fixer. He got paid very well to be a fixer on the field. Damnit . He missed her already and it had only been an hour. He had a feeling that coming to the festival was a bad idea but Morgan got excited about the prospect of cotton candy. Seth headed toward the stage. An hour was long enough to give her time to get her thoughts together.
* * *
Morgan didn’t believe for a minute that, while standing in a massive crowd talking to some of his fans, Tate just happened to run into her. After talking for a few minutes she tried to make a run for it, but he offered to buy her a lemonade. Once her drink was gone, he took her to a corn on the cob vendor, then to a hot dog truck, all the while telling her stories about his and Seth’s boyhood escapades. Every time she tried to leave, he’d give her something else to eat. Tate was a nice guy, and she liked how surprisingly down to earth he was despite his musical success. He and Seth were best friends, and she wasn’t surprised when Seth told her that Tate had a cabin on the ranch. But at the rate he was going, she’d gain ten pounds going down memory lane with him.
“Tate, how long are you going to keep me busy? We’ve stopped at every food vendor at this fair.” Morgan eyed him suspiciously.
“Until I’m sure you won’t bolt.” Tate handed her some cotton candy on a stick.
“Shouldn’t you be rehearsing?”
“I will do a sound check after you eat that cotton candy.”
“I know you’re trying to be a good friend to Seth but—”
“He’s my best friend and I would do anything for him.” Tate furrowed his eyebrows at her.
She couldn’t help but laugh. “So this is the kind of interference you used to run for him when you were kids?”
“Yep.” Tate tipped his hat at her. “You know he called me and told me about meeting you on that island. He told me he knew that you were meant to be his wife.”
Morgan took a deep breath and exhaled. “You were there, Tate. How was it between Seth and Penny?”
“You know how first loves are.”
“Actually, no I don’t. Seth…” Morgan closed her mouth to force herself from continuing the embarrassing truth.
“Oh, Morgan.” Tate put his hand on her shoulder.
“I sound like a naïve idiot, don’t I?”
“No, not at all. As a matter of fact I think that’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard. How often can a man find a woman who hasn’t loved anyone else but him?”
“It never occurred to me to ask if there was someone out in the world he still loved.”
“If you don’t mind me saying so, Seth and Penny was a million years ago.”
“Tate,” she sighed.
“Now just hear me out. Penny always had a way of yanking his chain, even back in high school. She had these dreams of being this big time doctor and, in my opinion, she never believed Seth would go pro.”
“There you are,” said someone from behind them.
Morgan turned to see Seth walking toward them.
She whispered to Tate, “Please don’t tell Seth what I said.”
“Your secret is safe with me.” Tate winked at her, then patted Seth on the back. “I’ll see you two at the concert.”
Morgan turned to Seth. “What part of I’ll see you—”
Seth took Morgan’s face in his hands, but she pulled back. It felt unnatural not wanting to kiss him. What the hell had she gotten herself into? A few months ago she could live without a man for the rest of her life, now she was at a fair grounds in Texas conflicted because she was denying herself the pleasure of being kissed by the man she was pissed with right now.
“You’re not kissing your way out of this one, Blake.”
* * *
Tate’s concert turned into a reunion of sorts. Every time Morgan turned around, out sprang another person who’d known Seth his whole life. The group moved their impromptu party to the Bright Star saloon, a bar the gang used to frequent in college. Morgan slid into the booth; Seth sat next to her and grabbed her hand. She tried to
* * *
Morgan didn’t believe for a minute that, while standing in a massive crowd talking to some of his fans, Tate just happened to run into her. After talking for a few minutes she tried to make a run for it, but he offered to buy her a lemonade. Once her drink was gone, he took her to a corn on the cob vendor, then to a hot dog truck, all the while telling her stories about his and Seth’s boyhood escapades. Every time she tried to leave, he’d give her something else to eat. Tate was a nice guy, and she liked how surprisingly down to earth he was despite his musical success. He and Seth were best friends, and she wasn’t surprised when Seth told her that Tate had a cabin on the ranch. But at the rate he was going, she’d gain ten pounds going down memory lane with him.
“Tate, how long are you going to keep me busy? We’ve stopped at every food vendor at this fair.” Morgan eyed him suspiciously.
“Until I’m sure you won’t bolt.” Tate handed her some cotton candy on a stick.
“Shouldn’t you be rehearsing?”
“I will do a sound check after you eat that cotton candy.”
“I know you’re trying to be a good friend to Seth but—”
“He’s my best friend and I would do anything for him.” Tate furrowed his eyebrows at her.
She couldn’t help but laugh. “So this is the kind of interference you used to run for him when you were kids?”
“Yep.” Tate tipped his hat at her. “You know he called me and told me about meeting you on that island. He told me he knew that you were meant to be his wife.”
Morgan took a deep breath and exhaled. “You were there, Tate. How was it between Seth and Penny?”
“You know how first loves are.”
“Actually, no I don’t. Seth…” Morgan closed her mouth to force herself from continuing the embarrassing truth.
“Oh, Morgan.” Tate put his hand on her shoulder.
“I sound like a naïve idiot, don’t I?”
“No, not at all. As a matter of fact I think that’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard. How often can a man find a woman who hasn’t loved anyone else but him?”
“It never occurred to me to ask if there was someone out in the world he still loved.”
“If you don’t mind me saying so, Seth and Penny was a million years ago.”
“Tate,” she sighed.
“Now just hear me out. Penny always had a way of yanking his chain, even back in high school. She had these dreams of being this big time doctor and, in my opinion, she never believed Seth would go pro.”
“There you are,” said someone from behind them.
Morgan turned to see Seth walking toward them.
She whispered to Tate, “Please don’t tell Seth what I said.”
“Your secret is safe with me.” Tate winked at her, then patted Seth on the back. “I’ll see you two at the concert.”
Morgan turned to Seth. “What part of I’ll see you—”
Seth took Morgan’s face in his hands, but she pulled back. It felt unnatural not wanting to kiss him. What the hell had she gotten herself into? A few months ago she could live without a man for the rest of her life, now she was at a fair grounds in Texas conflicted because she was denying herself the pleasure of being kissed by the man she was pissed with right now.
“You’re not kissing your way out of this one, Blake.”
* * *
Tate’s concert turned into a reunion of sorts. Every time Morgan turned around, out sprang another person who’d known Seth his whole life. The group moved their impromptu party to the Bright Star saloon, a bar the gang used to frequent in college. Morgan slid into the booth; Seth sat next to her and grabbed her hand. She tried to
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