Can't Get Over You (Fortune's Island, Book 2) by Shirley Jump Page B
Authors: Shirley Jump
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Kincaid. Speaking of which, I saw this fabulous dress in a shop on Main Street that would be perfect for the wedding.”
Jillian laughed. “Nothing like last-minute shopping.”
Darcy waved that off. “You know me. I didn’t want anything fancy for my wedding. Kincaid wouldn’t care if I wore a bathing suit down the aisle, as long as we walked back up it as Mr. and Mrs.”
Jillian was happy for her friend’s upcoming wedding and new life, but a little envious about their happiness. It was the kind of fairy tale most girls dreamed of, the same fairy tale Jillian had thought she had with Zach—
But no.
“Anyway, I also saw a great maid of honor dress. Want to go check it out?” Darcy asked.
Jillian thought of the tuition bill she’d just paid, the car repairs waiting to be paid. “How about after payday?”
Darcy nodded. “Sounds good. We’ll make a day of it. Lunch and shopping. I still feel like I never see you except at work.”
“Sorry,” Jillian said. She still hadn’t developed a ready-made batch of excuses for when people asked her where she was during the day. Either she needed to start telling her friends and family the truth about college, or come up with some time-consuming fictional hobby.
Darcy drew Jillian into a one-armed hug. “One of these days, you’re going to have a Kincaid of your own,” she said. “Maybe this Ethan guy or maybe Zach will get a clue finally. Either way, you gotta have the sparks.”
“Maybe.” Kincaid and Darcy’s relationship was not Jillian and Zach’s. When it counted, Kincaid had fought to keep Darcy in his life. Zach had just let her go. “I had those crazy sparks once before,” Jillian said. “And look where it got me.”
“So you’re going for safe and dependable now? Like trading in the Porsche for a Toyota?”
“I wouldn’t call Ethan a Toyota.” Jillian laughed. “But he is a nice guy. Handsome, polite, treated me amazing.”
“And…” Darcy arched a brow. “Did anything else happen last night?”
“Zach showed up.” Jillian let out a long breath, and fiddled with the salt and pepper shakers. “And he tried to beat Ethan up.”
“What? Really?” Darcy shook her head. “ Zach ? As in, the Zach you dated forever who wouldn’t hurt a fly? Thesame guy who mows Mrs. Greenbow’s lawn every week for free? The same Zach who gives a ride to Mitch Connors every Wednesday morning so he can see his granddaughter on the other side of the island? That Zach?”
Zach was a nice guy—there was no one who could doubt or argue against that. Jillian had always liked that about him, how he could be thoughtful and considerate one moment, funny and silly the next. From day one, he’d been the kind of guy who was easy to get along with, easy to like. Easy to love.
Until last night. She’d never seen an angry side to Zach. Maybe she’d been wrong about him after all these years, or maybe she was just letting one jealous moment override eight years of history.
“Do you think it was just that he got really jealous?” Darcy said. “I mean, the guy did love you. Probably still does. It had to be hard to see you out with someone else.”
“Maybe. That’s what I was thinking, too.” Jillian shivered, and wrapped her arms around herself. “It just brought back all kinds of bad memories for me, which is crazy. It wasn’t even the same situation. At all.”
Darcy drew Jillian into a quick hug. “Aw, sweetie, that’s totally normal. I’m just surprised that Zach, of all people, got angry like that. I think he’s really upset about losing you and doesn’t know what to do.”
“Well, he could start with not being a stalker.” Jillian moved to the next table, and straightened the condiments in the repurposed six-pack box. “Anyway, it doesn’t matter to me what Zach does, not anymore.”
“Because you have Ethan now.” Darcy grinned. “So, did anything else happen with Mr. New Guy?”
Jillian blushed. “He kissed
Jillian laughed. “Nothing like last-minute shopping.”
Darcy waved that off. “You know me. I didn’t want anything fancy for my wedding. Kincaid wouldn’t care if I wore a bathing suit down the aisle, as long as we walked back up it as Mr. and Mrs.”
Jillian was happy for her friend’s upcoming wedding and new life, but a little envious about their happiness. It was the kind of fairy tale most girls dreamed of, the same fairy tale Jillian had thought she had with Zach—
But no.
“Anyway, I also saw a great maid of honor dress. Want to go check it out?” Darcy asked.
Jillian thought of the tuition bill she’d just paid, the car repairs waiting to be paid. “How about after payday?”
Darcy nodded. “Sounds good. We’ll make a day of it. Lunch and shopping. I still feel like I never see you except at work.”
“Sorry,” Jillian said. She still hadn’t developed a ready-made batch of excuses for when people asked her where she was during the day. Either she needed to start telling her friends and family the truth about college, or come up with some time-consuming fictional hobby.
Darcy drew Jillian into a one-armed hug. “One of these days, you’re going to have a Kincaid of your own,” she said. “Maybe this Ethan guy or maybe Zach will get a clue finally. Either way, you gotta have the sparks.”
“Maybe.” Kincaid and Darcy’s relationship was not Jillian and Zach’s. When it counted, Kincaid had fought to keep Darcy in his life. Zach had just let her go. “I had those crazy sparks once before,” Jillian said. “And look where it got me.”
“So you’re going for safe and dependable now? Like trading in the Porsche for a Toyota?”
“I wouldn’t call Ethan a Toyota.” Jillian laughed. “But he is a nice guy. Handsome, polite, treated me amazing.”
“And…” Darcy arched a brow. “Did anything else happen last night?”
“Zach showed up.” Jillian let out a long breath, and fiddled with the salt and pepper shakers. “And he tried to beat Ethan up.”
“What? Really?” Darcy shook her head. “ Zach ? As in, the Zach you dated forever who wouldn’t hurt a fly? Thesame guy who mows Mrs. Greenbow’s lawn every week for free? The same Zach who gives a ride to Mitch Connors every Wednesday morning so he can see his granddaughter on the other side of the island? That Zach?”
Zach was a nice guy—there was no one who could doubt or argue against that. Jillian had always liked that about him, how he could be thoughtful and considerate one moment, funny and silly the next. From day one, he’d been the kind of guy who was easy to get along with, easy to like. Easy to love.
Until last night. She’d never seen an angry side to Zach. Maybe she’d been wrong about him after all these years, or maybe she was just letting one jealous moment override eight years of history.
“Do you think it was just that he got really jealous?” Darcy said. “I mean, the guy did love you. Probably still does. It had to be hard to see you out with someone else.”
“Maybe. That’s what I was thinking, too.” Jillian shivered, and wrapped her arms around herself. “It just brought back all kinds of bad memories for me, which is crazy. It wasn’t even the same situation. At all.”
Darcy drew Jillian into a quick hug. “Aw, sweetie, that’s totally normal. I’m just surprised that Zach, of all people, got angry like that. I think he’s really upset about losing you and doesn’t know what to do.”
“Well, he could start with not being a stalker.” Jillian moved to the next table, and straightened the condiments in the repurposed six-pack box. “Anyway, it doesn’t matter to me what Zach does, not anymore.”
“Because you have Ethan now.” Darcy grinned. “So, did anything else happen with Mr. New Guy?”
Jillian blushed. “He kissed
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