The Wedding Escapade by Kate Denton

Author:Kate Denton [Kate Denton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459269781
Publisher: Harlequin

That afternoon’s wedding was one of her best, Amy decided. Eva and Ralph surrounded by children, grandchildren and several friends from the retirement home. Perhaps it was the sincerity of the couple that made the difference, but Amy had that familiar feel-good tingle that came with launching a new union. It was like a tonic after Thursday’s upheaval.

She did experience a bit of apprehension when Max joined the wedding party. However, he was everything Amy thought he wouldn’t be—ingratiating, and useful.

He served punch and coffee, assisted in clearing the luncheon table and folded the chairs away. The extra pair of hands contributed to a smooth operation and Amy couldn’t help but be appreciative.

By the end of the afternoon, one would have guessed Max to be a member of the family, especially when he made the gracious gesture of arranging for Eva and Ralph to have that honeymoon in Maui he’d planned for himself. It galled Amy to admit that Max was being-to borrow a Mary Poppins turn of phrase—practically perfect in every way.

By sundown, the guests had left, then Stephanie. Amy and Max had finished an early supper and were seated at a table in the solarium winding down with a glass of iced tea.

“Today was fun,” he said. “I can see why you like your work. It must be very gratifying.”

“Generally,” she admitted.

“Except when weddings blow up in your face, like mine did, hmm?”

“Yes,” Amy answered, not wanting to carry the conversation further. It was still too painful for her and she was unable to deal with her perplexing feelings about what had happened since then.

Amy expected Max to belabor last night’s proposal, but he didn’t. She wasn’t sure whether he was biding his time before starting in again or if he’d reconsidered his rash offer and changed his mind. That would be more plausible. The notion bothered Amy. Could a pattern be showing up? Did Max like flirting with the idea of marriage but start waffling when it came to the actual commitment? Maybe there were others besides Lucy Walsh and Robin Porter who’d misunderstood his true intentions.

Now that Amy could relax, inexplicably she felt miffed that he’d given up on her so readily. She should be happy with some simple conversation and a calm evening. She didn’t need amorous advances or half-baked strategies to ease her struggles.

“Doesn’t it get tiresome?” His query broke into her jumbled reverie and tempered her sulky mood.

“Huh?. Oh, the business. No, I like what I do,” she said. “I savor every wedding.” She would keep it impersonal and not single his out as the obvious exception.

“Don’t they all begin to seem the same?”

Amy shook her head. “Not to me. The people make the difference. I work at ensuring that each affair is in-dividualized, not an assembly-line product. Besides, there are some that are really unusual.”

“Example?”

Amy peaked her fingers as she thought. “There was one at the surf’s edge in Galveston, with all the guests ankle-deep in the water. Then another at a Randall’s.

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