The Best Man by Annabelle Costa

Author:Annabelle Costa
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Rose Bud Press
Published: 2017-07-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26: Kirby

John has roped me into another best man activity today. Believe it or not, I’m helping him pick out tuxedos for the wedding.

Really, he’s not exactly picking them out. He’s just approving one of the ones that Ted probably selected completely randomly, and then handing over the list of groomsmen and their measurements that he collected.

I almost said no when he asked me to come along with him. I’m not sure what’s going on lately, but that night when John and I were playing Cupcake Wars, things got oddly intense. I was licking frosting out of the bowl with my finger—something you can never, ever do in a bakery but that’s super fun to do at home—when I got the urge to offer John my finger to lick the frosting off it. We were talking and laughing together, and I just felt so close to him. And he was smiling his sexy smile and I thought about how it would feel if his lips were around my finger and…

Wow. Why am I thinking this stuff? I’m getting married to Ted in a few months. Ted—a great guy who’s very cute and I love very much. I’m just missing Ted, that’s all. A long distance relationship is rough.

The store is a place that just sells tuxedos, nothing else. It amazes me that a place can stay in business with that going on. I mean, aren’t we in the middle of a recession? Can the economy really support a tuxedo store? Is there such high demand right now for tuxedos?

I guess there is.

The clerk there, Michael, a well-spoken man with slicked back hair and a crisp white shirt, greets us at the front door, and has apparently been expecting us. He leads us to the back, and shows us a black tuxedo. “This is a standard black tuxedo, cut slimmer through the shoulders, chest and waist,” Michael explains. “It has high peak lapels, satin details, and one button closure. As you see, it has long sleeves, four button cuff detail, welt chest pocket. The welt hand pockets have satin trim and pick stitched detail, while the interior welt pockets are fully lined.”

John just stares at him. I bet he couldn’t repeat a single word of that. “That sounds fine.”

“Excellent,” Michael says, whisking the tuxedo away. “Shall I take your measurements now, sir?”

“Uh…” John says. “I guess.”

Michael pulls out his tape measure from his pocket and picks up a clipboard. He frowns down at John. “Would you be able to stand for me? Just for a minute?”

I’m not entirely sure how Michael could think that John is able to stand. I mean, he’s clearly putting in some effort to sit up straight in his wheelchair.

“No,” John says tightly. “I can’t.”

“Could your nurse here help you?” Michael presses him.

The assumption irritates me even more than Michael’s original question. I see a weariness in John’s eyes as he shakes his head no, but doesn’t say anything to correct him. So I take it upon myself to speak up.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.