Dying To Marry by Janelle Taylor

Author:Janelle Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2011-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

“This limo could almost make me forget my troubles,” Lizzie said, crossing and uncrossing her legs in the luxurious limousine that Dylan had insisted on renting to transport Lizzie, Gayle and Holly to the party. Her smile faded. “Almost. I wish Flea were here.”

“I stopped by her shop before I headed to your place, Lizzie,” Gayle said, tossing her heavy red hair behind her shoulder. “She’s still wincing a little from the pain. And yet there she was, cutting and patterning your dress, working with those tiny scissors, straining her eyes.”

“I spent some time with her yesterday,” Holly said. “She said that working on the dress will make her feel like she’s at the party.”

“What would I do without Flea?” Lizzie said, tearing up and glancing out the window. “What would I do without any of you?”

“Hey, come on now,” Gayle said, patting Lizzie’s knee. “Don’t forget that gorgeous, kind fiancé of yours!”

Lizzie let out a deep breath. “Gayle, I’m so sorry about what happened at your workplace. I don’t know if it was the person who’s after me going after my friends or if it was Pru or what, but I’m so sorry.”

Gayle smiled weakly. “Don’t you worry, Lizzie. My boss was never going to go for me anyway, whether or not he thinks I’m some good-time girl. Besides, it’s nothing he didn’t hear every day in the halls in high school.”

A few days ago, Gayle’s boss had received a typed letter from an anonymous source in Troutville, insisting that she be fired, that Good Time Gayle had no business being the receptionist at such a professional establishment as his law office. The letter went on to say that Gayle partied every night of the week till all hours, drinking and carrying on with who knew who, and who knew what confidential secrets she was spilling? Her boss would be well advised, the letter continued, to fire her.

Gayle’s boss hadn’t fired her, but he had, with some embarrassment, shown her the letter so that she’d be aware, given what was going on with Lizzie.

Gayle’s beautiful green eyes teared up. “Sticks and stones, right?”

“It was Pru!” Flea said through clenched teeth. “For telling her off at the reunion. Probably why she waited a week—so you wouldn’t necessarily connect it to that.”

“I’m sure you’re right,” Gayle said. “But it’s not like I can confront her without proof.”

“If it was her, Gayle,” Lizzie said, squeezing Gayle’s hand, “I’m just sorry you’ll have to see her tonight. Feel free to ignore her. I don’t want you thinking you need to be polite just because of me. She’s certainly not polite to me and I’m marrying into her family.”

“Are you okay, honey?” Holly asked Lizzie. “Remember, tonight is about you and Dylan celebrating how you feel. It’s not about the psycho. It’s not about Pru. It’s not about anything but you and Dylan.”

Lizzie nodded and offered a smile, but as the limo turned onto Dunhill Place, she bit her lip and then burst into tears.

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