Twice Knightley in my Bed by Woods Serenity

Author:Woods, Serenity
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Knightley

To everyone’s relief, the wedding goes smoothly. Bella prepared for every eventuality, but in the end nothing major goes wrong—it doesn’t rain, everyone recalls exactly where they need to be, Rob remembers the rings, and the girls behave beautifully.

Even though, like Em, I’m not a big fan of weddings—and I doubt that if I were to tie the knot, I’d do it like this—I have to admit there’s a magic to the day. It’s the perfect location, overlooking the Pacific, which sparkles in the warm January sun. It’s nice to see people I haven’t laid eyes on in years—members of the Woodruff family who were so welcoming to me, John, and Rob when we first came, family friends like Noah King from the Ark just up the road with his wife and son, and others who either work at HWH or are connected to it in some way.

John and Bella stand quietly beside each other as the celebrant welcomes everyone to Hartfield and gives a general speech about the sanctity of marriage. “No ceremony can create a marriage,” he explains, “only the two of you can do that, through love and patience; through dedication and perseverance; through talking and listening, helping and supporting and believing in each other.”

My gaze drifts across to where Em is standing in the aisle, holding the hands of the two girls. As I watch, Lilibet pulls her dress, and Em bends and whispers to her, finishing with a kiss on her blonde hair before she straightens. She has infinite patience with the girls, and she’s so good with them.

I couldn’t believe it when I first saw her this morning. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I’ve seen her wearing something other than shorts or jeans over the years. At her mother’s funeral, she wore black, and her grief overshadowed her beauty, because she was so pale and thin. Once or twice when there’s been a party she might have worn a mini skirt or a short dress. But this is the first time she’s ever worn anything like this.

The gown highlights her gentle curves, and because of the way her breasts move beneath the silky fabric, I’m convinced she’s not wearing a bra. Her hair has been curled and it bounces well past her shoulders, the first time I’ve seen it down in years. Her makeup is immaculate, with black eyeliner drawn out to wings either side of her eyes, smoky gray eyeshadow on her lids, and her lashes lengthened with mascara, which she never wears. She looks like a mature, beautiful woman, sexy and sophisticated. And I realized how foolish I’ve been in continuing to think of her as the girl I grew up with. She’s still that girl inside in many ways. But she’s also changed. She’s had to look after her mother and help her father with his grief. To deal with her own issues with HD. And she also practically runs HWH, although she’d never admit it.

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