Charming Boyfriend: A Cinderella Retelling (Steel Series Book 8) by Victoria Pinder

Author:Victoria Pinder [Pinder, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love in a Book
Published: 2020-07-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Emily

The hair and makeup women helped me put on the green dress I’d saved for today, and then worked their magic. My hair was up again, but this time, it was a little bigger. Silver glitter on my eyelids transformed me. Today, I was someone else. Someone beautiful, who had an amazing guy totally into me.

A knock sounded on my door. The women from The Glass Slipper departed and my brother slipped inside. He hugged me and said, “You look beautiful, Sis.”

My heart seemed to expand in my chest. It was still strange for me that my brother now had serious muscles and tattoos, but his hug was the same. I swallowed and said, “Thanks, Stone. I feel … good.”

“I’m glad.” He opened the door so we could walk out together as he said, “You look like you’re having a good time with Jesse Donovan.”

“He’s … wonderful,” I said as we made our way to the stairs. “I haven’t met many smart and handsome guys my age.”

He chuckled and his shoulders relaxed as he asked, “Smart, huh?”

Intense. Thoughtful. Handsome. And Jesse’s kisses made my knees go weak. But none of these were things I could easily say to anyone, including my brother. As we neared the landing, I said, “He’s so well-read and easy to talk to.”

We continued down to the first floor, and Stone said, “Well, if that’s all you two are doing, I’m even happier, Sis. Though, I doubt Jason is.”

My skin buzzed. Jason was a friend, but nothing more. Once we made it to the bottom step, I saw the ballroom doors were open. I hugged my brother and said, "I see you’re interested in Vanessa again.”

“She’s avoiding me.”

“Well, you have changed in the past five years, but hopefully for the better. Maybe she just needs to see that you’re … better now.”

“Thanks, Sis.”

“Talk to you later, Stone.”

Jesse was there, waiting for me. He took my hands and said, “Em, come with me. We’re seated together.”

I pressed my hand on his shoulder and felt the warm rush that went to my toes from being beside him again. We headed to the balcony, where white chairs were lined up, overlooking the wedding arch set in front of the vines. As we scooted in and found our seats, I said, “I’m so excited to see an actual wedding. I’ve only ever seen them in movies.”

He stopped short and his eyes widened. “You’re joking?”

Somehow, I always told Jesse what was in my heart, when I didn’t do that with anyone else. Hopefully, one day, my stories wouldn’t shock him. I swallowed and said, “No, I’m not.”

An usher walked past, handing out programs. Jesse gave me one and said, “My mother assures me they’re in love, so there is that.”

My heart lifted. A wedding, here, was idyllic. And, my memory of Indigo was of a woman who always got whatever she set her mind to. She was always independent and focused. She had likely planned every detail of the wedding

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