The Lucky Five - By Arow Jones Page 0,47

tightened. “Lily, I was wonderin’ if I may have a word with you. Alone.” He was already pulling me aside before I could answer. Does this man not know how to ask questions? The got same icky feeling I had the first time I saw him arguing with Blanche. “Samantha, excuse me for a bit. Blanche, you two ought to go visit your daddy in the booth.” So that was Sam.

“Whatever.” She barely bats an eyelash. We all left JT standing by himself. I could see the tick in his jaw and his hands were clenched in fists. His ire was palpable. I tried to turn back to him but Nick grabbed my elbow and steered me away. When he tried to pull me out of JT’s line of sight I dug in my heels.

“What do you want Nick.” Gone was the gentleman of earlier. The person that replaced him had cold hard eyes, like a snake luring his prey.

“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re doing.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I shrugged out of his hold which only made him angrier. He pushed me up against the back of a vendor’s cart. My body hit it with a thud.

“You’re little seduction game to get JT to marry you so that I won’t get what’s rightfully mine! He doesn’t need that land and he doesn’t need you.” One of his arms went up above side of my head as he lowered his voice. I could feel his breath blowing strands of my stray hairs. “If you’re looking for a sugar daddy Sugar I’d be more than happy to oblige.” I put my hands on his chest and shoved him as hard as I could. It was enough to make him stumble backwards and leave me with enough space to escape.

I stomped back over to JT. “What did that snake say to you?”

“Don’t worry about it. Let’s just go.” Go? No matter where I go I can’t seem to escape my fate. I started walking towards the bleachers but JT steered me towards the indoor arena. I was thankful for the shade and the lemonade he bought before we walked in and took a seat. He rubbed a hand down my back while I drank sweet and tangy liquid. Then I remembered I hadn’t even had a bite of my Oreo’s. I don’t even know what happened to them.

“My parents are here.” I looked over at him. He continues to text on his phone. “Chase is going to meet us there. We should head over in a few minutes. I want to introduce you to some people.”

“Okay.”

The booth was situated at the top of the outdoor stadium. The front flap gave a perfect view of the main outdoor stadium. The rear flap offered a view of the rest of the grounds. This booth was on the corner. I could tell the side flap opened too but they had it closed for shade. Outside, spectators lingered at tables with umbrellas. Inside were cushy chairs and a buffet table filled with a selection of meats, veggies, and fruits. Women and men in black and white uniforms were pouring champagne and passing out drink orders to the men and women occupying those cushy chairs. There were only a handful of booths set up here and no expense was spared.

I could feel a line of sweat trickle down my lower back. Thank goodness no one could see. I was so nervous. If JT noticed he didn’t say anything. His arm snaked around the backside of my waist. He pulled me to his side as we walked to a very well dressed couple I instantly recognized. The man in the blazer and cowboy hat laughed at something his wife said. Her ends of her shoulder length gray hair swung care free beneath her sun hat. I instantly felt at ease.

I remembered the stories I had heard from Skye. Grayson tells her everything. This couple is full of love. I still felt intimidated but I knew JT’s relationship with his parents wasn’t a bad one.

“Oh dear!” Eleanor jumped up and gave JT a hug. “Sweetheart, I was hoping we’d see you. Chase and Grayson are lurking around here, somewhere. Probably flirting with the pretty girls next door.” She turned and winked at me. “Lily. You are the spitting image of your parents.” I was surprised as she gave me a hug as affectionate as the one she gave JT. “You remember Justin Sr., you can