A Vineyard Love by Katie Winters
Author:Katie Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Katie Winters
Chapter Thirteen
For the wedding, Amanda had purchased herself, her bridesmaids, and her mother and aunts beautiful silk robes with their initials monogrammed on the left chest. Now that Christine and Lola had arrived, Amanda slid the robes from the bag her mother had carried in and passed them out, saying, âI want us to be cozy before we have to put our dresses on.â
âAmanda! These are divine!â Lola cried as she raised the robe in front of her.
Already, Christine unbuttoned her blue dress and slipped into the robe, saying, âThat fabric is such a relief.â
âSo luxurious,â Susan agreed as she swung her arms through hers and flipped her hair out along her shoulders. âIt was such a good idea, Amanda.â
âWhat was a good idea?â Audrey appeared in the doorway, wearing a mischievous smile. Although Amanda had just said goodbye to her at the Sheridan House only twenty minutes ago, Audrey raced across the suite to throw her arms around Amanda. âThe robes! You really got them?â She quickly changed, throwing all modesty out the window, and looked at herself in the floor-to-ceiling mirror along the wall, which offered three different angles so you could see that much more of yourself. âI want to walk down the aisle in this. Can I?â
Amanda laughed. âI only spent months picking out the perfect bridesmaid dressesâ¦â
âYou probably spent months picking out the perfect robes, too,â Audrey pointed out.
Susan grimaced, looking slightly uneasy, as though she wasnât entirely sure if Audrey was joking or not. Amanda knew her mother was anxious about the wedding, wanting everything to go precisely to planâ all because of her love for Amanda. Amanda knew better than most that tremendous love often meant tremendous fear.
âSheâs just being Audrey,â Lola told Susan, placing her hand on Susanâs shoulder.
âI know. I know.â Susan tried to laugh, but it sounded all wrong.
Christine opened the fridge to find a bottle of champagne, which she opened with ease, without making it pop, which was proof of her many years in the gastronomy business. She then poured five glasses, which they all raised. The bubbles glinted in the sunlight.
âWe made it,â Susan breathed, her eyes a mix of sorrow and unadulterated joy. âMy little girl is getting married today. I just love you so much, Amanda. I donât know what to say.â
This was a rarity. Susan Sheridan always knew what to say.
âIâll say something,â Audrey said, raising her glass a little bit more. âI donât know if Iâve ever been happier to watch someone elseâs love story play out. Sam and Amanda remind me that true love existsâ but that itâs different than I ever imagined it to be. It takes work. It takes compromises. And more than anything, it requires a very good sense of humor. I mean, just this morning, at three, in fact, it sounded like there were a couple of teenagers down by the water.â
âAudrey!â Amanda cried.
âYou were out with Sam this morning?â Lolaâs smile was mischievous, just like Audreyâs.
Amandaâs cheeks burned with embarrassment.
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