No Love Allowed (Dodge Cove Trilogy #1) by Kate Evangelista

Author:Kate Evangelista [Evangelista, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781509804481
Amazon: B01DPGUU82
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 2016-04-18T23:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

SITTING BENEATH THE shade of a tree on a thick blanket with a pretty rose pattern, Didi brought a grape to her mouth and appreciated its tart sweetness with a moan while she studied the sketch of Caleb she had started. She just wasn’t feeling it for some reason, having woken up on the heavier side this morning. She had almost begged off on coming today so she could stay in bed, but she had made a deal.

Noticing that she wasn’t in the mood, Caleb had excused her from making the rounds and was off speaking to someone important. She couldn’t remember the person’s name, even though they had been introduced once before. She didn’t dwell since she wouldn’t be seeing any of them again after all this anyway.

Not quite getting what she wanted out of the pencil, she flipped to a fresh page and picked up the charcoal stick from her case. A short distance away, Caleb joined a circle of guys she had dubbed the Lacoste models. They all wore polo shirts and a mix between Bermuda shorts and chinos. Would it have killed them to wear jeans outside of a Western-themed party? She rolled her eyes.

Among the group stood Nathan, looking absolutely delicious in red and white. Beside him was Preston in stripes and a light blazer. Both of them together looked lethal—a contrast of dark and light. Her charcoal flew across the white page, quickly filling it up with lines that slowly became figures and forms and faces.

It surprised her that with all the handsome walking around, Dodge Cove didn’t have some sort of annual calendar. She bit her knuckle and stared at Caleb, Mr. December. Of all the guys, he was the cool to Nathan’s warmth. She imagined him in a gray suit with an ice-blue tie that went with his eyes, and she practically melted on the spot.

“Keep looking at me like that and I’ll be forced to kiss you.”

She blinked back to the present. Caleb was sprawled by her feet on his side, popping an apple slice into his mouth. How long had she spaced out? She dropped her gaze to the sketch, then at the guys, who were no longer there.

“Well, crap,” she said, her shoulders slumping.

Concern on his face, Caleb leaned closer. “What is it?”

She scratched her cheek. “I was sketching you guys and got caught in a daydream. Now you’ve scattered, and I’m not even close to done.”

Shifting up to his knees, Caleb brushed his thumb across her cheek.

“What are you doing?” She would have flinched if her back hadn’t been pressed against the tree.

“You have charcoal on your cheek.” He chuckled, then tapped the tip of her nose, which made her scrunch it. “There, done.” Then he studied her sketch. “That’s really good. You got Nathan and Preston smiling at each other just right. Want me to gather everyone again?”

From the earnestness in his tone she knew he would do it too. All she had to do was say

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