Secrets Gone South (Crimson Romance) (35 page)

“Well, I hope I haven’t made you late for your hair appointments.” He was no longer interested in why Missy had lowered herself to interacting with a mall chain hair salon. “I have your stuff.” He held out the bags.

“You are the best! And we have some time; you can buy us some coffee.”

“I think y’all have had enough coffee,” he said. “I’m tempted to take your money away so you can’t buy any either.”

Missy stuck her tongue out at him. “They will give us some while we’re getting our hair done.”

“No, they won’t,” Lucy said. “Not here.” Lucy might know a little bit more about chain beauty parlors than Missy was ever likely to.

“How about some food?” Brantley asked.

“Yes!” This came from Lucy. “I want some food. I want some cake. And I want it right now. Chocolate.”

“There will be no cake eating,” Missy said. “Not by you and not by me until this show is over. We have to lie down to zip those pants as it is.”

“Well.” Brantley had had enough. “I need to go see my dad and grandmother. And I’ll see you both tonight.” He waved and they went back to swapping hats.

Lucy had looked really good. Had he said anything to her directly? Surely he had. His mama had sent him to Junior Cotillion to see to it that he had good manners.

Of course, he hadn’t used those manners the one time when they might have made a difference.

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Also look for these books from Alicia Hunter Pace:

Sweet Gone South
(Luke and Lanie’s story)

Scrimmage Gone South
(Nathan and Tolly’s story)

For a shorter visit with the Gone South gang, you can find “Slugger Gone South,” as well as three other great baseball stories in
Take Me Out.
 

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Five of Hearts
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