Forbidden Prescription: A Stepbrother Romance by Stephanie Brother

Author:Stephanie Brother [Brother, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-12T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Four

My mouth is hanging wide open. I quickly snap it shut, remembering that I am sitting in a fancy restaurant among sophisticated people. I can’t believe what I have just heard. I am staring at my mom and Jared as if they have both just grown extra heads. I lift up my glass of wine and drink deeply. I’m not usually one to over indulge in alcohol, but at the moment, I really need it. I close my eyes briefly and let the wine flow down my throat.

“What do you mean you’re getting married?” I ask, trying not to sound too outraged. So this is why they bought me here. Mom probably figured I would be less likely to lose my head in a public place.

“It’s like I just said, sweetie. Jared and I are getting married.”

My eyes narrow to slits. I am very irritated by the sweet smile she is giving me.

“We are hoping to make it happen as soon as possible,” Jared pipes up.

My eyes fly to him. “I think the whole marriage thing is great, really I do. But, don’t you think it’s a little bit too soon?” My eyes implore them both. “I mean seven months into a relationship hardly warrants marriage.”

My mom cocks an eyebrow and reprimands me with her eyes. I know what she is silently saying—that I have no say in the decisions she makes about her love life. “Honey I am a woman of a particular age. When a woman reaches my age, she has experienced it all and knows exactly what she wants.”

I remain silent and take another sip of wine. At the rate I am going I will have to be carried out of the restaurant. I turn her words over in my mind. I suppose she is right. I have never known her to make any decisions without thinking things through properly. I know because I am a lot like her in that way. I now feel horrible for discouraging their decision to get married. I glance up to them gazing into each other’s eyes lovingly. They make such a cute picture, that I think it might make me sick. I sigh inwardly. Who am I to stand in the way of love? “Well, it is clear that you are both head over heels in love with each other. So, why not tie the knot?” I raise my glass, “I’m on board, here’s to love.”

I offer a smile when my mother beams at me. She mouths ‘thank you’ and I nod. My gaze swings over to Jared. “Jared, thank you for making my mom happy and I am delighted that you will soon be a part of our family.”

He grins broadly. “Thank you Alice. You are an amazing daughter.” The happy couple soon breaks out into excited chatter and I turn back to my thoughts. I am not as happy and accepting of the situation as I pretend to be. But, I figure that my mother deserves happiness. It has been years since she lost her husband and I can imagine that she gets lonely.

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