No Ordinary Christmas by Talia Hunter

Author:Talia Hunter [Hunter, Talia]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Luke

Willow was stunning.

And she was so nervous, her hand was shaking. It was tucked into my elbow, and I could feel her trembling through the thick fabric of my tuxedo jacket as we wove our way along the longest wedding aisle ever created, heading slowly toward the gazebo.

It wasn’t hard to figure out why she was shaking.

The park was full of at least three hundred people, all sitting in chairs arranged around the gazebo. And as the first couple down the aisle, every pair of eyes was fixed on us.

Or more accurately, they were fixed on Willow.

I wanted our long walk to be over so Willow could relax, but I couldn’t blame anyone for staring. She wore a silver dress that floated around her. Its full skirt flared out from her waist to just below her knees, leaving her shapely calves exposed. Its tight bodice highlighted her perfect breasts. Some of her long, curly hair had been fashioned into an intricate braid around her face, and the rest fell loose around her shoulders.

I couldn’t look at her without forgetting how to breathe.

In keeping with the Christmas theme, Holly had arranged for a group of carollers to sing as we walked slowly down the long aisle. When they started singing We Wish You A Merry Christmas, it reminded me of the speakers Willow had planted around Trixie’s front porch. But even if Willow was also thinking about her prank, she certainly wasn’t smiling now.

Just before we reached the gazebo I felt Willow tense even more. Her mother was sitting in the front row.

The Mayor of San Dante was efficient at her job and very good at getting things done around town. All our public spaces were in great condition, and we had an impressive community center and library, and a beautiful park. I’d voted for her. Three times.

But she was a lot better at being a mayor than a mother.

I put my hand over Willow’s and gave it a squeeze as we went past her mother and started up the stairs to the gazebo. She turned her eyes to me and managed a grateful half-smile, though her face was pale.

At least the mayor had to be pleased with the effect of the snow, if not with the hole in the roof of a historic public building. I bet explaining to her what had happened to it had been less fun than an anal exam.

Inside the gazebo, snowflakes were falling gently, turning the structure into a giant, beautiful snow globe. Rudy was standing in the center of the snowfall, shifting nervously, waiting for his bride. When he met my eyes I gave him a nod I hoped would be reassuring, and he flashed me a tense smile back.

We took our places and waited while the other bridesmaids and groomsmen finished their walk into the gazebo, and the cute little girl who was supposed to be scattering flower petals tipped out her entire basket in a big heap and sat down to cry.

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