end from her, and he, too, was quiet. Every once in a while, Karen glanced toward him and thought she saw him looking at her,

JUST CURIOUS

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