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sighed. “Look…I know I’m the one who told you to go balls deep on this one. But are you sure you’re not going too fast?”
“No,” Holly said, turning around to face Alice. “I’m not. I’m not sure of anything.” She smiled. “It’s a wonderful change of pace.”
Alice laughed. “You’ve got me there.” She leaned in and gave her veil its final twist. “I’m sure of one thing: you look beautiful, honey.”
Even Holly had to admit: she was a vision. She wore a soft white wedding dress with a blue sash around the middle, hugging the narrowest part of her hourglass figure. A long V dipped down her back. Her hair was pulled back into a bun with a white flower band wrapped around it.
Holly felt a stinging in the back of her eyes. She hugged Alice suddenly, squeezing her tight. “Thank you.”
“You’ve earned it,” Alice pulled back, sniffing, and dabbed her eyes with the back of her hand to keep her mascara from running. “Oh God, I’m a mess. Wait until the music starts going. You won’t be able to say your vows over the sound of me wailing.”
Holly grinned and pressed a kiss to Alice’s cheek. “Love you.”
Before Alice could respond, the door swung open. “I’m not looking—is everyone decent? Yes?” Chris Cardell pushed inside with his head bowed, his hand shielding his eyes.
Holly’s heart dropped. She felt like she’d been roped to an anchor and tossed into the coldest part of the ocean. “ Chris . What are you doing here?”
He was dressed to impress, too. A smart black suit, white shirt, and a blue tie that brought out the summer-sky color in his eyes. Too bad there wasn’t anyone here to impress.
Oh, Chris. You always wanted what you couldn’t have .
“I’m going to assume that’s a yes ,” Chris said and dropped his hand. He blinked at Holly and said, “Wow. You look just as good the second time around.” He stepped forward and brushed his lips against her cheek in greeting. At one point, a small kiss from Chris might have been the highlight of her day. Now, Holly just felt her heart turn to stone. “It’s great to see you. Listen, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I come with wedding-relating emergency tidings.”
Holly glanced at Alice, who looked just as surprised to see him. She lifted her palms in a helpless shrug. Holly had planned to tell Chris about the marriage; she’d just decided to tell him with a ring already on her finger. To avoid a situation like this .
“Chris, how did you get here?” Holly finally asked.
“Through your father. He told me you were one legal document away from eloping and I should come and knock some sense into you.” He was smiling. A smile he reserved solely for moments when he thought he was the funniest guy in the room. “I’m kidding,” he added when he realized he was the only one amused. “He just mentioned it was a small wedding and you weren’t sending out invitations, so I figured I’d save you the phone call.”
“How thoughtful of you,” Holly said. As usual, he didn’t listen closely enough to catch her sarcasm.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Alice mouth, Do you want me to—? followed by a finger-slitting-across-the-throat gesture. Holly snorted a laugh, which made Chris look. Alice folded her arms and covered her tracks quickly with, “So what’s this emergency?”
“Oh. Well, Mr. Wright has regretfully sent me in his stead. Big, overseas meeting. Germany. I’m sorry, Holl.”
He gave Holly’s shoulder a squeeze; he knew how much her father’s lack of time for her got to her. The news did sting; unfortunately, Chris was also the last person she wanted comforting her. “It’s fine,” she said, brushing him off.
“Who’s going to walk you down the aisle?” Alice asked, the sudden disruption of the wedding plans making her voice reach an octave too high.
“Oh. Well, if you need a strong male figure in your life, I can do it,” Chris offered casually. As though that
“No,” Holly said, turning around to face Alice. “I’m not. I’m not sure of anything.” She smiled. “It’s a wonderful change of pace.”
Alice laughed. “You’ve got me there.” She leaned in and gave her veil its final twist. “I’m sure of one thing: you look beautiful, honey.”
Even Holly had to admit: she was a vision. She wore a soft white wedding dress with a blue sash around the middle, hugging the narrowest part of her hourglass figure. A long V dipped down her back. Her hair was pulled back into a bun with a white flower band wrapped around it.
Holly felt a stinging in the back of her eyes. She hugged Alice suddenly, squeezing her tight. “Thank you.”
“You’ve earned it,” Alice pulled back, sniffing, and dabbed her eyes with the back of her hand to keep her mascara from running. “Oh God, I’m a mess. Wait until the music starts going. You won’t be able to say your vows over the sound of me wailing.”
Holly grinned and pressed a kiss to Alice’s cheek. “Love you.”
Before Alice could respond, the door swung open. “I’m not looking—is everyone decent? Yes?” Chris Cardell pushed inside with his head bowed, his hand shielding his eyes.
Holly’s heart dropped. She felt like she’d been roped to an anchor and tossed into the coldest part of the ocean. “ Chris . What are you doing here?”
He was dressed to impress, too. A smart black suit, white shirt, and a blue tie that brought out the summer-sky color in his eyes. Too bad there wasn’t anyone here to impress.
Oh, Chris. You always wanted what you couldn’t have .
“I’m going to assume that’s a yes ,” Chris said and dropped his hand. He blinked at Holly and said, “Wow. You look just as good the second time around.” He stepped forward and brushed his lips against her cheek in greeting. At one point, a small kiss from Chris might have been the highlight of her day. Now, Holly just felt her heart turn to stone. “It’s great to see you. Listen, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I come with wedding-relating emergency tidings.”
Holly glanced at Alice, who looked just as surprised to see him. She lifted her palms in a helpless shrug. Holly had planned to tell Chris about the marriage; she’d just decided to tell him with a ring already on her finger. To avoid a situation like this .
“Chris, how did you get here?” Holly finally asked.
“Through your father. He told me you were one legal document away from eloping and I should come and knock some sense into you.” He was smiling. A smile he reserved solely for moments when he thought he was the funniest guy in the room. “I’m kidding,” he added when he realized he was the only one amused. “He just mentioned it was a small wedding and you weren’t sending out invitations, so I figured I’d save you the phone call.”
“How thoughtful of you,” Holly said. As usual, he didn’t listen closely enough to catch her sarcasm.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Alice mouth, Do you want me to—? followed by a finger-slitting-across-the-throat gesture. Holly snorted a laugh, which made Chris look. Alice folded her arms and covered her tracks quickly with, “So what’s this emergency?”
“Oh. Well, Mr. Wright has regretfully sent me in his stead. Big, overseas meeting. Germany. I’m sorry, Holl.”
He gave Holly’s shoulder a squeeze; he knew how much her father’s lack of time for her got to her. The news did sting; unfortunately, Chris was also the last person she wanted comforting her. “It’s fine,” she said, brushing him off.
“Who’s going to walk you down the aisle?” Alice asked, the sudden disruption of the wedding plans making her voice reach an octave too high.
“Oh. Well, if you need a strong male figure in your life, I can do it,” Chris offered casually. As though that
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