holding a matching clear plastic umbrella. Her breath caught in her throat as all thoughts of rain and mud and limp hair faded. In a matter of minutes, she would be his, and he, hers. They would leave this scene as man and wife and spend the rest of their lives together.
It really did feel like a miracle.
She was led to Mitch’s side, where she relinquished her father’s arm and kissed his cheek. Then she placed her fingers on Mitch’s warm palm and smiled when he held out his umbrella so she wouldn’t get wet.
“You look beautiful,” he mouthed, drawing her close. “You ready for this?”
“More than ready.”
“Me, too.” He tucked her arm in his and turned to face the pastor. In what seemed like minutes, they were pronounced man and wife beneath a dense canopy of clouds. Although the sun remained hidden, the warmth that spread through Courtney’s body made it feel as though it was a clear, sunny day.
Mitch handed the umbrella to the pastor, and raindrops dotted Courtney’s face and arms. But it didn’t matter, not when his hands framed her face and he looked at her in just that way, as if she were his everything. Courtney raised her mouth to his, smiling when his lips moved gently over hers in a kiss that would be forever engrained in her memory. He kissed her as though she were fragile and precious—something to treasure. Her heart swelled with the kind of love she’d only ever imagined in her mind and written in her books.
In that moment, Courtney’s world aligned, as if she’d finally been able to bridge the gap between fiction and real life. She’d always been a wisher, a hoper, a believer in something greater than the ordinary, but today it was no longer wishful thinking. It was reality. Her very own real life fairytale come true.
She couldn’t wait to live it all out.
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Rachael Anderson is a USA Today bestselling author. She’s the mother of four and is pretty good at breaking up fights, or at least sending guilty parties to their rooms. She can't sing, doesn't dance, and despises tragedies, but she recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which she is really good at eating. You can read more about her and her books online at RachaelReneeAnderson.com .
Other Books by Rachael Anderson
Novels
Prejudice Meets Pride
Rough Around the Edges Meets Refined
Stick in the Mud Meets Spontaneity
Working it Out
The Reluctant Bachelorette
Novellas
Righting a Wrong (A Ripple Effect Romance Novella)
Twist of Fate
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