Only minutes after pulling out of the driveway, she was pulling in to a longer one that squeezed between hedges of fuchsia that had already begun to bloom in bloodred hearts. It wasn't a long trip to Murphy's, but the road would be dark after sunset, and it looked like rain. She was grateful both Brianna and Gray had insisted she take the car. It was, Shannon supposed, sisterlike behavior, and didn't make her as uncomfortable as she'd expected. If Gray hadn't come along and draggĮd his wife out of the hall, she might never have gotten away.

That hadn't stopped Brianna from telling her she looked lovely, to have a wonderful time, and not to worry about when she got in. Shannon supposed she'd been a great disappointment to Brianna when she'd appeared downstairs in casual slacks and a plain silk shirt. Brianna had offered to press a dress, or lend her one, and had twice come up to the loft room with suggestions on accessories and shoes. Maybe it had been the way Brianna had fussed-bustling around like a nervous mother on prom night. It shouldn't have felt odd to go on a date-not when a woman had recently turned twenty-eight and had experienced her share Of firsts and lasts in the game of singles. She made sure he was out of earshot before she let the laughter loose. 'Sure and you have, Shannon Bodine, but you've never kissed the likes of me.' Instead she turned away to pack up her equipment. OL111566W Page_number_confidence 95.16 Pages 374 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210803113153 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 519 Scandate 20210731191714 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780515117790 Tts_version 4.It wasn't worth the effort to be annoyed that he'd seen she was about to do so. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 07:00:52 Associated-names Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress) Boxid IA40201004 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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