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Plus One Chapter 13
Then again, Rae is one of a kind. I remember the first time I saw her at that wedding. I was jealous of Jacob and I knew immediately she was too good for him. Especially after he told me he screwed the wedding planner the day before the wedding. Me taking Rae and running away with her was the nail in mine and Jacob's relationship and I couldn't be happier about it. He deserves much worse, and if karma has anything to do about it he will soon.Climbing inside, I start the truck and we head to the BBQ."So, my mom is nosey. Try not to engage in conversation too much," she informs. "She's very good at reading body language.""Mine is too. Keep it simple and follow my lead," I suggest. My mom will have you turned around in your own lie before you even know it. She rubs her forehead with a shaky hand; she's nervous."We'll go, make our appearance, and split. It'll be fine," I try to reassure her. Reaching over, I cup her hand, and her eyes drop to our joined palms. My heart sl
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"We'll call it a deal after you eye fucked me from across the room and then didn't even have the nerve to compliment my dress," she sasses. Touché. "You look nice," I state dryly, but in all fairness she does look fucking stunning."Why thank you!" she show tunes like I complimented her all on my own accord. "Quinn helped me pick it out," she blushes, looking the dress over."Have you had time to choose what you'd like?" a waitress asks, stepping next to our table. The logo on her shirt indicating Bob's BBQ is catering the town's event. She's cute with her blonde pixie cut, and black apron. Those cheeks are full of freckles, giving off an innocent allure. "I'll take the lobster," Rae hands her the menu. "Hey sweetheart." I wink at the waitress, and can hear Rae roll her eyes from here. "I think I'll have the pulled pork," I inform, slowly taking my eyes to a pissed off Rae back to a sexy little waitress. "I'll get that right in," the waitress replies in a sultry voic
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"So tell me about your parents," I change the subject. He rubs at his chin, clearly not liking the turn of conversation."I co-own a business as an architect. It's different than most people think as we take one project on at a time and we help on the building process," he explains."That sounds nice," I genuinely reply and he scoffs. "The other one is my dad, he's all business and ties. We have different ideas on how owning a company should work," his words come out with pain and anguish. "My mom is a trophy wife, her words not mine," he smirks, his hard eyes softening mentioning her. "She is a retired lawyer but you wouldn't know it by the way she's always debating everything you say."I swallow hard, lawyers and architects... I can't help but sound like a third wheel with not going to any prestigious college. "So what about you?" he asks with a lift of his chin.Raising my head I blow a breath through hollowed cheeks."Let's see. My mother teaches night school for dr
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Oh shit I'm not ready to do this again. I reach for Max's beer but he snatches it away.Growling, I look over my shoulder at my mother once more.Ponytail high on her head, and yoga clothes so tight they looked painted on. A pink yoga mat tucked under one arm. Yep, that's her."Mom!" I wave, catching her attention. She mumbles something into the phone before hanging up."Rae?" she squints her eyes, it's dark and getting hard to see. "What are you doing here?" she questions with surprise as she walks over to us. "Oh, nice to see you again!" She smiles big at Max."This is Max. Do you remember him?" I gesture my arm out toward Max."Of course," she screeches, and everyone looks our way. "Nice to meet you again, ma'am," Max holds his hand out, the drawl in his voice making my mother blush and me weak in the knees. Oh, he's good."Oh, don't call me that. Makes me feel old. Call me Bailey." My mother blushes and I roll my eyes.My mother shakes his hand, her eyes turning
Plus One Chapter 17
***RaeThe next dayClimbing out of the shower I glance in the mirror noticing the red splotches from the allergic reaction have started to slowly fade. I learned a valuable lesson last night. Be careful what you wish for. I prayed for dying of an allergic reaction to the lobster, and I broke out in hives late last night. I felt like I was going to die. If it wasn't for Quinn asking our neighbor for Benadryl, who knows maybe I would have.Grabbing the towel, I rub the droplets from my chest."Jeez, I look like a lobster," I frown. Maybe it's because the water was a little hot?Tightening the towel around my body I try not to focus on the spots. Max will be here soon, I have to get ready.Pushing the clothes in my closet aside I look for something date appropriate. Something that doesn't say 'I worked hard to look like this for you', but something that doesn't suggest I didn't even try.I settle on a green tank top with a red and white flannel blouse to match.Biting
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"You bitch, that is going to leave a bruise!" Quinn flails into the living room in a blistering fury."Time to go!" I grab the door and shut it behind me quickly.Max opens the door to his truck and I slide in thanking him as I shut the door behind me. He strides around the truck and gets in, starting it in one quick move. The speakers come to life with the song "Drunk On You" by Luke Bryan playing. I can't help but look at him under my eyelashes as he starts singing the lyrics."Mmhhmm," Max hums at me, raising his brows.My heart beats a little faster hearing him hit the notes perfectly. There is something about a guy singing that makes a woman weak in the knees.He turns the music down, turns his hat backwards and pulls away from the curb."Where are we goin'?" he asks.I give him the address and he heads that way. Tapping his thumb against the steering wheel and singing to the radio the whole time.***MaxFollowing Rae's directions, we end up outside of town
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Lani steps aside and Rae and I walk inside. A staircase sits to the left with a small entryway leading off into what looks like a kitchen. A living room to the left. The walls are white with distressed cracks in the wood, and the floor's the same but a natural wood color. This house has memories and tells a story just by looking at it. I can't help but imagine Rae running through this house as a little kid. Probably just as much of a pain in the ass as she is now.A tall built man steps out of the living room. His hair a brown color and thinning, his face red from what looks like being in the sun. He's wearing a red shirt and blue jeans, his farmer's tan blinding as the brass color of his arms turning into a deafening white mid-arm. I remember seeing him at the wedding."You're just in time for dinner." Rae's father holds his hand out. I shake his hand, and though he's smiling I sense an unspoken warning in his eyes. That if I break his little girl's heart... he'll tear mine
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"So, Rae. How was it you two met again?" His eyes linger on her chest before meeting her eyes. Hair pricks on the back of my neck, my hands balling into hard steel.I glance at Rae who is looking at me with panicked eyes. We didn't go over that one, and we can't tell the truth. "I was at the park with my dog one summer day and when I threw the ball I noticed little Sparky never came back. So I went in the general direction he was and I found him sitting at the feet of Rae who was taking a picture of him." I glance at Rae who is red in the face, eyes wide as saucers and mouth parted in disbelief. "Not in a creepy way or anything," Rae tries to defend herself. I bite my lip to keep from laughing. "Eh, it was a little creepy, but she was super sexy so it made up for it," I tell."Interesting," George adds."Anyhow, it's nice to see you bring someone to these dinners, Rae. I'm sure your parents are proud you're done playing around at bars, I won't get started on how worried
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