Missing Persons
Three days earlier Fund-raiser Dinner and Auction, Mossy Oak InnLate summer painted the sky in shades of gold and purple, the setting sun sliding toward the horizon in a final blaze of light as Lauren eased out of her sister's car and smoothed her hand over the simple lines of her black cocktail dress. "Ready or not, here we go."
"I'm definitely ready, but you look like you're going to chicken out." Dee's words held a hint of humor, but her gaze was somber as she rounded the car and put a hand on Lauren's arm.
"Chicken out of what? It's just a dinner."
"And an auction."
"Which I said I'd participate in."
"And which we both know you regretted doing two seconds after the fact."
It was true and Lauren didn't bother denying it. Her older sister knew her too well to be fooled by anything she might say. "It's not that I don't want to help raise funds for Magnolia College. It's just that this stuff isn't my thing. I'd rather not have all the attention."
"You'd rather let other people take center stage while you hide in a back room somewhere." Dee smiled, her perfectly applied makeup showcasing flawless skin and vivid blue eyes—the only feature the two siste ... read full excerpt from Missing Persons ebook
