Stuck In Books: Cover Teaser ~ Missing Dixie by Caisey Quinn

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Cover Teaser ~ Missing Dixie by Caisey Quinn

DAY 3 (Stuck in Books)

GAVIN

A chill hits me hard when Dixie’s voice fills the air around us. I’m not the only one in shock as she uses her sultry sweet voice to sing “Marry Me,” a Train song I never paid much attention to. Dallas and Dixie were apparently in on this one together. Dallas is practically vibrating with emotion and I pull my eyes from Dixie’s surprise performance at the piano to where the bride and groom are now lost in their own world, in which the rest of us do not exist.

This is Dallas’s first priority now, not the band. Without him playing drill sergeant, I don’t know if Leaving Amarillo will stand a chance. But I can see in his face that it doesn’t matter; any sacrifice he has to make for this woman will be worth it.

When Dixie finishes, she takes her place across the altar and I can’t tear my stare from her. Her sapphire eyes shine like diamonds with the promise of tears.

I wish I could give you this.

Right as I’m about to look away, her gaze collides with mine. My heart swells in my chest. I have so much to say and no words to say it.

I’m sorry.

I’m trying.

I love you.

She doesn’t even flinch at the turmoil I know is probably apparent

on my face. She just gives me a confident smile and a knowing look as if to say, One day.

One day that will be us. A future.

A forever.

I fucking hope so.

I just have no clue how we’ll ever manage to get there.