knew things were moving quickly but that didn’t stop her growing excitement. She felt like he could really be the one. Although she didn’t know much about him and had only known him for a little while, she wanted to believe that he was sincere in his pursuit.
As Raegan sashayed away from the computer, heading toward the shower, Jasmine stopped her. “Now Rae, you know I want all of the deets now! That shower is going to have to wait! I want to know every single detail about how you met him and what has been going on. Don’t leave anything out,” Jasmine spoke excitedly, pulling Raegan by the hand back toward the caramel microfiber sofa.
“Now, you just finished trying to rush me into the shower and now that you want some juice, you’ve changed your mind, huh?” Raegan said teasing her.
“Yep! Now spill!” Jasmine said, sitting down beside her cuddling an olive green sofa pillow. Kensi slid her small frame onto the sofa as well to hear the story all over again. As Raegan recounted the details to Jasmine, Kensi occasionally stepped in to include details that Raegan left out.
“I haven’t seen Raegan this excited before. We’ve got to meet this kid. What do you think Kensi?” Jasmine said as she moved away from the sofa to her vanity table to begin applying her make-up. Jasmine didn’t necessarily have a good feeling about all of this, nor did she have a bad feeling. She couldn’t quite put her finger on what was bothering her so she decided she would just let things play out as they should, since her girlfriend seemed so happy, but she would insist on meeting him soon.
CHAPTER 10
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Raegan enjoyed losing herself in the homecoming activities. She managed to enjoy the game and catch up with many classmates that she hadn’t seen since graduation. There was one person that she didn’t see, and that was Caleb. Although they hadn’t spoken since their break-up back in college, a small part of her wanted to see him, to know how he was doing. She thought it was best that she didn’t see him, though. She had so many mixed emotions after all of that time and wouldn’t even know how to interact with him. Would she scream at him or squeeze him as if she didn’t want to let go? She pushed her thoughts aside as she and her friends went out for dinner after their football team’s huge win against the Gators.
Apparently her sisters couldn’t wait to bring up the subject of Raegan and the guy she was currently dating, because as soon as they were seated at the dinner table, they began shooting questions at her. They attempted to do some questioning during the game but it was difficult with fans cheering and marching bands playing. One would swear they were a bunch of attorneys the way they grilled her.
“Well, I will just tell you guys what I think of him so far. Please keep in mind that we have only been dating for a short time.” Almost as if a river burst through a dam, the words came spilling from her mouth in excitement. “He thinks I’m awesome; he constantly tells me about how awesome and amazing I am. He truly adores me and encourages me in everything. He has just been very positive and thinks that I am everything that he has prayed for in a wife. Every time I look up, he wants to spend time with me. I think that he can possibly be the one; however, there is a small voice telling me to slow down and pay attention to him because he is telling me everything that I want to hear. I keep telling myself that it’s most likely fear and to let myself go.”
Her sorority sisters smiled and nodded, encouraging Raegan to continue.
“I just think it’s pretty amazing that he wants to spend the rest of his life with me. He seems pretty sure about it, so I asked him why he was so sure. He told me that the defining moment for him was when I got on my knees to pray at church. At that moment, he said that he knew I was the one.”
“Well Raegan, if that’s the case and you’re happy, then I’m happy.
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child