This Thing Between Us by Holly C. Webb

Author:Holly C. Webb [Webb, Holly C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Alice

Alice stood in the walk-in wardrobe and stared at her reflection. She was wearing one of the dresses Parker had bought for her, and now, standing looking at her reflection, she hardly recognised herself.

They were going to dinner at Parker’s parents’ house, so Alice thought that she should dress for the occasion. She selected a black, knee length, chiffon wrapped dress, with a plunging neckline and three-quarter length sleeves.

She decided to wear her hair up and chose a simple pair of pearl earrings that once belong to her mother.

As she stood there and stared at herself in the mirror, she thought about her mother and father.

Alice’s memories of them were hazy at best. They were more like a snapshot of events in her mind, rather than full memories. But she could still picture them both clearly, and as she gazed at her reflection, she was struck by how like her mother she was.

Maybe it was the dress and the hair, or maybe it was just that she was getting close to the age her mother was when she died. Her mom was only twenty-nine when she died, just one year older than Alice was now.

She wondered what her parents would say if they knew about her arrangement with Parker. Alice doubted that they would be happy about it, but she also believed that they would understand that she was doing it all for Gram.

“Alice,” Parker’s voice came through the door, followed by a soft tap. “The car is waiting downstairs if you’re ready to go.”

“Coming,” she called back as she turned and walked back out into the bedroom, stopping to pick up her clutch and wrap from her bed, before she headed to the door.

The minute she opened the door and Parker saw her, the biggest smile filled Parker’s face, and it made Alice smile too.

“Wow!” He exclaimed as he stepped back to take in every inch of Alice. “You are stunning.”

“Why thank you, kind Sir,” Alice replied as her face flushed with embarrassment. “I love this dress. Thank you for buying it for me.”

“It was honestly my pleasure,” Parker said as he offered her his arm. “Especially as I’m the one that gets to take you out and show you off to the world, wearing it. You are truly breath-taking.”

“I bet you say that to all the girls,” Alice laughed, but Parker stopped in his tracks, stopping Alice too. She turned to look at him and was surprised by the expression on his face. “I was kidding, Parker. Honestly.”

“There are no other girls, Alice,” Parker said, looking into her eyes. “I gave you my word, and I meant it.”

“I know,” Alice assured him, surprised by how her words had upset him. “It was just a joke, and clearly a bad one. I’m sorry.”

“I just want you to know,” Parker continued. “I’m a man of my word. I need to know that you trust me.”

“Of course, I trust you,” Alice replied honestly.

Parker didn’t reply for a moment. Instead, he just stared at Alice, and she had no idea what the hell was going through his mind.

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