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Authors: Terry Towers
Tags: Romance, Literature & Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary, Military, Genre Fiction, Romantic Comedy, New Adult & College, 90 Minutes (44-64 Pages)
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something we're missing?" Audrey locked eyes with Grant, made a point of looking down at the roses clutched in his right hand and then moved her gaze back up to meet his.
Did Nikki tell her mother about us? No, Nikki would have mentioned it if she had when she spoke to me on the phone last night. No, they don't realize she's engaged to me. They were just doing what they thought was right; it wasn't their fault... Keeping those thoughts in mind, Grant kept his rising anger in check. "No-no. It's not a problem. I'm just... curious. So where did they go?"
"He took her to Gino and Lenny's," came Audrey's reply.
Gino and Lenny's? The restaurant I took her to for her birthday. Son-of-a-bitch! And she let him! Grant took a deep breath in and exhaled. He'd simply go to Gino and Lenny's and get her, not a big deal.
"They'll be home in a few hours, Grant, don't worry about them. She's in good hands," Ron assured him. "Come on in, sit down and have a drink I have a great bottle of-."
"You know what. I have to go, I'll be back in a while," Grant shook his head, turned, and made his way back out of the house, briskly walking towards the car, roses still clutched in his hand, with his bewildered relatives watching from the porch.
****
As she looked down at her left hand, the indent left by the absence of her engagement ring seemed to scream up at her accusingly. Her engagement ring was stored safely in the inside compartment of her handbag. It had been there since she’d arrived home from college a few days prior.
Looking up at Jeff... or was it Jeremy... maybe it was Jarrod - shit she couldn't even remember, although she was almost certain his name started with a J, she realized that he seemed to be awaiting a response from her. Had he asked her a question?
Nikki sighed, and gave him a weak smile. Maybe at one time she would have found the man sitting across from her a great catch. In truth he was; blond, blue eyes, all American good looks, attending Harvard law, from a well respected family and he seemed to have a great, easygoing personality. A great catch - for someone else.
There was only one man for her; one man that could leave her breathless with a touch, make her wet with a look and make her body explode with just a few kisses and light caresses. Her Uncle Grant.
Her date reached over and touched her arm, "Are you alright?"
Pulling herself fully from her thoughts of Grant, Nikki gave him a genuine smile. Jeff! His name was definitely Jeff! "Oh, I'm fine. I just have a lot on my mind right now. I'm sorry, what were you asking?"
Returning her smile, Jeff sat back in his chair. "I was asking what you were majoring in."
"Oh," Nikki chuckled before responding, "Political science."
An excited light flashed in Jeff's eyes and his smile widened, "Really? That was what I majored in. Have you considered law school after you get your BA?"
What would Grant do if he knew she was on a date? He'd kill her. No, he'd kill Jeff. Well... not literally... Well, maybe not literally. She frowned. He'd be upset that was for sure and she'd have to tell him when she spoke to him next.
Ultimately, he'd understand that she’d had no choice; otherwise her parents would have asked too many questions about her reason for refusing. She'd refused at first, but their insistence had made it impossible for her to say no in the end. As it was, she was getting an eerie feeling that her mother was suspecting something. Besides, it wasn't as though anything was going to happen between her and Jeff.
"Nikki?"
"Sorry. What? Oh, yes." She shook her head, flustered. "I mean no. I'm not all that interested in law school."
As she twirled a fork full of spaghetti and brought it to her mouth, she noticed Grant out of the corner of her eye. Grant? She blinked and looked again but he was gone - if he had even been there to begin with.
Nikki laughed at herself. It's your guilty conscience playing tricks on you . Grant had told her he was going to be held
Did Nikki tell her mother about us? No, Nikki would have mentioned it if she had when she spoke to me on the phone last night. No, they don't realize she's engaged to me. They were just doing what they thought was right; it wasn't their fault... Keeping those thoughts in mind, Grant kept his rising anger in check. "No-no. It's not a problem. I'm just... curious. So where did they go?"
"He took her to Gino and Lenny's," came Audrey's reply.
Gino and Lenny's? The restaurant I took her to for her birthday. Son-of-a-bitch! And she let him! Grant took a deep breath in and exhaled. He'd simply go to Gino and Lenny's and get her, not a big deal.
"They'll be home in a few hours, Grant, don't worry about them. She's in good hands," Ron assured him. "Come on in, sit down and have a drink I have a great bottle of-."
"You know what. I have to go, I'll be back in a while," Grant shook his head, turned, and made his way back out of the house, briskly walking towards the car, roses still clutched in his hand, with his bewildered relatives watching from the porch.
****
As she looked down at her left hand, the indent left by the absence of her engagement ring seemed to scream up at her accusingly. Her engagement ring was stored safely in the inside compartment of her handbag. It had been there since she’d arrived home from college a few days prior.
Looking up at Jeff... or was it Jeremy... maybe it was Jarrod - shit she couldn't even remember, although she was almost certain his name started with a J, she realized that he seemed to be awaiting a response from her. Had he asked her a question?
Nikki sighed, and gave him a weak smile. Maybe at one time she would have found the man sitting across from her a great catch. In truth he was; blond, blue eyes, all American good looks, attending Harvard law, from a well respected family and he seemed to have a great, easygoing personality. A great catch - for someone else.
There was only one man for her; one man that could leave her breathless with a touch, make her wet with a look and make her body explode with just a few kisses and light caresses. Her Uncle Grant.
Her date reached over and touched her arm, "Are you alright?"
Pulling herself fully from her thoughts of Grant, Nikki gave him a genuine smile. Jeff! His name was definitely Jeff! "Oh, I'm fine. I just have a lot on my mind right now. I'm sorry, what were you asking?"
Returning her smile, Jeff sat back in his chair. "I was asking what you were majoring in."
"Oh," Nikki chuckled before responding, "Political science."
An excited light flashed in Jeff's eyes and his smile widened, "Really? That was what I majored in. Have you considered law school after you get your BA?"
What would Grant do if he knew she was on a date? He'd kill her. No, he'd kill Jeff. Well... not literally... Well, maybe not literally. She frowned. He'd be upset that was for sure and she'd have to tell him when she spoke to him next.
Ultimately, he'd understand that she’d had no choice; otherwise her parents would have asked too many questions about her reason for refusing. She'd refused at first, but their insistence had made it impossible for her to say no in the end. As it was, she was getting an eerie feeling that her mother was suspecting something. Besides, it wasn't as though anything was going to happen between her and Jeff.
"Nikki?"
"Sorry. What? Oh, yes." She shook her head, flustered. "I mean no. I'm not all that interested in law school."
As she twirled a fork full of spaghetti and brought it to her mouth, she noticed Grant out of the corner of her eye. Grant? She blinked and looked again but he was gone - if he had even been there to begin with.
Nikki laughed at herself. It's your guilty conscience playing tricks on you . Grant had told her he was going to be held
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