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Chapter Eight. ♥

I made another chapter. I don't know if anyone is reading anymore so I may be talking to myself right now. I hope you're still reading though...

Grace's shopping outfit is on the link in the description.

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Grace’s Point of View:

John Luke and I have been officially dating for almost a month now. Nothing’s really changed except we hold hands and sit closer to each other. The entire family thought we were adorable and complimented us on a daily basis.

Right now Sadie, Kory, mom, and me were all out shopping. Duck Commander was having a banquet and we all had to be dressed well which meant new dresses were appropriate for all of us. In all honesty, it just gave them a reason to get me away from John Luke so they could talk to me about our relationship and they were taking advantage of it.

“So how are you and JL doing, Gracie? He won’t tell us anything,” Kory asked as we looked through racks. “He tells his daddy and the guys, but that’s it.”

“There’s nothing to tell really, I love him and we’re happy together. There’s nothing juicy to spill,” I said, fingering a pretty red dress. I pulled it out and held it up to my body. “Do you guys think this is too much for the banquet?”

“I think it’s gorgeous, come on, we’re going to go try it on,” Sadie said, taking my hand in hers and pulling me to the dressing rooms. When we were out of hearing range of our mothers she whispered, “Mom’s trying to find out if you and John Luke have done anything.”

I raised an eyebrow before pulling her into a room and shutting the door so no one else could hear us. “You mean anything sexual?”

She nodded her head and laughed when she saw the color of my cheeks. “I’m kind of curious too, I don’t want any details, because he’s my brother, but I do want to know.”

“He’s too much of a gentleman to do anything other than kiss me, Sadie. But we’ve done some pretty nice kissing,” I said dreamily, clutching my chest and leaning back against the wall.

Sadie faked a gag right as someone knocked on the door, making us both jump. “How does the dress look, Grace? We want to see it.”

I turned to Sadie with a surprised look; I hadn’t even moved the dress from my arm yet.  I quickly pulled my purse off and stripped out of my clothes as Sadie helped me into the dress. She zipped it up and straightened up my hair a little before pushing me out of the dressing room.

Mom and Kory both squealed and I felt my cheeks heating up in response. I walked out in front of them and twirled around, letting them see every inch of it. They clearly loved it on me but I was sort of skeptical.

“Are you guys sure this looks okay? I don’t want to make a fool of myself in front of everyone,” I said, chewing on my bottom lip. “You’re sure it’s not too much or anything?”

“It’s so beautiful on you, Gracie. Everyone’s going to think you’re beautiful,” Kory said, smiling. “I can also think of a certain Robertson boy who’s going to forget how to breathe when he sees you in it...”

I heard Sadie faked another gag as my heartbeat sped up and my cheeks turned pink. I hated it when people talked about how I looked, it made me uncomfortable. I just brushed if off before pushing Sadie back into the dressing room so she could unzip me.

I felt my phone vibrating in my purse as I tucked my shirt into my shorts. I pulled it out and saw that it was John Luke texting me. I grinned despite myself and slid the bar across the screen, anxiously awaiting his text.