Meadow: Graves Crime Syndicate, Book 2 by April Skye

Author:April Skye [Skye, April]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: April Skye
Published: 2022-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

ALLISON

“Zip me up?” Marilyn asked as she turned her back to me, showing me the exposed edges of her open dress. I reached over and anchored my hand at the base before effortlessly gliding it up.

“That dress looks so good on you.” I turned back to the mirror, re-curling a few pieces of my hair to frame my face after getting it styled today. Marilyn’s dress was an emerald green one-shouldered chiffon with a less than modest slit opening to show her leg when she walked. Her red hair was pulled back into a low curly bun at the base of her skull, and dangling earrings that made her look even more elegant than usual.

“Thank you,” she said with a genuine smile. “Have you decided which dress you’re going to wear?”

I watched through the mirror’s reflection as she headed over to the small hotel closet and pulled the door open. As she started shuffling through the choices she had sent over yesterday, I stared at Devon’s necklace while I counted the seconds before releasing each curl. “I’m not sure yet. Maybe the gray one? It looks pretty comfortable.”

“Uh, this one?” she asked, holding it out by the hanger with her freshly polished nail.

“Yeah?”

“No.” She didn’t allude to why not that one, but pulled out the black bodycon dress I had been eyeing earlier. “What about this?” It had a stretchy material and long sleeves. The v-neck led down to two separate pieces that wrapped around the back and tied to a bow so you could adjust the coverage.

“That dress will show every flaw,” I tried to point out. Marilyn leveled me with a look and extended her elbow further to hand it to me.

“You have the cutest baby bump. No one will be looking at your flaws. Besides, it’s this or the red empire waist.” My eyes widened at the thought of the dress I had told Marilyn to return without ever having to try on. Our attention was stolen by a knock at the door, and I snatched the hanger and ran to get dressed as she answered.

As I slipped the dress over my head, I could feel my nerves tangling themselves up my limbs. I tried to take a steady breath and was assaulted with the memory of Matthew and David’s lips against mine. The care they had shown me—I wasn’t sure how to react to it. Honestly, I was grateful that Marilyn suggested a girls’ day because I needed time away from the guys to clear my head. Unfortunately, whenever I let my thoughts drift off, I returned to them—them and Devon. It didn’t hurt as much today when my mind drifted to my husband. Was Devon still considered my husband in death? It didn’t feel right to refer to him as anything else, but the vow we took was ’til death do we part.’ Death came, but I didn’t want the distance. I didn’t want the departure.

“You need help?” Marilyn called from the other side of the door, pulling me from my thoughts and the bathroom.

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