Forever by the Sea by Traci Hall

Author:Traci Hall [Hall, Traci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kendelle Press
Published: 2016-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Sinead studied the weather channel like a professional meteorologist. Tropical Depression Edna came and went with eight days to spare before the wedding. A tropical system named Fred circled out at sea, creating heavy rainfall but it didn’t hold form. According to the National Weather Service, it only had a 20 percent chance of creating a problem next week.

“Can we watch something besides the weather channel?” Christian asked, stopping to lean against the living room wall on his way back from the kitchen.

“We are getting married in seven days—then you can have the television again. Right now, I need it.” She perched on the couch, the remote in hand. “When are you meeting Xavier and Paul?”

“In a couple of hours.”

“You have the color strip for the right blue on the shirts?”

He patted his pocket and dipped into the safety zone of his office.

She shopped online for Daisy patterned Wellingtons, just as a joke. But come hell or high water, she was going to marry Christian and become Mrs. Christian Sharp for once and for all. Sinead longed to be married, wanted that band on Christian’s finger as well as her own.

Fianna came over in the afternoon for a late lunch, early dinner.

“What did you do with Christian?” she asked, joining Sinead on the couch.

“Supposedly he and the guys are buying shirts, but my guess is they’ll head over to the Funky Buddha and drink beer. I don’t care—so long as they get the shirts. I even gave him a paint strip from the hardware store so he knows exactly what color to buy.”

“Smart.” Fianna stretched out her long legs bare in short-shorts. “So you’re totally good with an aqua wedding and chocolate cake?”

“I don’t care. Ferguson said I can’t change anything, besides me and Christian’s announcement instead of Laura and Ken’s.”

“Poor Laura and Ken.” Her green eyes sparkled with curiosity. “Why did they cancel?”

“I don’t know for sure…Collette was being very secretive about it.” Sinead sat back, remembering in painful detail how fast things could go off schedule. “I bet it fell apart under the pressure. Weddings are stressful.”

“Not for you, and not this time. It’s all done.” Fianna brushed her hands together and then straightened. “You know, Collette might be able to capitalize on this kind of wedding—the ready-made ceremony for the bride and groom on the run.”

“Nice. We’ll have to tell her.” Sinead’s stomach rumbled. “Let’s eat—I’ve got chicken salad.” She got up and walked to the kitchen.

“I thought you were on a diet?” Fianna asked.

“No-fat mayo, no bread.”

“No flavor?”

“It’s not bad, actually. I added turmeric.” Sinead pulled the container from the fridge, along with a pitcher of unsweetened iced tea.

“The yellow stuff?” Fianna grabbed plates and brought them to the dining room table. “I don’t think I’ve ever had it other than curry.”

Sinead had put on some weight in post-wedding binge eating and had to take it off to zip up her dress. “I’ve got three more pounds to lose.”

“Yeah, you’re such a porker.” Fianna stuck her tongue out at Sinead.

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