The Wedding Standoff by Kelly Evangeline

Author:Kelly, Evangeline
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The next morning, I woke up with a headache. The previous day had started so well. My mother had initially been on her best behavior at Jackie and Dave’s home, and everyone laughed and had a great time. But when the real estate agent called and informed us that we had lost the house, everything took a turn.

After that, my mother announced that she’d only trimmed the guest list to a ratio of fifty-five to forty-five, causing the entire evening to crash and burn. After my argument with Matt, I hurried to the car, and Mom and I quarreled as well. She refused to take responsibility for her part in it, saying Matt and his parents were being unreasonable. I understood her side to a certain extent, but she created this problem by locking down the hotel ballroom. If she had let me choose the venue, I could have found something more affordable and we would have had the freedom to invite more people. But what was done was done.

I rolled over in bed and wiped the corners of my eyes. It was Sunday, and I was supposed to go to church with Matt, but I just didn’t feel up to it. The previous day had been emotionally draining, and I needed time to myself. I rarely skipped a Sunday unless I was sick, but I figured having a headache had to count. Besides, I didn’t want to sit with Matt during the service before we had a chance to work through our issues.

I sent him a quick text. I have a headache, so I’m not going to make it to church today.

He responded right away. Hope you feel better.

That was it. Not even an emoticon. Normally, he would have said more, but I didn’t blame him for keeping it simple after what happened. It felt like I had swallowed the pit of an olive and it was sitting at the bottom of my stomach. I loathed conflict, especially when it involved Matt. We’d always been able to resolve whatever issues we had, so I had no reason to doubt we’d work through this too. But it was still discouraging.

A wave of nausea swept through me as I thought about the house I had desperately wanted. The disappointment was so acute that I wanted to cry and have a pity party. But quite frankly, I was sick of crying, and I just needed to move forward and put everything behind me. I had placed a lot of hope in purchasing that house, but it obviously had not been God’s will. That didn’t mean we couldn’t still find a more economical place. It might only be a starter home, but we had many years to work toward obtaining our dream home.

I sat up in bed and placed my hands over my face. If I wasn’t going to church, I should at least read my daily devotional. It was sitting on the side table near my bed, so I picked it up and turned to the bookmarked page at the beginning of the next chapter.

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