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Paige slowly opened her car door, kicking herself for even thinking that catching up was a good idea. “I’m sure I’ll see you around.”
Nick waved goodbye as she drove off the parking lot, noticing that she didn’t wait for her engine to warm up.
“Way to go, Granger. She couldn’t wait to get away from you.” Nick told himself as he got into his truck. “Way to go.”
Linley stood firm from behind a curtain, watching everything from the window that gave full view to the back lot. She’d seen what had transpired between the two in the restaurant, and was planning to confront Paige in the parking lot about flirting with the clients but stopped short when she saw who was waiting for her.
Her eyes narrowed with envy, as she watched Nick’s hopeful face as Paige approached. It was nothing less than a slap in the face.
She watched Paige deflect his effort to shield her with his jacket from the cold.
You think you’re too good for him? Her eyes gleamed with anger.
Linley spun on her heel, unable to watch further, and almost bumped into Poppie.
“Whoa!” Poppie took a step back, almost falling over. “What’s going on out there?”
“Watch where you are going!” Linley shoved the curtains back in place, to hide her discretions and shoved past her.
“Yes, ma’am,” she uttered softly, waiting for Linley to turn the corner before peeking through the curtains for a quick look. When she saw Nick waving toward Paige’s car, as it exited from the parking lot, she let out a soft giggle. It looked like her new friend had an admirer.
“She’s a lucky girl,” she whispered to herself, before heading to check out for the night.
Chapter 10
24 years ago
Granite Seniors held fast to a long-standing tradition, which allowed them to kiss someone they’d never had a chance with throughout the year. ‘Senior Kiss Day’ was always set for the Friday before graduation, but the guidelines were specific. It was to take place at the senior flag pole, and it was for graduates only.
Although Nick knew the rules, the only girl who kept coming to mind when making his choice was underclassman, Paige Knight. As he passed the flag pole, he was anxious to bend the rules just a bit.
Under normal circumstances, when someone was chosen, they’d receive a written invitation to meet at the flag pole. Whoever received it would understand the motive behind it, and have the choice to show up - or not. However, Paige Knight was like no other girl he knew, and there was nothing normal about her. Not only was he breaking the rules, by picking an underclassmen, but he was breaking the bro-code by picking one of his best friend’s little sisters. If Sam Knight knew he had intentions to kiss his sister, he might not make it to graduation.
Since he couldn’t invite her to Senior Hill, he had to devise a plan to catch her by surprise toward the end of the day. So, now here waited in the bus tunnel, hoping to steal a kiss as throngs of students flooded through the bus tunnel to go home. After 15 minutes, he was about to give up when he saw her with her friend, Natasha, slowly making their way toward him completely unaware.
He lifted his hand in greeting, as he silently prayed he could get her to stop without her friend tagging along.
“Hey, Red.” He nervously smiled, calling her by a pet name he’d given her when she was a middle schooler, with long braids and braces.
“Um, hi,” she said in her usual shy manner.
“You mind if I talk to you for a second?” He asked and then stared at Natasha, hoping she’d get the hint.
Natasha easily read between the lines and touched her friend’s arm. “I’ll catch up with you on the bus.”
Paige nodded toward her friend, and then turned back to Nick, wondering why he’d have any interest in talking to her. She’d had a crush on him for her first two years of
Nick waved goodbye as she drove off the parking lot, noticing that she didn’t wait for her engine to warm up.
“Way to go, Granger. She couldn’t wait to get away from you.” Nick told himself as he got into his truck. “Way to go.”
Linley stood firm from behind a curtain, watching everything from the window that gave full view to the back lot. She’d seen what had transpired between the two in the restaurant, and was planning to confront Paige in the parking lot about flirting with the clients but stopped short when she saw who was waiting for her.
Her eyes narrowed with envy, as she watched Nick’s hopeful face as Paige approached. It was nothing less than a slap in the face.
She watched Paige deflect his effort to shield her with his jacket from the cold.
You think you’re too good for him? Her eyes gleamed with anger.
Linley spun on her heel, unable to watch further, and almost bumped into Poppie.
“Whoa!” Poppie took a step back, almost falling over. “What’s going on out there?”
“Watch where you are going!” Linley shoved the curtains back in place, to hide her discretions and shoved past her.
“Yes, ma’am,” she uttered softly, waiting for Linley to turn the corner before peeking through the curtains for a quick look. When she saw Nick waving toward Paige’s car, as it exited from the parking lot, she let out a soft giggle. It looked like her new friend had an admirer.
“She’s a lucky girl,” she whispered to herself, before heading to check out for the night.
Chapter 10
24 years ago
Granite Seniors held fast to a long-standing tradition, which allowed them to kiss someone they’d never had a chance with throughout the year. ‘Senior Kiss Day’ was always set for the Friday before graduation, but the guidelines were specific. It was to take place at the senior flag pole, and it was for graduates only.
Although Nick knew the rules, the only girl who kept coming to mind when making his choice was underclassman, Paige Knight. As he passed the flag pole, he was anxious to bend the rules just a bit.
Under normal circumstances, when someone was chosen, they’d receive a written invitation to meet at the flag pole. Whoever received it would understand the motive behind it, and have the choice to show up - or not. However, Paige Knight was like no other girl he knew, and there was nothing normal about her. Not only was he breaking the rules, by picking an underclassmen, but he was breaking the bro-code by picking one of his best friend’s little sisters. If Sam Knight knew he had intentions to kiss his sister, he might not make it to graduation.
Since he couldn’t invite her to Senior Hill, he had to devise a plan to catch her by surprise toward the end of the day. So, now here waited in the bus tunnel, hoping to steal a kiss as throngs of students flooded through the bus tunnel to go home. After 15 minutes, he was about to give up when he saw her with her friend, Natasha, slowly making their way toward him completely unaware.
He lifted his hand in greeting, as he silently prayed he could get her to stop without her friend tagging along.
“Hey, Red.” He nervously smiled, calling her by a pet name he’d given her when she was a middle schooler, with long braids and braces.
“Um, hi,” she said in her usual shy manner.
“You mind if I talk to you for a second?” He asked and then stared at Natasha, hoping she’d get the hint.
Natasha easily read between the lines and touched her friend’s arm. “I’ll catch up with you on the bus.”
Paige nodded toward her friend, and then turned back to Nick, wondering why he’d have any interest in talking to her. She’d had a crush on him for her first two years of
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