Reckless Encore by Eden Summers

Author:Eden Summers [Summers, Eden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Melody wiggled on her bar stool. The sea salt had dried through her wedding dress, making the material scratchy and stiff.

“Do you want to call it an early night?” Sean asked, watching her discomfort with a grin. “It probably wasn’t the best idea to go swimming fully clothed, after all.”

“I regret nothing.” She did another shimmy, this one lasting longer than the last. Their ocean dip had left her skin covered in a film of gritty grime that grew the longer she went without a shower. “But I do feel like I must resemble a walking nightmare.”

They had sat at the bar all day, eating and chatting for hours about everything and nothing until night fell. From the topics of work and touring, to Mason becoming a father, and their own hopes for parenthood. The conversation had been filled with reevaluation and a lot of relaxing alcohol.

Their friends had joined them at different stages throughout the drinking process. Mitch and Alana had apologized for sneaking away to their day spa booking. Gabi had sobbed through her pregnancy hormones and informed them of the morning sickness she battled every day. Blake had been quiet, struggling to come to terms with what had happened while he’d remained at his wife’s side. And Sidney had been devastated, not only to miss the wedding, but that Mason had lied. Apparently, a lengthy celibacy marked her husband’s future.

“I’m good to go whenever you are.”

“Not yet, you’re not.” Leah surprised her by squeezing between their stools. “I need to borrow you both for a minute.”

“To do what?” Sean downed the last of his scotch and slid the empty glass toward the bartender.

“I have something to show you.” She slipped out from between them and began walking away. “Come on.”

Sean met Melody’s gaze and shrugged. “I think we’ve earned the right to decline if you can’t be bothered following.”

“No. It’s okay.” She pushed from her stool and followed the Reckless band manager, Sean remaining close at her back. “Where are we going?”

Leah kept her stride long as she led the way down the darkened cement path. They passed the mass of tropical shrubs and flowers, the dense growth closing in around them until they approached the beach.

“Go ahead.” Leah stopped and waved her hand in front. “I’m right behind you.”

“Okay…” Melody shot an apprehensive look at Sean, who walked before her, his brow furrowed.

The gardens cleared, the boardwalk to their villas stretched out before them, but it was the view along the beach that stopped her heart.

“Oh, wow.” Her breath caught in her throat.

Mason stood in stylish black pants and a white long-sleeved button-down, his feet planted between two rows of tiny glowing candles that marked an aisle leading farther along the beach.

At the end of the trail, a small archway had been constructed, the thin frame decorated in white flowers and green vine. Before it, eight wooden chairs similar to those from this morning sat evenly spaced. All of them were empty, just like they

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