The Symphony of Death by Matthew Newson

Author:Matthew Newson [Newson, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Matthew Newson
Published: 2020-05-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Paul Luca

Williams Industries West Texas Facility

I WALKED INTO ALEC’S office at eight a.m. and found him seated at his desk, working away like it was just a normal day. He had on a dark grey suit that matched the color under his eyes. He looked tired and I knew the weight he carried of keeping everything to himself ate away at him like a disease.

“Good morning, buddy. How was your dinner last night? Did you and Tiffany decide on where to have your wedding?”

Alec yawned and tried to rub the sleep from his eyes. “Not yet, right now it’s between her parents’ country club and maybe even a destination wedding somewhere warm and tropical.”

“How about in a church before God like it should be.”

“That is another option, so we’ll see how it goes. I’m sure she’ll change her mind at least several times before she finally picks a place. I know she’ll still be questioning her pick up to the moment she walks down the aisle.”

“Yeah, that sounds rough. Why are you so tired though?”

“She texted me several times last night and this morning asking what I think about a bunch of different places.”

“Why didn’t you turn your phone off, or at least put it on silent?”

“I did, and I got about an hour of sleep before James woke me saying she was on the phone. She was worried that something had happened to me. When I told her I was tired and all I wanted to do was go to sleep, she said she had just one more question to ask me. That turned into an hour-long, one-way conversation of her talking and me listening. When I finally got off the phone it was four a.m., so I decided to get up and come into the office. I figured this will be the only time I’ll be able to get any work done before she gets in for the day.”

I laughed a little to myself, it was kind of funny seeing Alec all worked up.

“Shut up. Stop laughing. This isn’t funny, and remember, Best Man, it’s only a matter of time before she starts blowing up your phone with what she wants for the big day.”

“It’s all new and exciting right now. Believe me, the best way to get this off your plate is to actually start telling her what you want. You see, she really doesn’t want your opinion. It’s her day. If you show a little more interest, she’ll soon go out of her way to avoid talking to you about it because she really only wants what she wants. See how that little bit of psychology works?”

“Yeah. If I start putting some stuff out there... You think she’ll believe how bad I want to wear a retro powder-blue tux with a ruffled shirt?”

“Uh, no. Not that far. You’re a sharp-dressed man. She’ll never buy that. Start smaller. Like with suggestions for flowers or the band for the reception or the cake. Make it just enough out there that she’ll stay away from you with the details.

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