Groomless - Part 2 by Sierra Rose

Author:Sierra Rose [Rose, Sierra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Billionaire Romance
Google: dV1RCgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B011T8XNGY
Publisher: Dark Shadows Publishing
Published: 2015-07-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

That night, Kate and I talked on the couch while she painted her toenails, this time in some awful shade of fluorescent green.

“You like it?” she asked, holding up the bottle. “It’s called Grassy Nail.”

“Great,” I said. “Nail polish named after a crime scene.”

“Huh?”

“Never mind.”

“I’m sorry about your job,” Kate said. “What are you gonna do now?”

“I’m not sure. I’m sure I can pick up something at a restaurant, till I land a photography job again.”

“Yeah, you’ll find something. Just don’t be a model. It sucks.”

As we talked, Luke flashed across my mind; I couldn’t stop thinking about him. “Maybe Luke would make the perfect groom,” I blurted before I had a chance to stop my foolish mouth.

“I was mad at him when I first met him at the bridal shop, but he seems like an okay guy.”

“Well, he has this great relationship with my dad. Even after we broke up, the two of them still went to some Mets games together. He flew my dad to New York City,” I said, my voice skating on the ugly edge of whiny.

“I know they’re tight, and Luke seems like a great guy, from what you told me, but he broke your heart really bad, Julia. Do you really trust him enough to go there with him? He’s your ex for a reason, remember? I mean, I understand you wanting to sleep with him. I’d have to be blind or gay not to see that, but still.”

“I need a family friend to stand in for an admittedly weird situation, that’s all.”

“Yeah, that’s true. Even if it’s just make-believe, it should be the right guy.”

“I don’t know. Maybe it’d be better to pick some random stranger.”

“In that case, we could go clubbing.”

“And what do I say to the potential groom? Do I just pick him up and then give him some abridged version of this crazy plan? I mean, ‘Hey, do you like cosplay? No, I’m not talking steampunk, no capes and pocket watches. More…Barbie and Ken get married.’”

“That sounds like the easiest way to end up with a Thorazine shot and resting upstate on a ninety-day paper. Hey! Your parents could be conservators like Britney’s were back in the day!”

“Kate, as helpful as that is, I’m angling for the path of least resistance here. I don’t feel like going into detail with anyone. This whole thing is sort of a freak show, but it’s my freak show. I own that. I just don’t want to have to explain it to a stranger.”

“Are you sure you don’t have a nice male cousin who could stand in?”

“This isn’t Appalachia. We live in Brooklyn. I’m not going to try to get my by-the-way-has-been-in-jail-for-domestic-violence cousin Hank to be my groom-in-training, okay? He’s my only male cousin, and I basically hate him. Although he’d make a great piñata if we’re going for a fiesta vibe at the reception.”

“Ooh! Or pin the tail on a wife-beater! You have the best party games. I am so coming to all your weddings.

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