What Love Has Lost Read Online Free Page B
Author: Mindy McCalester
she voices over the chicken. Our laughs turn into loud cackles.
She proceeds on cutting the chicken. "Viola, this step is finish! Now, I will put it in the pots and pans."
"Wait," Grady interferes.
"What do you want, Grady? I got this under control." Rhiannon backfires.
"You forgot to batter the chicken." Grady reminds her. Rhiannon raises an eyebrow.
"I know, I was just getting to it." Rhiannon fibs. Grady rolls his eyes.
"How about I call Chinese?" I advise. They all nod their heads as I start dialing the number. I order the food that we want. Rhiannon looks disappointed because her cooking skills faltered. I comfort her by telling her that she can try again, some other time. Gladly, she agrees. She needs more help, besides the cooking channel. Her entertainment is very presentable.
♠♣♥♦
Our Chinese food finally arrives at our doorstep, and I decide that I shall pay the delivery boy.
"Here, keep the change." I smile, as I greet the delivery boy goodbye.
I place the food onto our glass table. Before I could even sit down, I see Grady and Nathan digging into the food and placing them onto their plates. Rhiannon seems upset, but I mouth to her, "Boys will be boys."
She starts giggling and nods as an agreement. Dinner isn't always quiet when I'm with Grady and Rhi. It seems to me that we are all ravenous, tonight. Rhiannon and I haven't eaten lunch, because we stayed at the department store, searching for wedding gowns. It's not easy being female.
"Oh, I have an important announcement to make!" Rhiannon states after she finishes swallowing the remains in her mouth. "I bought a bottle of wine for us to celebrate. No, it's not because I'm a great cook; it's a celebration for friends to re-unite." She clarifies.
Grady kisses Rhi upon her cheek as a small, pink blush appears. We all watch her jump out of her chair, and she reaches for the bottle of wine, out of the cabinet. She opens the bottle with her bottle-opener and grabs four glasses. Then, she walks towards the table and starts pouring as she gives one to each of us.
"Do not drink it, yet, because I'm not done with the proposal." Rhiannon adds. "I want to thank Inna for being there for me, as my loyal, best friend and my maid of honor."
"Aw, you're so sweet." I compliment.
"I also want to thank my fiancé for all the love in his world." Rhiannon places a soft kiss upon Grady's lips. "Last, but not to say the least; I want to thank Nathan Hampton for caring about the two people whom I dearly love."
"It's no big deal." Nathan shrugs as a small smile forms across his broad face.
"Cheers," Rhiannon finalizes. We all repeat whatever Rhiannon concluded and start sipping.
??
Tonight is the best night that I can imagine. Rhiannon starts giggling at the utmost absurd things, because she drank three glasses of wine. Yes, wine sometimes can make her a bit tipsy. I can't picture a better dinner. I have everything that I hope, right here at the right setting.
"I want to announce something else!" Rhiannon exclaims, laughing and hiccupping. "Grady, I want you to know that our little Inna is keeping a secret from us."
Grady cocks an eyebrow. "Oh, c'mon, Inna, tell us."
"Should I tell him?" Rhiannon whispers to me. I am utterly confused. What secret is she informing us? I don't have any secrets. Lord knows that I tell everything to Rhiannon and Grady. Never in my life have I kept a secret from these two! Instead, I just gave Rhiannon a shrug. She doesn't bother second guessing, so she announces it.
"Since Inna is too afraid to tell Grady her secret; I decide to pitch in for her." Rhiannon winks at me. I pop a small piece of chicken into my mouth before she proceeds with her announcement. "Our darling Inna was forking with Nathan Hampton."
Suddenly, I start choking onto the piece of chicken. WATER! I need water!
To my dismay, there's no water placed onto the table, so I grab my cup of wine and start gulping the fine liquid into my throat.
"Woo, hot dog.
She proceeds on cutting the chicken. "Viola, this step is finish! Now, I will put it in the pots and pans."
"Wait," Grady interferes.
"What do you want, Grady? I got this under control." Rhiannon backfires.
"You forgot to batter the chicken." Grady reminds her. Rhiannon raises an eyebrow.
"I know, I was just getting to it." Rhiannon fibs. Grady rolls his eyes.
"How about I call Chinese?" I advise. They all nod their heads as I start dialing the number. I order the food that we want. Rhiannon looks disappointed because her cooking skills faltered. I comfort her by telling her that she can try again, some other time. Gladly, she agrees. She needs more help, besides the cooking channel. Her entertainment is very presentable.
♠♣♥♦
Our Chinese food finally arrives at our doorstep, and I decide that I shall pay the delivery boy.
"Here, keep the change." I smile, as I greet the delivery boy goodbye.
I place the food onto our glass table. Before I could even sit down, I see Grady and Nathan digging into the food and placing them onto their plates. Rhiannon seems upset, but I mouth to her, "Boys will be boys."
She starts giggling and nods as an agreement. Dinner isn't always quiet when I'm with Grady and Rhi. It seems to me that we are all ravenous, tonight. Rhiannon and I haven't eaten lunch, because we stayed at the department store, searching for wedding gowns. It's not easy being female.
"Oh, I have an important announcement to make!" Rhiannon states after she finishes swallowing the remains in her mouth. "I bought a bottle of wine for us to celebrate. No, it's not because I'm a great cook; it's a celebration for friends to re-unite." She clarifies.
Grady kisses Rhi upon her cheek as a small, pink blush appears. We all watch her jump out of her chair, and she reaches for the bottle of wine, out of the cabinet. She opens the bottle with her bottle-opener and grabs four glasses. Then, she walks towards the table and starts pouring as she gives one to each of us.
"Do not drink it, yet, because I'm not done with the proposal." Rhiannon adds. "I want to thank Inna for being there for me, as my loyal, best friend and my maid of honor."
"Aw, you're so sweet." I compliment.
"I also want to thank my fiancé for all the love in his world." Rhiannon places a soft kiss upon Grady's lips. "Last, but not to say the least; I want to thank Nathan Hampton for caring about the two people whom I dearly love."
"It's no big deal." Nathan shrugs as a small smile forms across his broad face.
"Cheers," Rhiannon finalizes. We all repeat whatever Rhiannon concluded and start sipping.
??
Tonight is the best night that I can imagine. Rhiannon starts giggling at the utmost absurd things, because she drank three glasses of wine. Yes, wine sometimes can make her a bit tipsy. I can't picture a better dinner. I have everything that I hope, right here at the right setting.
"I want to announce something else!" Rhiannon exclaims, laughing and hiccupping. "Grady, I want you to know that our little Inna is keeping a secret from us."
Grady cocks an eyebrow. "Oh, c'mon, Inna, tell us."
"Should I tell him?" Rhiannon whispers to me. I am utterly confused. What secret is she informing us? I don't have any secrets. Lord knows that I tell everything to Rhiannon and Grady. Never in my life have I kept a secret from these two! Instead, I just gave Rhiannon a shrug. She doesn't bother second guessing, so she announces it.
"Since Inna is too afraid to tell Grady her secret; I decide to pitch in for her." Rhiannon winks at me. I pop a small piece of chicken into my mouth before she proceeds with her announcement. "Our darling Inna was forking with Nathan Hampton."
Suddenly, I start choking onto the piece of chicken. WATER! I need water!
To my dismay, there's no water placed onto the table, so I grab my cup of wine and start gulping the fine liquid into my throat.
"Woo, hot dog.
Readers choose
Wayne Thomas Batson
Rivi Jacks
Lois Greiman
James Axler
Dan Abnett
George R.R. Washington Alan Goldsher
Pip Baker, Jane Baker
Alison Pick
Sam Lipsyte