Letting You Go by S.L. Sterling

Author:S.L. Sterling [Sterling, S.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-19T18:30:00+00:00

The rest of the week had flown by, and by Friday night, the entire wedding party was seated at a long table in one of the event rooms of the hotel for the rehearsal dinner. I sat there, lost in my own thoughts and memories, thinking about Bailey and I. We had only just begun planning our wedding when we’d broken up. We’d actually planned on having our wedding reception in this very hotel and I wondered what would have happened had it of happened. I was deep in thought when I heard my name and realized everyone at the table was looking at me, waiting for a response to a question I hadn’t heard.

“All I can say is that I hope you don’t do this tomorrow when I ask you to pass the rings,” Ryan said, laughing.

Laughter erupted, and I glanced across the table at Bailey, a soft smile on her lips. She met my eyes for just a second before Cara stood and held her glass for a toast. Afterward, she broke out into a few announcements about the rest of the evening and tomorrow.

Fifteen minutes later, everyone began clearing the room, some going back to their rooms, others heading down to either the lounge or spa.

“Are you coming, Bailey?” Cara questioned, glancing at me, noticing I was watching them.

“Maybe in a bit,” Bailey said, smiling in her direction.

“All right, I will hold you a spot in case you want to join, okay?”

I watched as Bailey nodded, then reached into her purse and pulled out a card. I frowned. She seemed happy, but I knew the fake smile was just that. Deep down inside, something was on her mind. I waited until the room had cleared and stretched. Bailey glanced up from whatever it was she was writing. “Aren’t you going with the guys?” she asked.

“I told them I’d meet up with them soon. I need to let this food digest before I get into the drinks.”

“I see.”

“What about you? What are you going to do now?” I asked, walking around to her side of the table and leaning down beside her, a waft of her vanilla-scented shampoo hitting my nose.

She glanced at me and smiled. “A few of the girls are going to have a spa treatment. They asked me if I wanted to join, but I think I’m just going to take a walk in the park. I need to get some air.”

Our eyes locked, and she looked at me as if she wanted to say something. I waited, but she said nothing, just sat there looking into my eyes.

“You feeling okay?” I questioned. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes looked darker than normal.

She nodded and smiled again, only this time the smile didn’t reach her eyes. There was something bothering her. I knew that look way too well. “I’m okay. Just tired, I guess. I haven’t been sleeping very well, and it has been a long day,” she mumbled, popping the envelope back into her purse before turning to look at me.

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