Author: Connie L. Smith
Release date: May 18th, 2015
Lila
and Austin have known each other since she befriended his younger brother when
she was a toddler. In fact, since her parents moved from her hometown, Lila’s
lived with Austin’s family. The two are friends, though more of the teasing,
taunting breed than the BFF variety.
But
all it takes is one moment for everything to change…
For
Austin, that moment comes when Lila performs a rumba in the school’s auditorium
to qualify for the state dance competition, the young woman on stage so
far-removed from the little girl in his memories.
For
Lila, the moment is a reflected image of Austin preparing for prom, the guy
standing in front of his mirror hardly resembling the child that spent so much
of his youth pestering her.
Will
they find a way to admit to themselves and their families that their feelings
are deeper than friendship? And can Lila focus on this building relationship –
and deal with her unstable ex – and still win the dance contest?
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“I
kind of have a thing for this other girl.”
She
smiles a bit. “Anyone I know?”
“Yeah,
you know her.” I lean closer to her, not moving my stare from her face. “She’s
beautiful, and smart, and funny, and quirky. The sad thing is, I didn’t notice
any of those things until about a week ago.”
“What
happened a week ago?”
“Well,
she did this dance. One she hates, by the way.” I pause to let her laugh. “She
wore a blue dress, and her hair was flowing down her back. She was elegant, and
gorgeous, and I couldn’t look away.” Reaching out, I play with a strand of her
hair that’s fallen forward, one that’s dripping water from her shower. “And I
couldn’t push the attraction back. I tried, because it was so confusing.
“You
see,” I continue, “I’ve known her since she was just a pesky girl who hung
around mostly for my kid brother, and being attracted to her took some getting
used to. But I had to deal with it, since I couldn’t look at her the way I used
to anymore. Once I saw her as the beautiful woman she’d grown into, I couldn’t
step back from that.”
“Austin—”
I
put a finger to her lips to stop her comments. I need to get all of this out.
Now. “I tried, Munchkin. I tried to keep myself from wanting you, but I can’t.
I figured that out at prom. You’re what I want, what I need, and the one girl I
have to be with. If you don’t want to be with me like that, I’ll take
friendship. I’ll take just about anything because you’re the one part of my
whole life I can’t let go of.”
She
reaches up so she can move my finger away from her mouth. “I wouldn’t have
kissed you if I didn’t want to be with you.”
Relief
fills me, and I let out a long breath. “I was hoping you’d say that.”
Connie
L. Smith spends far too much time with her mind wandering in fictional places.
She reads too much, likes to bake, and might forever be sad that she doesn’t
have fairy wings. And that she can’t swing dance. Her music of choice is
severely outdated, and as an adult she’s kind of obsessed with Power Rangers.
She has her BA from Northern Kentucky University in Speech Communication and
History (she doesn’t totally get the connection either), and is currently
working on her MA.
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