From the Start by Cheryl Etchison

Author:Cheryl Etchison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00

The bell above the door gave a cheerful tinkle as Kacie entered the bridal shop. What an amazing difference five weeks made. When she last left this place, she had been swamped by feelings of hurt and jealousy and loneliness. And now as she walked through the door, she felt like a stronger, more confident, far happier version of herself.

As she stood in the showroom in the midst of all the bridal gowns, it didn’t matter that she wasn’t married herself or engaged or even in a serious relationship. Because Michael, whether he realized it or not, had helped her come to see that a man alone couldn’t bring her happiness. If anything, she needed to be happy with herself in order to make a relationship work.

“Well hello,” Della said in her syrupy sweet southern drawl. “I was so excited to see you on the schedule today. Are you back for your final fitting?”

Kacie caught her tone, that subtle way of politely questioning whether the dress would fit.

“I am pretty sure this will be my final fitting,” she said, unable to contain her happiness. “I even remembered to bring the heels I’ll be wearing.” Kacie gave a little wave with the shoe box in her hand.

“Excellent. Your dress is already waiting for you.” Della led her to the dressing rooms in the back and directed her to the one with her gown hanging in it. “I’ll just give you a few minutes and then I’ll be back to zip you up.”

And with a little wink and a smile, off she went, closing the door behind her.

Kacie dropped her things onto the small padded bench and went about undressing. All the while she stared at the ice blue dress. She’d come to think of as her nemesis these past few weeks, but standing here now, staring it down, she knew without a doubt that not only would the dress fit, it would look fabulous.

I wish Michael could see me in this dress.

The thought took her by surprise, because that wasn’t what she and Michael were about.

For the past month and a half, they’d managed to keep their relationship mostly superficial. Of course there was the morning they ran into each other at the coffee shop and she told him of her future career plans and he shared that his mother died when he was young. Then there was the night he showed up on her doorstep in a raging thunderstorm because he was worried about her. But those occasions were anomalies. For the most part, their conversations generally revolved around brief rundowns of their work day, what kind of food they wanted to order in, and what sexual position they should try next.

Kacie felt her skin flush warm.

Okay. So things between them were quite intimate in that sense. He knew just how and where to touch her to make her come completely undone. But at the end of the day, she didn’t really know much about him.

And yet, if there was one person she’d like to take as a date to Sam’s wedding, it was Michael.

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