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[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] Of course we won t get married right away, but we are going to be engaged. I want to go to school too and we ll be married students maybe& in a few years, crowed Cassie. We are going to pick out an engagement ring for my birthday tomorrow. Sydney could barely take in all this news at once. She knew Duncan had transferred up to the University in Kalgoorlie from Perth so he could be near Cassie, but she hadn t quite expected this so soon! I& I don t know what to say, Cassie, laughed Sydney weakly. This is all such a surprise. Aren t you happy for me? asked Cassie doubtfully. Well of course I m happy for you& its just that& well& . you two are so young! I ll be eighteen tomorrow, remember? We are having a party for graduation and my birthday? Helloooo! Cassie giggled at Sydney s thunderstruck expression. I guess it is a bit much 220 all at once, but I just had to tell you right away! Besides, Duncan is twenty-one, that s not too young. Lots of people get married at our ages. I guess maybe they do, agreed Sydney numbly. She licked her lips and thought about the other bombshell Cassie had dropped. So when is Ryan coming in? she asked nonchalantly. Oh he ll be here sometime in the next few days. He was stopping in Perth and he is going to stay at The Frontiersman while he is here this time. Cassie waved offhandedly. He should be here for graduation tomorrow, but I m not sure when he will get in. Welcome home, Sydney, laughed Bess. You look slightly shell shocked, but we re glad to have you here. She smiled warmly at Sydney. Want to stop at the club for a drink and say hello to Dan? Sure, I d love to, agreed Sydney. She could use a drink about now, even if she wasn t a drinker! Sydney! greeted Dan enthusiastically, enveloping her in a huge bear hug. He slid into the booth beside Bess and ordered drinks all around except for Cassie. Oh come on, Dan, wheedled Cassie, I ll be eighteen tomorrow, can t I have a drink to celebrate my graduation? Dan s bushy brows drew together in a frown. Certainly not, young lady! Not at the club anyway. Maybe a glass of Champaign after your graduation might be in order, but only at home under our supervision. Cassie pouted at Dan s directive and he frowned at her. One of these days, Duncan is going to cure you of that pouting, little miss! Duncan? Don t make me laugh, chuckled Cassie. He is way to sweet to be mean. He is the best, she said with a satisfied smile. Just the same, even the best can lose their patience when a young lady gets too bratty, warned Dan. 221 Not Duncan, replied Cassie confidently. I ve even tested him, he is always patient and sweet. She remembered Ryan s hard hand and wanted to make sure Duncan hadn t shown any such tendencies! Duncan overheard Cassie s remarks as he was coming up to the booth and didn t like it& not one little bit! You ve been testing me? he asked smoothly as he slid into the booth beside her and Sydney. That s not a very nice thing to do, Cassie. His normally cheerful face looked somber suddenly, the good humor missing in his eyes. Oh hi, darling, crowed Cassie, not the slightest bit worried about his attitude. I was just telling them how wonderfully sweet and understanding you are. She batted her eyelashes at him and he grinned ruefully wnyway. Maybe a glass of Champaign after your graduation might be in order, but only at home under our supervision. Cassie pouted at Dan s directive and he frowned at her. One of these days, Duncan is going to cure you of that pouting, little miss! Duncan? Don t make me laugh, chuckled Cassie. He is way to sweet to be mean. He is the best, she said with a satisfied smile. Just the same, even the best can lose their patience when a young lady gets too bratty, warned Dan. 221 Not Duncan, replied Cassie confidently. I ve even tested him, he is always patient and sweet. She remembered Ryan s hard hand and wanted to make sure Duncan hadn t shown any such tendencies! Duncan overheard Cassie s remarks as he was coming up to the booth and didn t like it& not one little bit! You ve been testing me? he asked smoothly as he slid into the booth beside her and Sydney. That s not a very nice thing to do, Cassie. His normally cheerful face looked somber suddenly, the good humor missing in his eyes. Oh hi, darling, crowed Cassie, not the slightest bit worried about his attitude. I was just telling them how wonderfully sweet and understanding you are. She batted her eyelashes at him and he grinned ruefully when she reached up and kissed his chin. The blue-eyed, alluring Cassie had captivated Duncan and he had fallen almost instantly in love with her. He knew he could forgive her anything, but lately, she had seemed to be awfully bratty and impetuous. She had gotten a speeding ticket and been ticketed for not wearing her seatbelt. She was late quite often, leaving him cooling his heels in Dan and Bess s living room for thirty minutes sometimes. Occasionally she would blow off their prearranged date to go to the mall at the last minute with a girlfriend or other such shenanigans, and it was starting to bother him. He had wondered if she was getting bored with casual dating and so had asked her to marry him a little sooner than he had really planned. He didn t want her coming to Uni and taking up with someone else; he wanted HIS ring on her finger! [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |