Time After Time (Sweetbriar Cove Book 14) by Melody Grace

Author:Melody Grace [Grace, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Melody Grace Books
Published: 2020-11-16T18:30:00+00:00

12

Stella was having the night of her life.

She’d spent the first hour of the party still tense, on the lookout for judgmental stares. But despite the fact that she and Aidan were drawing plenty of curious looks, she didn’t see a bitchy side-eye among them.

Instead of being scandalized, everyone seemed… happy for her.

“It’s about time,” Debra said, giving her arm a squeeze as they collected drinks from the makeshift bar.

“He’s a looker, isn’t he?” Hank agreed, spinning her around the dance floor.

“I haven’t seen you smile like this in a long while,” Poppy said, over by the apple-bobbing.

“See?” Natalie told her, as they took a break by the dessert table. Again. “I told you, everyone’s rooting for you.”

Stella was touched. She’d been so busy worrying about what people might say, she hadn’t stopped to consider that it might all be good.

Well, aside from the usual suspect. Mindy gave her a saccharine smile as she passed, dressed in a dull, demure princess outfit. “My, what an interesting costume. It’s a good thing the kids aren’t around to see!”

Stella narrowed her eyes, but Mindy was already gone.

“Ignore her,” Natalie said. “She’s just jealous. You get to dance with a Kinsella, while she has to settle for Mr. McDonnegal.”

It was true, Aidan cut a fine figure, gamely trying to keep up with Franny’s two-step. Stella smiled. Had it been just a month ago he’d refused to even step foot on the dance floor at the Cranberry Festival? Now here he was, laughing with the locals, even humoring Aunt June with a dance; a million miles away from the stiff, taciturn guy she’d thought he was. He looked happy and relaxed, like he was having a great time.

Like he belonged.

Stella quickly grabbed a slice of cake and took a bite, trying to block out thoughts of the future. Never mind what next month, or next year might bring, she was still tangled in knots of anticipation over what might happen tonight.

Aidan glanced up, and saw her watching. He broke into a slow, sultry smile, the one that melted her from the inside out, and was tempting enough to make her put down the cake, and make her way over to him.

“They’re playing our song,” he said, and it took her a moment to realize, this was the music that had been playing during Madame Polkoff’s dance class.

She smiled. “I better try to keep up.”

Aidan took her hand, and smoothly pulled her into his arms. The mood shifted, as around them, people paired off; but this time, Stella wasn’t watching, wistful on the sidelines.

This time, she was exactly where she was supposed to be.

Aidan drew her close, one palm on the small of her back; the other, encircling her hand. Stella melted against him, resting her head on his shoulder as they swayed together, there in the middle of the crowd.

It was intoxicating, having him so close. She could feel the heat of his body, blazing even through their clothes; the rise and fall of his chest with every breath that whispered hotly by her cheek.

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