Deal Breaker: A Holiday Springs Resort Novel by Julie Archer

Author:Julie Archer [Archer, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Sophie

I couldn’t stop crying.

Everything about Brianna and Joshua’s ceremony was absolutely beautiful. Her dress, flawless; the music, perfect. When it came time for them to exchange vows, which they’d written themselves, the honest and profound words and promises to each other had me blubbering like a baby. The emotion of the day had definitely got to me, although I couldn’t help but think the situation with Max was also having an impact.

I also couldn’t stop looking at him every opportunity I got.

He looked impossibly handsome in his dress suit, by far the most attractive of the three groomsmen. Each time I glanced in his direction, he seemed to be looking right back at me. God knows why, I was a snotty mess. Thank goodness Autumn had stashed several packets of tissues in her bag.

“Remind me not to ask you to be a bridesmaid when I get married,” Autumn had whispered in my ear, after one particularly loud bout of tears. “I don’t need your red eyes and puffy face ruining the photographs.”

She was only half joking—I thought.

Once the bride and groom had walked back down the aisle as husband and wife, the guests started filtering out into the main part of the Lodge in preparation for the reception. The three of us hung back, waiting until most people had gone through before we joined the receiving line. We made polite conversation with Brianna’s mother and father, then Joshua’s, before getting to the happy couple themselves. Brianna and Joshua held hands, showing off Brianna’s ridiculous rock to anyone who wanted to see it.

“Omigosh, you guys!” she squealed, when we appeared in front of her. She broke off from Joshua’s embrace and hugged the three of us close to her at the same time, my nose squashed against her armpit. “I’m so glad you’re here! Wasn’t it a gorgeous ceremony?”

After she’d released us from her clutches, we cooed in agreement, saying how wonderful it had all been.

“Wait until you see the cake, the things the baker managed to do with chocolate ganache is out of this world.” Brianna clapped her hands together, before Joshua grabbed her left hand again.

My stomach growled. Apart from the small amount of eggs I’d eaten earlier, food hadn’t been on my radar. But now, hearing talk of chocolate cake, I realized how hungry I was. I wondered if it would be wrong to skip the main meal and simply pig out on dessert. As we moved along the line, my appetite disappeared again when Max came into view. I made a point of not stopping to talk to him and instead held out my hand to Trent.

“Ah, Sophie, lovely to see you,” he said, lifting his hand to his mouth and brushing his lips over my knuckles. “And looking absolutely stunning, might I add.”

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Max seething. After his behavior earlier, he really had no right to be acting like that.

“You too, Trent.” I smiled graciously. “Why don’t you save a dance for me later?” I suggested, watching as Max’s eyebrows shot up.

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