Devoted to Her (Dream Date Book 2) Read Online Free Page B

have an amateur musician sing an original song. Do you
get what I mean?”
    “You want some aspiring singer to write a love song
for Amanda?”
    “Exactly. Could you help me with that?”
    “Sure. And it’ll cost you much less. I can use my
connections to find suitable candidates for your idea.”
    “Thanks, Marissa. You’re awesome.”
    “No, I’m jealous,” she said with a laugh. “I wish my boyfriend would so something so
romantic for me.”
    Marissa had recently made her relationship with
Jonathan official. She’d fallen pretty hard for him.
    “Do you think it’ll take long? I wonder if I should
have thought about this earlier.”
    “We’re good, Nathan. There is plenty of time.”
    “Good. I want to impress Amanda.”
    “You’ve already won her heart.”
    “I know. But that doesn’t mean I’ll ever stop trying
to impress her.”
    Marissa paused for a moment.
    “Nathan, you know. Since you’re going big with your
idea, you shouldn’t reserve a restaurant in Ithaca. Come to think of it, I
doubt they have any that are good enough for proposing.”
    “What do you suggest?”
    “I know some nice places here in the city. If it’s too
far or costly, you may want to consider Rochester or Syracuse.”
    “I’ll think about it.”
    “Good.”
    “Thanks for your help, Marissa. I’ll start looking for
restaurants now.”
    “Okay. I’ll call you later.”
    “Thanks. Take care.”
    “Bye.”
    Nathan hung up. He woke
up his computer and searched for restaurants.
    A few weeks passed. On the 16 th , Amanda and
Nathan drove back to Ithaca. They would get ready for classes, which would
start the next Monday.
    The two of them had considered moving in to a single
apartment. However, Amanda decided it would be best if they didn’t. She
believed that distance was beneficial in a relationship. Amanda was afraid that
problems might arise if she and Nathan saw each other all the time.
    When Amanda entered her apartment at Lansing West, she
turned on the light. The place was just as she had left it. Amanda had
continued paying rent while she’d been away to avoid losing it.
    As she no longer employed Kellan and Grayson, Amanda
felt somewhat lonely. She’d foreseen that, and agreed to have Emmy move in with
her. The latter would be using the bodyguards’ former bedroom.
    Amanda went to her own bedroom and left her luggage
against the bed. Then she went to the kitchen to pour some coffee. It was
morning, and Amanda had spent half of the drive sleeping.
    While the coffee brewed, Amanda sent a text to Emmy,
asking where she was. Amanda and Nathan were the last of their group of friends
to return after the holidays. Everyone else had returned earlier.
    A minute later, Emmy texted back. She said that she
was coming over just before lunch. Emmy already made the arrangements to
move from her dorm.
    Once she poured her cup of coffee, Amanda put a couple
of waffles in the toaster. Then she walked to the living room. She powered up
her MacBook and then logged in. Amanda opened her Web browser, surfing to the
Cornell Web site. She needed to log in to her account to check that her
enrollment was in order.
    A couple of hours afterward, the front bell rang.
Amanda walked from her bedroom and answered the door. Just outside, Emmy and
Judith stood together. They both carried four suitcases in total. There were
also a couple of boxes behind them.
    “That’s all?” Amanda asked, raising an eyebrow.
    “All hers,” Judith replied.
    “Who brought the boxes?”
    “We had a guy help us bring them up.”
    Amanda nodded. She stood aside to let them both in.
Amanda dragged in the boxes and then closed the door. Judith and Emmy left the
suitcases next to the sofa.
    “One of the boxes was for my textbooks and personal
books,” Emmy said. She was the most avid reader of their group of friends.
Amanda liked to read, but Emmy was a true bookworm. It was no wonder that she
had such a high level of intelligence.
    “Is this all