Fruit Punch Kisses by K.S. Thomas

Author:K.S. Thomas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: small town romance, first love, weddings, humor, chick lit, sweet romance, sassy romance, southern
Publisher: Never Did Point North Publishing
Published: 2019-09-22T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

MERCY

My something new for Brenna winds up being a kitten Bryce brings in after his evening rounds through the outer edges of town where power and civilization have yet to be restored. She’s pure white and makes the cutest accessory you could possibly imagine. Well, a unique accessory, anyway. My something old is a small, white leather satchel purse adorned with an abundance of glitter and lace, precisely how Miss Gertrude, Lacey’s favorite piano teacher, likes all of her belongings. As luck would have it, she’s willing to part ways with it, and I find it lends itself well to carrying the kitten down the aisle, dangling nicely on Brenna’s left wrist while she holds her bouquet of blue paper roses—handcrafted by Camden—and wears a delicate string of borrowed pearls wrapped around her right.

With limited space in the pavilion and most of town in attendance, Chase and I wind up standing along the wall, leaving the prime seating open to family and friends of the bride and groom. We’re not the only ones opting for standing spots. Esther and Wade are standing just a few feet to my right, looking almost as in love as the couple getting married. I can’t help but wonder how much longer it’ll be before they make their way down an aisle of their own and exchange vows of ever after, just like Brenna and Robbie are doing today.

To Chase’s left, I can make out MaryBeth huddled up with Camden and Frank. They’re so far back, they’re nearly in the corner, hidden by the darkness pooling beyond the center of the hall which is lit up in every Christmas light we could string up, creating a sort of sparkling tent for Brenna and Robbie to be married under.

The beauty of it all takes my breath away. I’ve organized and produced so many weddings grander than this one, with months of planning, budgets big enough to fulfill the bride’s every fantasy, and settings as romantic as anything you could dare to dream up having been fed a steady stream of Disney princess fairytales from the time you were three. I’ve done them all. None of them compare to this one, here tonight. The sheer love that was poured into this wedding far outmatches any amount of money I’ve ever had the freedom to spend. Every last imperfect improvisation that came into play to create this evening only adds to the magic of this moment, seeing these two people, so deeply in love, share a piece of their happiness with all of us.

I look to Chase, expecting to catch his eye, for us to have the sort of exchange of unspoken understanding you have with your love when in the company of others as lucky as you, but I’m left wanting. His gaze is fixed on the couple at the heart of it all. I could appreciate his attention being held captive, believing he was so genuinely moved by what he was witnessing that he was unable to notice anything or anyone else around him, including me.

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