Stop the Wedding! by Stephanie Bond

Author:Stephanie Bond [Bond, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary Romance, romantic comedy, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
Publisher: NeedtoRead Books
Published: 2011-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

DINING ALONE WITH CLAY Castleberry, interesting? Nerve-wracking, disquieting, and downright uncomfortable, perhaps, but not interesting. Annabelle sipped her champagne and studied the man sitting next to her as he asked their waiter to bring appetizers and delay the entrees until their parents returned. Admittedly, he was an intriguing man. If they had met under different circumstances, would they have—

“Well?” he asked.

Annabelle jerked—darn it, caught daydreaming again. “Well, what?”

“Well, what now? I can see the wheels turning in your head. I assume you have a plan.”

A guilty flush descended. How long would he gloat if he knew that her confusing attraction to him was distracting her from her main goal to…to…oh, yes—to stop the wedding.

She cleared her throat. “Short of kidnapping, I’m not certain what to do with my mother.”

“We’re running out of time,” he said, his words measured.

Did she imagine it, or did his gaze flit to her ring finger? “Yes, we are. The more plans they make, the less chance we have of changing their minds.”

Clay shook his head. “Women always manage to turn a simple ceremony into an overblown event.”

Annabelle blinked. “May I point out that getting married isn’t as old hat for my mother as it is for your father. Surely you can’t begrudge her a few indulgences.”

Clay rolled his eyes. “I suppose you’re neck-deep into planning your own production.”

Annabelle frowned, determined not to be distracted. “Don’t you think a couple should be surrounded by their family and friends when they take their vows?”

“Since no marriage is likely to last, why inconvenience everyone else?”

She was torn—half in agreement, yet faintly dismayed that neither of them carried within them the belief they could find one person to love for all time. His cynicism was jarring, but hadn’t she mouthed similar sentiments to everyone within earshot?

“Well, even if Mother goes ahead with this wedding,” she murmured, “I’m glad she at least wanted me to be here and take part in the ceremony.”

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