bastards laugh even harder. I’m going to kick them in the shins, and see if they think that’s funny, too.
Glaring at my brothers, I grumble, “Nothing. They’re just jerks.”
“She cringed when he kissed her, then she said that they ‘needed to talk’,” Jade says.
Glaring at him , I walk over and kick him in the shin. “Ouch, Maggie. That hurt,” Jade grumbles.
“Good. It was supposed to.”
I look over at Jase , who is laughing and shaking his head. “You seriously cringed when he kissed you?” Jase laughs.
Growling, I start to walk towards Jase. Creed grabs me from behind. “Alright, baby girl. Calm down,” he says. I grumble at them and walk into the house. Mom looks over at me, shaking her head. I ignore it and get back to work. Heather soon joins in and helps with the baking.
****
A few hours later, I head upstairs to shower, and put on a tank top and shorts. I throw my hair up into a ponytail and do my make-up. Heading back downstairs, I find Heather to see if she wants to go riding with me. She’s still in the kitchen with Mom and the boys. “Hey, girl. Want to go riding?” I ask.
“Yeah, sure”
We ride around on Storm and Dixie for a while before Gabe came riding out to tell us that it was time to change and clean up for the party. We head back to the barn, brush Storm and Dixie, gave them some food, and head into the house. “When is Kara supposed to be here?” I ask Gabe.
“Anytime now”, he says.
Heather and I head upstairs to clean up and change. Heather’s dress is a long, purple strapless dress. She has her hair up in a ponytail and has on purple high heels. My dress is a long, white strapless dress with a slit going up the side. I have on white high heels and my hair is curly and down. I redid my make-up and put on my necklace.
When we get back downstairs, my dad says, “Wow, don’t you two look amazing?”
“Thanks, Daddy,” I say and kiss his cheek.
As we head towards the kitchen, Jase is standing there and staring at me. “Wow, Maggie. You look beautiful,” he whispers.
I smile . “Thank-you, Jase. You look amazing, too.” We’re just standing there, staring at each other.
I hear someone clearing their throat and look over to see Jade and Creed smirking at us. One of these days, I’ll figure out a way to embarrass them. “Kara is here, baby girl,” Creed says, winking at me.
I look at Jase one last time before I go off to find Kara . I see her standing with Gabe in the kitchen. She looks amazing in her short red dress, her hair pulled up. “Kara, you’re finally here,” I say, smiling at her.
“Just got here. You look gorgeous, Maggie.” Gabe nods in agreement. She says, “Hey, Maggie, can we talk for a second?” I nod and we go outside. “So I see the way that Jase and you were staring at each other. Is there something going on, or is he still being a moron?”
I laugh. “He’s still being a moron. Besides, with his lifestyle, I’d always be worried that I’m not enough for him . I don’t want to be with someone like that.”
She nods “Everyone changes, Maggie. I felt the same way about Gabe at first, and I almost lost him because of it. If you and Jase decide to give it a go one day, you have to trust him that you’re the only one that he needs. Don’t let stupid stuff get in the way.”
She has a point. “I’ll think about it, Kara,” I say and give her a small smile.
We head back into the house . “Baby girl, can you give me a hand for a second?” Mom asks.
“Sure, Mom.”
We put out trays of baked goodies, sandwiches, veggies, cheese and fruit platters, and drinks. Dad puts on the music, and the rest of our guests show up. I see Christian walking towards me and try not to groan. I was hoping he would come back earlier so we could talk. I really don’t want to do it right now. I look around and see that my brothers and Jase are looking at us. Oh, great, just what I need is for them to be watching. As soon as
Glaring at my brothers, I grumble, “Nothing. They’re just jerks.”
“She cringed when he kissed her, then she said that they ‘needed to talk’,” Jade says.
Glaring at him , I walk over and kick him in the shin. “Ouch, Maggie. That hurt,” Jade grumbles.
“Good. It was supposed to.”
I look over at Jase , who is laughing and shaking his head. “You seriously cringed when he kissed you?” Jase laughs.
Growling, I start to walk towards Jase. Creed grabs me from behind. “Alright, baby girl. Calm down,” he says. I grumble at them and walk into the house. Mom looks over at me, shaking her head. I ignore it and get back to work. Heather soon joins in and helps with the baking.
****
A few hours later, I head upstairs to shower, and put on a tank top and shorts. I throw my hair up into a ponytail and do my make-up. Heading back downstairs, I find Heather to see if she wants to go riding with me. She’s still in the kitchen with Mom and the boys. “Hey, girl. Want to go riding?” I ask.
“Yeah, sure”
We ride around on Storm and Dixie for a while before Gabe came riding out to tell us that it was time to change and clean up for the party. We head back to the barn, brush Storm and Dixie, gave them some food, and head into the house. “When is Kara supposed to be here?” I ask Gabe.
“Anytime now”, he says.
Heather and I head upstairs to clean up and change. Heather’s dress is a long, purple strapless dress. She has her hair up in a ponytail and has on purple high heels. My dress is a long, white strapless dress with a slit going up the side. I have on white high heels and my hair is curly and down. I redid my make-up and put on my necklace.
When we get back downstairs, my dad says, “Wow, don’t you two look amazing?”
“Thanks, Daddy,” I say and kiss his cheek.
As we head towards the kitchen, Jase is standing there and staring at me. “Wow, Maggie. You look beautiful,” he whispers.
I smile . “Thank-you, Jase. You look amazing, too.” We’re just standing there, staring at each other.
I hear someone clearing their throat and look over to see Jade and Creed smirking at us. One of these days, I’ll figure out a way to embarrass them. “Kara is here, baby girl,” Creed says, winking at me.
I look at Jase one last time before I go off to find Kara . I see her standing with Gabe in the kitchen. She looks amazing in her short red dress, her hair pulled up. “Kara, you’re finally here,” I say, smiling at her.
“Just got here. You look gorgeous, Maggie.” Gabe nods in agreement. She says, “Hey, Maggie, can we talk for a second?” I nod and we go outside. “So I see the way that Jase and you were staring at each other. Is there something going on, or is he still being a moron?”
I laugh. “He’s still being a moron. Besides, with his lifestyle, I’d always be worried that I’m not enough for him . I don’t want to be with someone like that.”
She nods “Everyone changes, Maggie. I felt the same way about Gabe at first, and I almost lost him because of it. If you and Jase decide to give it a go one day, you have to trust him that you’re the only one that he needs. Don’t let stupid stuff get in the way.”
She has a point. “I’ll think about it, Kara,” I say and give her a small smile.
We head back into the house . “Baby girl, can you give me a hand for a second?” Mom asks.
“Sure, Mom.”
We put out trays of baked goodies, sandwiches, veggies, cheese and fruit platters, and drinks. Dad puts on the music, and the rest of our guests show up. I see Christian walking towards me and try not to groan. I was hoping he would come back earlier so we could talk. I really don’t want to do it right now. I look around and see that my brothers and Jase are looking at us. Oh, great, just what I need is for them to be watching. As soon as
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