Chapter 354

Dalton did his best to calm the motion of his knee as it jiggled up and down. The heel of his foot wouldn't rest on the floor as he waited for Mandy to make an appearance. Reaching inside his suit pocket, he grabbed out the flask she'd given him as a gift and took a liberal drink of the Pappy Van Winkle she'd filled it with. It burned going down but it did wonders to calm his nerves.

They had decided the first time they saw each other would be before anyone else saw them. She'd been worried about being able to control her emotions and truth be told, he'd been kinda worried about his. Now, he sat in the back hallway of the clubhouse, waiting for her to appear.

His mind wandered as he tried to wait patiently. Everyone they knew and loved had congregated outside under tents with plenty of heaters inside to keep everyone comfortable. Thankfully there had been no freezing rain, although the temp had dipped down into the thirties. They were going to be able to pull this off; he knew it d