Fortune's Surprise Engagement by Nancy Robards Thompson

Author:Nancy Robards Thompson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Two hours before the wedding, Olivia watched as the stylist pinned a stunning cathedral-length veil to Sophie’s head. The salon was abuzz with late-day clients. Dana, Monica, Rachel and Zoe had already come and gone. Madison, the owner of the salon where Olivia and her sisters had been coming for years, had already worked her magic on the rest of the bridal party. Sophie was the last of the lot since placing her long veil proved a little tricky. Unfortunately, it did nothing to quell her curiosity.

“When is Alejandro getting you a ring?” She turned to look at Olivia. Her expression promised she wasn’t going to let this go.

“I need you to sit still and face forward, please,” said Madison.

“Sophie, are you five years old?” Olivia asked. “Quit looking at me and do what Madison needs you to do. Come on, the wedding is in two hours and we still need to get to the hotel so we can get dressed.”

Olivia had appointed herself Sophie’s handmaiden for the day. After everything that had happened, she was doing her best to make sure her sister made it down the aisle on time. In the meantime, she needed to distract Sophie from the details of last night’s surprise engagement. Surprise being the key word. It was the last thing she had expected from Alejandro, but it had worked like a charm. Sophie’s mood had turned on a dime. One minute she had been furious with her for the deception—and frankly, Olivia had been at a loss for what to do—and the next minute she had been crying tears of happiness for her sister whom she thought would never find love.

By the time she and Alejandro had left Sophie, she had seemed convinced. Today, not so much. She hadn’t outwardly questioned the sudden proposal, but she was full of questions.

“Well, if you would just answer my question, I wouldn’t have to keep moving my head to look at you,” Sophie said. “If you would just tell me, I could close my eyes and relax. You don’t want to be the cause of the bride’s anxiety, do you?”

Olivia walked over and stood in front of Sophie, and leaned her hip on the vanity in front of the chair. “I don’t know when he’s going to get me a ring, Sophie. His proposal was as much of a surprise for me as it was for you. I—”

“Wait,” said Madison, stopping midpin. “You’re engaged? When she was talking about a ring, I didn’t realize she meant an engagement ring. I didn’t know you were even dating anyone, much less engaged. Oh, my gosh! Olivia! That’s fabulous news. Congratulations! Have you set a date?”

Olivia cringed inwardly, but she dug deep, determined to keep up the happy, newly engaged charade. Really, all she wanted to do was change the subject. Last night, Sophie had been so upset. Even though Alejandro had shocked her with a fake proposal, in hindsight it really was just about the only thing that would’ve worked.

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