The Seventh Time novel · Chapter 13 of 24
Chapter 13: Red Carpet
The Hollenden's red carpet ran from the curb to the revolving doors, and photographers stood along it.
I wore the green dress I'd worn to the first gala, three years ago, when I still believed a ring was a promise.
Pete walked beside me in a rented tuxedo that pulled across his shoulders.
"You look like a bouncer," I said.
"I feel like a bouncer." He tugged his cuff. "Last chance to turn around."
"The check is in your inside pocket."
"I know where the check is, Romy. I've touched it nine times."
It was a cashier's check for one million, five hundred and twenty thousand dollars.
The farmhouse was gone, and my grandmother's kitchen was a line on a bank slip.
I had decided on the drive that I would not cry about it until after.
Flashbulbs went off ahead of us.
"Miss Horan! Romy! Over here!"
"Is it true you're the guest of honor?"
"Is it true you sold your family's farm?"
I kept my chin up and let Pete steer.
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