Feels Like the First Time (Destiny Bay Book 2) by Marina Adair

Author:Marina Adair [Adair, Marina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2017-04-24T22:00:00+00:00

The afternoon was fading by the time Ali pointed the boat in the direction of shore—and so was Ali.

Bridget forgot her affliction to moving water. Marty spent the way out detailing the finer points of sailing, Bridget spent the way back discussing the importance of proper wedding planning, and Ali spent the entire trip hard at work on the whole sharing concept.

Yesterday, she would have argued that Bridget was wrong, but after spending the day trying to be a part of the family, instead of the cog that held them together, Ali realized that when it came to navigating relationships, she was merely treading water.

And in her need to take care of everyone, she’d turned relationships that were supposed to be so simple and straightforward into something complicated.

Like now, watching her dad focus everything he had on Bridget while she detailed every bead and line of her dress. Things she knew Marty could care less about, but because it was important to Bridget, it was important to him. He wasn’t giving his opinion, or explaining that Vera Wang was probably already booked, he was just listening.

Being a parent and sharing in his daughter’s joy.

Ali had always been envious of their relationship in that way. Wanted to learn how to remove herself from the reality and participate in the whimsical side of relationships. To be impartial and avoid the conflict and hard decisions seemed freeing.

Completely foreign, but freeing nonetheless.

“Blue is a great choice,” Marty said. “It matches your seaside wedding theme. And Ali loves blue.” Marty turned toward the helm, the wind blowing his hair forward. “Don’t you, honey?”

Ali blinked. “What?”

“Weren’t you listening?” Marty asked, his voice barely carrying over the sound of the boat cutting through the water. “Since the wedding will be on the water, Bridget picked blue for her color.”

“Sorry, I didn’t hear, I was navigating,” she admitted. “What happened to the fuchsia?”

“They couldn’t get it in time for the wedding,” Bridget said, and Ali gave a silent high-five to the universe. “But Mom found a boutique in Seattle that had the style I wanted and everyone’s size in stock. They already shipped them out, and the dresses should arrive in Florida the Tuesday before the wedding. It’s cutting it close, but there will be just enough time for a fitting and alterations.”

“Blue works for me,” Ali said, trying to adopt her dad’s causal smile, his genuine interest. “When’s the fitting?”

“Wednesday morning, first thing,” Bridget said, and a strange nagging sensation pulsed at the base of Ali’s neck. “I figured you and Dad could fly in on Monday so you can be there for all of the preparations and festivities.”

“A whole week of festivities?” There was no amount of signature cocktails to make that week pass quickly.

“The fitting, the bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner, then the wedding.”

Bridget wasn’t kidding when she said that proper planning was important.

Ali did the math in her head, wondered how many slices of cake Marty would sneak, then that nagging feeling in her skull went nuclear.

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