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surprise number two came when she saw a slow smile spread on Brian’s mouth as he turned to her, raising his brow as he asked with a whiskey-smooth tone, “Really. Then who was the lucky guy?”
Shit.
“Umm…”
Becca was just about to do a table flip and ask whom he’d been referring to when he’d admitted to having been in love when her phone started playing “My Girl” by The Temptations. She grabbed her tan-colored drawstring purse, and as she pulled her phone out, she’d never been happier to see her sister Haley’s face illuminated on the screen.
Brushing her thumb across the accept button, she put the iPhone to her ear. “Hey, Hales.”
“Hey,” her sister said with a smidge of worry in her voice. It didn’t surprise Becca to hear it. Her oldest sister was a worrier. “Where are you? Are you okay?”
Becca looked up and out the windows, surprised to see that they were just passing the wooden ‘Welcome to Harper’s Crossing’ sign on the side of the highway. The drive home had flashed by in a blur.
“We just passed the city limits. Yeah, I’m fine. Why?”
“Oh good.” Relief bled through Haley’s voice. “I was expecting you hours ago.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, Hales. I went to an audition with Bri. I didn’t even think about the fact that you would be expecting me.”
Since she lived on her own in California, it usually took Becca about a week when she came home to remember that she needed to check in and let people know when she was going to be late or if her plans changed. Her family was very involved in each other’s lives. Not in a bad way—it was definitely all rooted in love.
“What audition? Is he acting again?” Haley asked.
“It was for a reality show.”
Becca was torn. In one respect, she would rather not talk about this in front of Brian in case any of her true colors began to show during her explanation, but at the same time, she worried that, if she got off the phone with her sister, Brian would pick up the conversation right where they’d left off.
That would be bad. Looked like she was going to have to roll the dice and try talking about the show in front of Brian.
“Oh, how fun!” Haley exclaimed. “I love reality shows. Brian is good at everything . He’s going to seriously dominate.”
Becca smiled. That was exactly what she’d thought.
“Is it like Survivor ?” Haley asked.
Again, that had been Becca’s first thought. Becca and her oldest sister Haley had often been compared to each other. Becca had always chalked it up to the fact that the personalities of her middle sisters Jessie and Krista were so distinct and different than the two bookend sisters. Jessie was private, fiercely private, and a woman of few (if any!) words. Krista was a sarcastic social butterfly people were drawn to like a magnet.
Lately, though, she’d noticed that she and Haley saw things the same way, thought the same in a lot of situations. That realization had actually meant a lot to Becca, who had always identified herself simply as the baby of the family. The fourth member of the Quad Squad, which was a nickname she and her sisters had been given growing up. But she’d never felt like she’d had a lot in common with her sisters.
“No, it’s not like that. It’s a dating show.” Becca hoped that she was pulling off supportive and happy. Her eyes sliced over to Brian. He was looking straight ahead and did not seem to pick up on any strain in her voice. Relief filled her as she continued. “It’s called Fairytale Love . They are casting girls as the princesses and guys as princes.”
“Princesses like Cinderella?” Haley asked.
“Yep. Exactly.”
“Wow. I can’t believe they didn’t try and cast you as Snow White,” her sister said with a little laugh in her voice.
“Actually, they did. Or at least they had me audition,” Becca explained.
“What!” Haley shrieked. “ You auditioned for a reality show!?”
Becca wasn’t sure why her sister was
Shit.
“Umm…”
Becca was just about to do a table flip and ask whom he’d been referring to when he’d admitted to having been in love when her phone started playing “My Girl” by The Temptations. She grabbed her tan-colored drawstring purse, and as she pulled her phone out, she’d never been happier to see her sister Haley’s face illuminated on the screen.
Brushing her thumb across the accept button, she put the iPhone to her ear. “Hey, Hales.”
“Hey,” her sister said with a smidge of worry in her voice. It didn’t surprise Becca to hear it. Her oldest sister was a worrier. “Where are you? Are you okay?”
Becca looked up and out the windows, surprised to see that they were just passing the wooden ‘Welcome to Harper’s Crossing’ sign on the side of the highway. The drive home had flashed by in a blur.
“We just passed the city limits. Yeah, I’m fine. Why?”
“Oh good.” Relief bled through Haley’s voice. “I was expecting you hours ago.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, Hales. I went to an audition with Bri. I didn’t even think about the fact that you would be expecting me.”
Since she lived on her own in California, it usually took Becca about a week when she came home to remember that she needed to check in and let people know when she was going to be late or if her plans changed. Her family was very involved in each other’s lives. Not in a bad way—it was definitely all rooted in love.
“What audition? Is he acting again?” Haley asked.
“It was for a reality show.”
Becca was torn. In one respect, she would rather not talk about this in front of Brian in case any of her true colors began to show during her explanation, but at the same time, she worried that, if she got off the phone with her sister, Brian would pick up the conversation right where they’d left off.
That would be bad. Looked like she was going to have to roll the dice and try talking about the show in front of Brian.
“Oh, how fun!” Haley exclaimed. “I love reality shows. Brian is good at everything . He’s going to seriously dominate.”
Becca smiled. That was exactly what she’d thought.
“Is it like Survivor ?” Haley asked.
Again, that had been Becca’s first thought. Becca and her oldest sister Haley had often been compared to each other. Becca had always chalked it up to the fact that the personalities of her middle sisters Jessie and Krista were so distinct and different than the two bookend sisters. Jessie was private, fiercely private, and a woman of few (if any!) words. Krista was a sarcastic social butterfly people were drawn to like a magnet.
Lately, though, she’d noticed that she and Haley saw things the same way, thought the same in a lot of situations. That realization had actually meant a lot to Becca, who had always identified herself simply as the baby of the family. The fourth member of the Quad Squad, which was a nickname she and her sisters had been given growing up. But she’d never felt like she’d had a lot in common with her sisters.
“No, it’s not like that. It’s a dating show.” Becca hoped that she was pulling off supportive and happy. Her eyes sliced over to Brian. He was looking straight ahead and did not seem to pick up on any strain in her voice. Relief filled her as she continued. “It’s called Fairytale Love . They are casting girls as the princesses and guys as princes.”
“Princesses like Cinderella?” Haley asked.
“Yep. Exactly.”
“Wow. I can’t believe they didn’t try and cast you as Snow White,” her sister said with a little laugh in her voice.
“Actually, they did. Or at least they had me audition,” Becca explained.
“What!” Haley shrieked. “ You auditioned for a reality show!?”
Becca wasn’t sure why her sister was
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