A Wedding on Honeysuckle Ridge by Debbie Mason

Author:Debbie Mason
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2021-07-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Sadie, Abby, and Mallory sat on the plush pink chairs in Blushing Bridal, sipping nonalcoholic champagne from crystal flutes. Lena, the owner, had taken one look at them when they walked in and offered them a drink. Sadie could use a shot of the real deal but didn’t think it was fair to Mallory and Abby. Michaela sat in her stroller beside her, eyeing them cautiously over the bottle of apple juice she had in her mouth.

“Everything’s okay, baby.” Sadie leaned in and kissed her daughter’s hand. “I think she picked up on the tension at the bakery. I imagine Teddy did too. Poor little guy. Sorry about that, Mal.”

“What are you apologizing for?” Mallory said. “I was the one who overreacted. I knew what Gabe meant. I felt the same way, more or less. So I don’t know why it bothered me as much as it did.”

“I’m sure Gabe understands you’re more emotional right now. It’s not like he’s a newbie at this,” Sadie said, and then sighed. “I, on the other hand, don’t have an excuse for snapping at Chase. It’s no wonder the poor guy was surprised. He’s brought up setting a date a couple of times.”

“I wouldn’t worry about it, Sadie. Chase is a smart man. I’m sure he wasn’t surprised by your reaction. Not with his grandfather trying to break you guys up,” Mallory said.

“Except he has no idea how far the judge is willing to go. But Chase was right. I let my worry about Gwen goad me into agreeing to the wedding. And that’s a terrible reason for getting married.”

Beside her, Abby sniffed, swiping at a tear that rolled down her cheek. Sadie wrapped an arm around her shoulders. “Don’t cry, sweetie. I’m sure just like Chase and Gabe, Hunter understands what set you off. Your hormones are all over the place, and you’ve had a lot on your plate.”

Abby shook her head. “No. You heard him. He doesn’t want to marry me. He said so himself.”

“No. What he said was that his aunt steamrolled you guys into setting a wedding date. But, Abs, be honest. Is it any surprise that Hunter might think you don’t want to get married? You haven’t exactly been acting like a happy bride-to-be.”

“Sadie’s right, sweetie.” Mallory looked around. It was just the three of them. “You can tell us anything, you know. Nothing you say will go further than here. Do you want to get married?”

Abby chewed on her bottom lip and then shook her head. “I love Hunter with all my heart. I just don’t want to marry him.”

“Because you don’t think he’s your one?” Sadie asked, looking for an opening to get at what Ellie sensed was the real reason that Abby didn’t want to get married.

Abby’s eyes went wide. “Oh my gosh, how can you even say that? I thank God every single day that Hunter’s in my life, that he loves me. He means everything to me, absolutely everything.” Her eyes welled with fresh tears.

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