Somebody to Love by Mariah Ankenman

Author:Mariah Ankenman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mariah Ankenman

CHAPTER 15

Penny zipped up her dress, catching sight of the tag still attached hanging right below her armpit. Dang it! Running to her kitchen, she grabbed the craft scissors from her junk drawer and snipped the tag off. She’d bought the pretty sundress yesterday when she realized she had nothing to wear to the rehearsal dinner. She wasn’t really a dress girl. Unless you counted her R2D2 cosplay dress from Comic Con last year.

Somehow, she didn’t think that would be appropriate for a wedding rehearsal.

Thankfully, Kismet was full to the brim with charming tourist shops overflowing with one-of-a-kind clothing. A quick afternoon shopping trip and she’d bought a very simple, but pretty, forest green cocktail dress. The crisscross bodice gave her the illusion of boobs, and the skirt flared out enough to allow her to walk without tripping over her own feet.

Slipping her feet into her black ballet flats—the only dress shoes she had other than the terrifying sky-scraper heels she had to wear at tomorrow’s wedding—she did one last check in the mirror.

Frizzy hair tamed back into a sleek French twist, check. Light application of makeup to the best of her ability—thank you Internet makeup tutorials—check. Dress, shoes, light wrap, and purse, check. Satisfied she had everything in order not to make a fool of herself—or Cassie—she grabbed her keys and headed out.

The rehearsal was being held at the new restaurant. In the back, technically. The Jackson family had turned a portion of the cruddy, pothole ridden parking lot in back into a beautiful outdoor patio. When the restaurant opened in a few weeks, there would be seating. She’d heard Del mention something about trying to have live music occasionally. But right now, it would serve as the perfect venue for a small, intimate wedding.

She drove the few miles to Jacks, parking in the distillery lot and heading over. Loud peals of laughter and chatter reached her ears as she walked. It seemed most everyone had arrived. Shoot! She hated being late. Worried she was holding everyone up, she quickened her pace. A sigh of relief escaped her as she came into view of the back patio. People milled about, chatting, holding drinks in their hands. No one seemed in a rush to get things started.

“Penny! Oh, I’m so glad you’re here!”

She let out a surprising oaf as Charlie grabbed her in a fierce hug, the woman crushing her close as if they were long lost best friends. Her surprise turned to mirth as the bright cheery voice lowered, whispering in her ear with desperation.

“My aunt Karen is here, and the woman will not stop asking me when I’m going to finally settle down and start popping out babies. Cassie is glued to Del’s side, and I have no one to distract her. Save me!”

She laughed. Finding it oddly amusing to see someone the great and powerful Charlie seemed to be afraid of. Most of the time, Charlie told anyone who annoyed her to screw off. Guess that didn’t really work with relatives.

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