“Katie? Hello?” Anna leaned in close. “What’s wrong?”
I shook my head. “Nothing,” I mumbled. “Just thinking about when I ran into that guy before.” Anna, Deacon, and Trey all listened as I recounted the tale of that disastrous afternoon. I noted with satisfaction that both Deacon and Trey looked murderous by the time my tale was over.
“And did you ever see him again?” Deacon pressed. He drained his wine glass and set the empty cup down on the table. “After that, I mean?”
I shook my head. My cheeks were pink with the wine and the warm air inside Enchanted Wild, but I couldn’t deny that every time Deacon looked at me, I blushed even harder.
“Yeah,” I said. “He was a judge at some of my pageants and I saw him from afar at some events, but that was the only private communication we ever ha
