Laurelynn smoothed her skirt and checked her hair for the third time in under ten minutes. Her stomach fluttered and she wanted to call the whole thing off. But she didn’t have Derek’s phone number and it was too late to cancel because she was nervous. He would be here any minute. She’d never be able to look at herself in the mirror if she let her nerves scare her out of enjoying both Derek’s company and the music tonight.
A knock on the door startled her into a high-pitched squeak that she quickly stifled. She grabbed her bag and opened the door to Derek standing on the small porch of her cabin.
“Are you all right? I didn’t mean to scare you.”
“I’m fine. You didn’t scare me, just startled me.”
“Either way, that wasn’t my intention.” He paused and actually looked at her for the first t
