A River Bend Wedding by Molly McLain

Author:Molly McLain [McLain, Molly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Molly McLain Books, LLC
Published: 2016-02-13T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Your freaking out, chica. Over shoes.”

Hell yes, she was freaking out. She was getting married in…God only knew how many days and she didn’t even have a pair of pretty heels to walk down the aisle in!

“I have no idea when we’re getting married, Mads. What if Josh decides we should elope…tomorrow? I have nothing but a dress.” Carissa paced back and forth in front of the fireplace while her best friend lounged on the couch with a cup of hot cocoa. “A dress, I might add, that may or may not fit me.”

“Call the boutique. See if you can get a quick fitting in.”

“I did that already. I have an appointment for Friday, providing Josh doesn’t lock me away in a closet.”

Maddie snorted. “He’s just worried about you.”

“He’s acting like I’m going to stroke out.”

“That’s actually not funny. I’ve heard stories.”

Ugh. Her blood pressure wasn’t that high. “Look, I’m going stir-crazy. If you wouldn’t have come over today, I think I might’ve flown the coop.”

“First of all, sit down already. You’re making me sweat. Second, I hate to be selfish, but I actually came to talk to you about something.”

Carissa glanced at her friend, one eyebrow lifted. “Oh?”

Expression suddenly serious, Maddie nodded. “I’ve made a decision about the baby dilemma.”

“Really?”

“I want to look into in vitro.”

“That’s great.” She rounded the coffee table and sat down before her friend. “What does Dan say about that?”

“He’s open to it. We’ll get the specifics from the fertility counselor next week.”

An excited screech burst from Carissa’s chest and she launched herself at her friend, hugging her tight. “I am so happy for you!”

Maddie laughed. “Me, too. I’ve been so apprehensive about taking the next step, but I think it’s time. I know Dan’s worried about how I’ll handle it, but you know I’m a fighter. And I want a baby more than anything.”

“Until a few days ago, I hadn’t really understood how deep that need ran.” She held her hand to her belly. “Now I get it, one-thousand percent.”

Maddie gave a small smile. “I can’t believe you’re starting to show.”

“Ugh. Let’s not go there.” At least not until she tried her dress on again and still had room enough to breathe.

“How about I talk to Josh and see if he’ll let me chaperone you to your fitting on Friday? We’ll sneak into the mall and get you some pretty lingerie, too.”

“And the shoes?”

“And the shoes, sweetie.”

Carissa grinned. “How about coffee?”

“Don’t push your luck.”

***

“The flowers are ordered. Not the purple lilies she wanted, but the fuchsia daisies are to die for. She’ll love them.” Jenny leaned on the salon counter and showed Josh her to-do list, more than half of which had already been crossed off. “And the cake…well, that took some begging and bribery, but Ally and I finally got Gladys’s sister to commit, providing Gladys helps.”

“Wow, that’s phenomenal. She does great work and Carissa already had her lined up for the summer, so she’ll be thrilled.” He scanned the list, in awe of how much Jenny had accomplished.

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