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- Authors: Lilian Monroe
- Language: English
- Genre: Romantic Comedy
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AMELIA DARCY WAS ready to crawl out of her skin. Red ants marched
through her veins, leaving burning anxiety in their wake. They traveled the
length of her body in an unending loop, through every artery, vein, and
capillary, around and around and around.
Because he was late.
Huffing in a failed attempt to clear her mounting frustration, Amelia spun
on her heels and continued wearing a line through the thin red carpet of the
church’s narthex. The single strap of her bridesmaid dress draped strangely
over her shoulder. Why had her sister chosen an asymmetrical design? At
least with two straps, the feeling would be mirrored on both sides of her
body, which would be acceptable. Amelia hadn’t been comfortable since she
put the thing on.
She wouldn’t even think about the color; that would only make her
anxiety worse. Earlier, when Amelia had slipped on the lilac silk garment and
caught sight of herself in the mirror, she’d fully recoiled. Against her pale,
desaturated skin and her pale, desaturated hair, the pastel purple shade
produced a distinctly corpselike effect. Even her eyes, which she’d always
thought were her best feature, looked sunken, their pale gray irises turning
dull as worn pewter. The makeup artist had tried to glue false eyelashes on
her lids, cheerily claiming they’d brighten her face right up, but then Amelia
had twitched and blinked so much the whole endeavor had been aborted. So
she still looked like she belonged outside in the church’s graveyard instead of
the bridal party, except now with slightly irritated eyelids.
But today was Maggie’s wedding day, and Amelia would wear a sparkly
leotard and dance the cha-cha backward if it made her sister happy. It didn’t
matter what color her dress was, or how many straps it had, or if that number
was one too few.
Wedding planning hadn’t been fun, exactly, but Amelia had thrown
herself into it. She’d made phone calls, coordinated vendors, ordered
decorations, planned and attended a hellish bachelorette party, helped set up
the church and the reception venue, and completed countless other tasks—all
in the name of sisterly love. She’d taken her role as Maggie’s maid of honor
seriously.
The best man, on the other hand?
Not so much.
He hadn’t shown up to the rehearsal dinner, hadn’t helped with any of the
preparations, and now, the only time that actually mattered, he was late. Two
more minutes, and she’d lead the bridal progression down the aisle on her
own. He could slink in whenever he arrived and watch from the back pew,
for all she cared. If he showed up at all.
The strap on her shoulder slipped, so she yanked it back up. Stupid thing.
She’d strangle him when she saw him. Months—months!—of planning,
and now the whole wedding hinged on the arrival of some mysterious best
man. Nerves morphed into anger, and Amelia wanted to scream. She’d make
him sorry for being so late. That was a promise. She’d strangle him with his
own tie and enjoy every gruesome second of it.
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