Love Times Two: A Romantic Comedy by Maggie Dallen

Author:Maggie Dallen [Dallen, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-30T04:00:00+00:00

The day went from bad to worse, as far as Elizabeth was concerned. Brunch proved to be an unpleasant reminder of her excessive lameness. What could make life more depressing than harping on the fact that she was a dried up prude with no sex appeal? Tagging along to the venue where her wedding was supposed to have been held.

Elizabeth’s throat closed up as they entered the lavish hall. Content to let her sister do the planning, she’d managed to make it through her entire engagement without seeing the venue in person.

“Isn’t it gorgeous?” Connie whispered next to her in a hushed tone.

Elizabeth pushed words past the lump in her throat. “It’s perfect.”

And it was. The hall had a gothic cathedral vibe on the inside, with a high arched ceiling and balconies lining the upper stories. The wedding coordinator, a young woman with bright red hair and an even brighter smile, hurried over to them. “These decorations will come down, of course,” she said by way of greeting. “These are from the last wedding.”

Elizabeth assumed the decorations the coordinator referred to were the flowers and ivy that hung from the balconies, giving the room the feel of an indoor garden. She would keep the flowers, if it were up to her. But it wasn’t. She had no input anymore, now that she was no longer one of the brides. Or, at least, not really.

The wedding coordinator had linked arms with Connie and the two were strolling through the space, making notes and brainstorming about the upcoming event. She caught a few snippets every now and again as she trailed behind them, trying not think too hard about how different this visit would have been if she and Jason hadn’t broken up.

The wedding coordinator was chipper and apparently quite the romantic because Elizabeth kept hearing phrases like “the best day of your life” and “true love.” It was enough to make Elizabeth gag. But she kept it together. This was still Connie’s big day, after all, and she’d agreed to do her part. Which, for the moment, meant acting as if being in the wedding venue wasn’t a special form of torture. Connie could handle the event coordinating fine on her own, Elizabeth was just there for appearances.

Although no one had told the wedding coordinator that.

The coordinator, Shari, Elizabeth thought her name was, spun around with that frighteningly large grin. “And what about you?” she cooed. Releasing Connie’s arm, she headed toward Elizabeth with a focus that was unnerving.

“What about me?” Elizabeth mumbled. She resisted the urge to back away from the crazy happy lady.

“This is your big day too. Yours and your fiancé’s….Jason, right?”

At Elizabeth’s jerky nod, Shari hurried on. “What do you want your wedding to look like?”

Elizabeth cast a quick, panicked look in her sister’s direction. “Oh, we’re, uh…Jason and I are pretty easygoing. We’re happy leaving the planning up to Connie.”

She saw Connie give her a thumbs up of approval over Shari’s shoulder. But Shari was not to be deterred.

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