out of Chase Mackey—or any other man who doesn’t want to be a one-woman man—is something only a fool would undertake. And I’m nobody’s fool.”
“Got it—you’re all grown up, you’re a woman of the world and you can take care of yourself,” Logan said.
“Yes,” she confirmed. “And it’s really not a big deal for me to help Chase. I’m happy to do it until you get back from your honeymoon.”
Okay, happy was not exactly true. But she’d still do it.
“I appreciate it,” Logan said.
“It’s nothing. Now go do what Meg needed you to do today so you can get to the rehearsal on time tonight.”
“Yeah, I better. And thanks—I owe you for this.”
Hadley waved him away.
All this talk about gratitude suddenly made her realize that to some extent, helping Chase out now would repay the debt she’d had to him since they were kids.
Growing up, Chase had been unfailingly kind to her, and that wasn’t something she could say about everyone, especially not about the boys she’d known back then. In fact, that kindness he’d shown her had probably contributed to why she’d had such a crush on him.
And not only had he been kind to her, but there also had been a time when he’d come to her rescue, when he’d defended her against people who hadn’t been so kind.
For that, she owed him.
Besides, so far she’d managed not to act like a silly schoolgirl with a crush in Chase’s presence. What harm could come in helping him out next week while Logan was gone?
None, she told herself.
And if she wasn’t going to be able to ease into being around Chase again, then maybe taking the plunge—so to speak—was the next best thing. Maybe the more time she spent with him right off the bat, the quicker she’d be able to overlook his attributes, completely conquer feeling awkward around him and just get on with things.
That didn’t seem altogether unfeasible, she decided.
And ultimately, it would all be fine.
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