Page 33 of Whisper of Surrender (Whisper Lake 2)

“And playing against the not-so-newlyweds are the never-been-weds, Jess and Ethan!”

The cheering continued.

“Okay we asked both couples the same questions, and they wrote their answers on the cards in front of them. Let’s start with the not-so-newlyweds. John, what is Bonnie’s go-to comfort food?”

“Easy.” Jess’s dad lifted his card and revealed his answer. “Ice cream.”

“Bonnie, what did you put?”

Bonnie’s smile gave away that she had the same answer even before she raised her card. “Ice cream.”

The couple kissed and there were claps from the people gathered around.

“Okay, same question to Ethan. What is Jess’s go-to comfort food?”

Ethan lifted the card. “Pizza.”

Jess had a slightly puzzled look on her face as she turned to look at him and tilted her card up that read pizza.

He thought about following her parents lead and stealing another kiss from her, but decided that it would be better not to.

As much as he wanted to do nothing but kiss her every second of every day for the rest of his life, he knew that he had one shot at this. If he screwed it up, he wasn’t going to get another one. He had to play this just right. And keeping her on her toes, keeping her guessing was the only way to do it.

“The score is tied. This one is for the ladies. Bonnie, what is John’s favorite color?”

Bonnie’s faced cringed as she lifted her card. “I said brown, but I know that’s wrong.”

Her dad smiled and shook his head as he revealed his answer. “Yellow.”

“Ah, I knew that!” Her mom exclaimed.

“And it’s over to you. Jess, what is Ethan’s favorite color?”

Ethan looked down and was surprised when he saw that she’d written. “Blue.”

She said it as if it was a no-brainer, but they’d never discussed his favorite color. He couldn’t believe she got it right. He lifted his card and revealed the same answer.

The crowd cheered a little harder now.

“And Jess and Ethan pull ahead. The score is two to one.”

“Men, we asked you what your partner’s favorite movie is. So, Ethan, what did you say Jess’s favorite movie is?”

Ethan lifted his card. “Dirty Dancing.”

The crowd cheered, but Jess wasn’t impressed. “That was an easy one.”

Her parents got the next few questions right, and Ethan and Jess missed a couple. Then vice versa.

Ethan guessed on a few and had gotten lucky.

What size shoe did Jess wear?

There was no way he would’ve known that but he guessed a seven and he’d been right.

What was Jess’s biggest phobia?

He remembered she wouldn’t get out of the car one night when everyone was up at Star Gaze Point because she swore she’d seen a rat on the ground. So he guessed rats. Right again.

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