Racing Hearts by Melanie Brown

Author:Melanie Brown [Brown, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DopplerPress
Published: 2023-08-28T00:00:00+00:00

Part 4

“He proposed? That’s so romantic!” squealed Ashley. I had waited until we were at lunch at school to talk about Shaun’s late-night visit.

I sighed. “Well, typical of Shaun, he told me I was marrying him rather than asking.”

Cathy shook her head. “He actually came to your house in the middle of the night to elope with you? Had he ever mentioned marriage before?”

I shook my head. “No. Never. This was a complete surprise. I mean, a few times, he joked about me being his wife. But it was just a dinner topic, not any serious discussion.”

“Did you accept?” asked Donna.

I chuckled. “I’d be in Mexico right now if I had. So no. I turned him down.”

Ashley looked at me curiously. “Why turn him down? I know you two were really in love. You certainly mentioned it enough times.”

Frowning at Ashley, I said, “Yes. I was wildly in love with Shaun. But I can’t marry him, and you know why. And now that I’ve thought about it, even if I could marry him, I really don’t think he’s mature enough. He definitely needs to grow up.”

Ashley grinned. “And then you’ll marry him.”

I laughed. “No. He wants a family, which I can’t give him.”

Ashley gave me a confused look. “You can’t have babies?”

I just stared at Ashley. “Are you for real?”

Ashley looked away, embarrassed. “Sorry. It’s just you’re such a girl, it’s easy to forget you’re a boy. Honestly, I don’t believe you are.”

Everyone fell silent as several boys from the car club started walking towards us. One boy named Mick, looked at me. “Hey, Tammy. We’re all wondering if you’ve heard from Shaun? Since you’re his girlfriend, we figured if anyone would know what happened to him, you would.”

Wow. Shaun didn’t let any of his friends know where he went. Should I tell them? Shaun didn’t say to keep it a secret.

All eyes were on me as I cleared my throat. I looked at each boy before speaking. “I’m surprised he didn’t say anything to you guys. I hate to tell you all this, but unless he returns, Shaun is gone. I mean real gone. I talked to him last night. He said he was heading to Mexico to start a new life. I’m sure he’s there by now.”

One of the boys behind Mick said, “I’m surprised he didn’t take you with him, as much as he loved you. His car and you were the only things he ever talked about.” I blushed. Wow, I rated almost as high as his car.

Ashley chirped, “He was going to take her, but she turned him down.” I wanted to strangle her.

Mick looked surprised. “Really? I’m surprised. Shaun definitely intended to marry you.” If I’m ever stupid enough to get involved with another boy, I’m definitely going to have to dial it back.

Looking surprised myself, I said, “He never told me that. Besides. If I’d gone with him, my dad would have called all the authorities.”

Brandi asked, “Could they do anything if you were his wife?”

Shrugging, I said, “I have no idea.

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