The First Last Kiss by Ali Harris

Author:Ali Harris
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Women, General
ISBN: 9780857202932
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Published: 2013-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

(He stumbles slightly.)

‘Ahh, I mean, when but a girl,

New friendship, high adventure, and a crown,

Your heart will keep the courage of the quest,

And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.’

I kiss my father on the cheek, grip his hand, and clutching it tightly we begin to walk towards my husband, my future, murmuring my wise old dad’s refrain for marriage, for life, for happiness under our breath. ‘O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy . . . ’

We walk past my mum, who smiles at me. Then I pass a sobbing Jackie and a beaming Dave. There’s Freya and Lisa, Jo who has flown from Oz to be here, and even Christie, who has come with her husband. There are a handful of uni friends, and of course, Jake, Gaz, Alex and some of Ryan’s colleagues from Thorpe Hall and his Hackney school. But I barely register any of them because all I can see is Ryan. He looks as gorgeous as ever in his sea-blue suit and white shirt, bright orange flower in his lapel.

I get to Ry’s side and he looks down at me with a grin on his face. ‘You made it then,’ he murmurs.

‘Did you really think I wouldn’t?’ I ask, my heart soaring up to the sky.

He raises an eyebrow. ‘I’d be lying if I said no, but that’s only because I’ve been here since our very first kiss.’

‘Second,’ I remind him, curving my lips into a wry smile and glancing around at the shore where we kissed for the second – and the best time.

‘First,’ he grins. ‘I knew from the start. It just took you a bit longer to catch up, Harry . . . ’

I shake my head and slip my hand into his as we turn and face the minister.

‘I’m not Harry,’ I say. ‘There’s no more Harry. Just Molly. Molly Cooper. Now, shall we do this?’

Snap!

We kiss again, for another camera, another photo, another piece of video shot by a guest. So many photographs, so many moments captured: the sand, warm between my toes, dress billowing behind me, Ryan’s arms around mine, the sun beating down on our backs as it starts to sink behind us, a glass of champagne thrust into our hands. People come up to us to chat, congratulate, kiss, hug. Casey, Mia, Jackie, Carl, Lydia, my dad, our wonderful friends and family. Even my mum comes and takes us both by the hands. Then she turns to Ryan and smiles benevolently at him.

‘How funny it is to think that I’m your very own MILF now, Ryan dear!’ Mum says proudly and pats his hand.

He stares at her, and then me, unable to hide his horror. I can’t stop the impending snort of laughter I feel coming on. I drag him away from a bemused Mum, telling her I’ll explain later, and telling him that I’m saving him from my mum’s amorous advances. And then we run, hand in hand, me trying not

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