Life-Changing Love by Theresa Linden

Author:Theresa Linden
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Catholic contemporary, Catholic fiction, Catholic series, Catholic young adult contemporary, Catholic young adult fiction, Catholic YA romance, abortion issues, adoption issues, courtship vs dating, teen relationships, purity, Christian virtue
Publisher: Silver Fire Publishing
Published: 2016-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

Caitlyn

The slant of the afternoon sunlight created a magical aura around the Wests’ stone castle and surrounding grounds. Among dark evergreens and bony trees, leaves glowed gold and orange on the few trees that hadn’t shed their leaves.

People flitted around the grounds, preparing for the party. Caterers bustled around the spit roast, the big purple tent next to it, and the rows of tables and chairs they’d set up earlier. White tablecloths, held down by jack-o-lanterns, soon covered every table and fluttered in the occasional breeze. The boys with the Fire Starters had already come, put strings of white lights everywhere, and gone home to get into costume.

Caitlyn couldn’t have asked for better weather for the party. Thank you, Lord. Who wanted to wear a coat over a costume? Until the sun went down, she wouldn’t even need the cape she had made for herself after making Keefe’s monk outfit.

She and Zoe had strolled the grounds to see where they could help. Finding nothing to do, they stood in the shade of the front porch and watched Jarret rant at the stage set-up crew in the sprawling front lawn. His musketeer tabard flapped with his every exaggerated gesture. Evidently, they had put the stage and/or the dance-floor platform in the wrong spot.

“The costume fits him well. Don’t you think?” Zoe said. She wore a matching Renaissance Lady costume with a long velveteen black skirt, puffy black and white striped sleeves, and a silky white bodice.

“By fits him, do you mean it’s the right size? Because, yes, it fits him well. He makes for a handsome musketeer.”

She giggled. “I meant, sometimes Jarret can be so pompous. Just look at him.”

Jarret snatched the feathered hat from his head and used it to point here and there. The crew nodded their heads at whatever he said.

Caitlyn didn’t want to say, but they both fit their costumes well. The elegant silk, ruffles, and frills suited them. They both had class and poise and often seemed conceited. Not that she thought Zoe was truly conceited.

“Where’s Roland?” Zoe said. “Have you seen his costume?”

“I think he went to put it on. I have no idea what it is? Do you?”

She shook her head. “He’s very mysterious. What about Peter?”

“He’s out back getting the bonfire ready,” Caitlyn said. “He was going to come as James Bond, but Roland and I talked him out of it. I suggested he come as a farmer. Roland thought woodsman, you know, like Daniel Boone. Peter didn’t like either idea, but we all agreed on Luke Skywalker.”

“Before he becomes a Jedi or after?”

“Before, of course. He’s wearing dingy white. It looks natural on him.”

They laughed.

Jarret put his hat on and strutted toward them. Possessing a masculinity that his long tresses, frills, and lace could not diminish, he mounted the steps and took Zoe in his arms. “Hey, gorgeous. You look hot.” He kissed her with a passion Caitlyn didn’t expect to encounter until her wedding night. Then he whispered in her ear, “I have something for you,” and he looked at Caitlyn as if just noticing her.

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