Bishop's Desire by Normandie Alleman

Author:Normandie Alleman [Alleman, Normandie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Normandie Alleman
Published: 2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00

17

Eduardo

I only informed the congregation about the wedding during services the week before. We sent quick overnight invitations to Chloe’s mother and a few old friends of mine, but for the most part our wedding would be attended by members of my congregation and a few of Chloe’s friends.

Kay picked out the flowers, a pretty combination of spring flowers that looked good to me. Kay was surprised Chloe didn’t have more of an opinion about it, but I knew my bride-to-be had other things on her mind besides cruising wedding magazines.

The star soprano from the church choir offered to sing “Ave Maria” for the processional, and the organist would play Pachelbel’s Canon as Chloe walked down the aisle.

The most important thing to me was that the man who had been a father to me growing up, Reverend Morley, agreed to officiate our ceremony. He and his wife Sue flew in from Virginia in time for the rehearsal dinner the night before, and I’d never been prouder than when I introduced Chloe to them.

After Lucinda Barnes told me she believed Ziggy Barnes was my real father, I called Rev. Morley and accused him of keeping this information from me. He insisted he had no idea who my real father was, and said that he’d only been aware there had been a benefactor whose identity had always been kept from him.

My mother must have known who my father was and where the money came from, but since she’s gone, the only people I could lash out at were the Morleys. I knew it wasn’t right, but I was angry and hurt that I had been lied to by my mother.

Inviting them for the wedding was my way of mending fences, and fortunately, they weren’t the kind of people who held grudges. In fact, they were thrilled to attend my wedding.

“Why, Eduardo, I had no idea you were even seeing someone,” Sue Morley said when I picked them up from the airport.

“It was all very sudden,” I said.

“Well, we can’t wait to meet her. She must be quite a young woman to have made such an impression on you so quickly,” Reverend Morley said.

She had, though not in the way he meant.

Chloe had awakened a side of me that I’d locked away out of guilt and a misguided need to punish myself. She’d made me realize I was alive, and it was time for me to start living.

If I said I didn’t have any doubts in the days leading up to the wedding, I would be lying. A niggling voice in the back of my head tried to warn me that lust was not the bedrock on which to build marriage, but I firmly ignored it and embraced my impulsivity with open arms. Chloe and I might not have a long-term relationship under our belt on which to build, but I was convinced I knew what was best for me.

And that was Chloe.

Once we were married I’d give her the money she needed to open her bakery.

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