Just Once More
“Liam glanced across at Kristen.
“Oh, no,” she said automatically. “No, of course not. I’m fine.”
He smiled a bit at that. “OK.”
She laughed a little, wished it sounded more convincing, and scrubbed her hands over the lap of the blue paisley sundress that stretched over her taut belly. Her nervous habit, and he noticed that too.
“You’ve met some of them before,” he reminded her. “Not too bad.”
“But I haven’t talked to them much,” she said. “I only know Nate, really, and he’s not here yet. And Dr...ew, of course.”
“Ah…yeh,” Liam said. “So I’d say you’re good.”
“What? The captain thing?” She still felt distracted. “That matters?”
“Oh, yeh. It matters. And anyway, this’ll be easier. I promise. A beach day, and more of a chance to have a chat, when you’re not busy being the bride and all.”
“Was I too…self-centered, you mean? At our wedding?”
He let out a breath. “No. You were the bride. That’s the point, isn’t it.”MoreLess
“Oh, no,” she said automatically. “No, of course not. I’m fine.”
He smiled a bit at that. “OK.”
She laughed a little, wished it sounded more convincing, and scrubbed her hands over the lap of the blue paisley sundress that stretched over her taut belly. Her nervous habit, and he noticed that too.
“You’ve met some of them before,” he reminded her. “Not too bad.”
“But I haven’t talked to them much,” she said. “I only know Nate, really, and he’s not here yet. And Dr...ew, of course.”
“Ah…yeh,” Liam said. “So I’d say you’re good.”
“What? The captain thing?” She still felt distracted. “That matters?”
“Oh, yeh. It matters. And anyway, this’ll be easier. I promise. A beach day, and more of a chance to have a chat, when you’re not busy being the bride and all.”
“Was I too…self-centered, you mean? At our wedding?”
He let out a breath. “No. You were the bride. That’s the point, isn’t it.”MoreLess
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