Fooled in Texas — Sandy Appleyard

A secret crush. A filthy lie. A disastrous reunion. And a little present set to make an event more memorable…unless the wrong wire is cut and it all goes out with a bang.When I see him, for the first time since high school, I still cringe. Clearly, all those years were not enough. Nixon is as cocky and short-sighted as he always was, only this time, he’s an acclaimed actor. It seems that he’s forgotten all the heartache he caused me back in the day, but when it all comes to him, I’m met with a surprising fact that brings me back to earth. All this, on the night of the Academy Awards party, where my biggest client, Kayla, takes the stage and has her coveted moment. In the same breath, as she finishes her game-changing speech, we’re all met with something we don’t expect, and suddenly Kayla is not the only bomb.***If she walked a mile in my shoes, she wouldn’t be focusing on some high school prank. But Rene is no more matured than she was when we were kids. Nobody knows the truth and as far as I’m concerned, we can keep it that way. Some old high school flame with a stick up her ass that’s been stuck there since her teens, is the last thing I need. Except that when the chips come down, she’s the only one there for the carnage. And then she learns the truth, and her eyes say something way different than they said when we were kids. But after lines are blurred and rules are broken, can we pick up where we left off? I’m not sure. And then the flash of a camera and a mic shoved in my face leads me to where I need to be...