Where Forever Lies by Tara Neideffer Page B

something towards him.
    “Who
was that?” Kyleigh asked, her eyes glinting with excitement.
    “That
is the guy who hit me with his truck and totaled my car last week,”
Paige said, knowing that would surprise them.
    Their eyes
widened and they looked at each other and then burst out laughing.
Finally, Kyleigh said, “He can total my car any day.”
    Paige
started laughing too and she wrapped her arm in Kyleigh’s and
said, “Let’s go grab a table, my legs are killing me!”
Chapter 10

    They took
a seat at a table which was close to the dance floor. Paige looked
around the bar, her mind thinking about Tyler. She found herself
thinking that he looked good tonight, even with the dirty cowboy
boots with God knows what embedded on them, and with the way Brooke
and Kyleigh’s eyes lit up, she knew she wasn’t the only
one who thought so. Her eyes finally landed on him in the far corner,
sitting with two of his friends. She watched him for a moment and
wondered if this was somewhere he came on a regular basis. She felt a
nudge in her rib and pried her gaze away from his table.
    “Earth
to Paige, are you there?” Kyleigh asked as she peered into her
face. Paige shoved her away and laughed.
    “What?
What I’d miss?” she asked as she looked at them.
    “We
were talking about that hot guy you’re staring at,”
Brooke gestured in Tyler’s direction.
    “I
was not staring,” Paige mumbled. “I was just in a haze
from the beer.”
    “Uh
huh, the whole two beers you’ve had,” Brooke said as she
slapped her hand. “You need another drink.”
    “No,
I’m good. Two’s enough.” Paige downed the last of
her drink and set her bottle off to the side.
    “Well,
look who’s here,” a deep voice said from behind them.
    They all
turned around and saw David Madison coming up to their table. Paige
didn’t realize this place was so popular and she definitely
didn’t expect to run into David here. It didn’t seem like
his type of place, but then again, it didn’t seem like hers,
either.
    He
squeezed in next to Kyleigh and Paige had to do a double take at what
she saw. Kyleigh’s cheeks were turning a light shade of red,
and she began to fidget nervously. Paige wondered what, if anything,
was going on between them.
    “Come
on, let’s dance, Paige!” Brooke declared as she looked at
Paige with pleading eyes. “I’m bored.”
    Paige’s
legs were tired from already dancing for an hour straight earlier,
but she got up anyway. “Let’s go.”
    “Woohoo!”
Brooke squealed as she grabbed Paige’s arm and dragged her out
to the dance floor.
    As they
danced beside each other, Paige watched Kyleigh and David and then
asked, “Do you think they have something going on?”
    Brooke’s
gaze ventured towards the table where Kyleigh and David were huddled
together, their heads leaning in to each other as they talked. “It
looks like a possibility to me. They make a cute couple.”
    “Yeah,
they do,” Paige said and thought David would be perfect for
Kyleigh if she didn’t do something stupid and go back to Brad.
    Brooke
groaned as a slow song came on and turned to Paige, “Sorry, but
you’re not my type.”
    Paige
stuck out her bottom lip as she threw on her pouty face and said,
“What? Why not, what’s wrong with me?”
    “You’re
my type,” a husky voice drawled from behind her.
    Paige
whirled around, wondering who was standing behind her, and then
stiffened at who she saw.
    “May
I have this dance?” Tyler asked, as he held his hand out to
her, a huge grin splayed across his face.
    Paige’s
eyes grew wide and she tried to swallow the dryness out of her mouth.
After a few silent seconds, she found her voice, “Uh, sure?”
It came out more of a question than a response.
    “You
don’t sound sure. Let me try this again. I want to dance with
you, Paige, will you do me the honor and dance with me?” Tyler
asked, as he took a step closer.
    He was
within inches of her now and Paige felt all the tension in