Wilde About You (Weddings By Wilde Book 1) by Deb Kastner

Author:Deb Kastner [Kastner, Deb]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Mother, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather, Weddings By Wilde Series
Publisher: Daydreamz Publishing
Published: 2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

PIECE OF CAKE

Would this day ever be over?

Matthew considered approaching Brady and bow out, say he was feeling sick or something.

But even though he did feel a bit queasy when he thought of everything they had to do to pull this wedding off and how disappointed Brady and Chelsea would be if it didn’t happen, he nixed the idea of leaving.

He was going to have to cowboy up and deal, even if it meant working with an over-zealous woman—a Weaver, no less--who’d managed, among other things, to make him spill soda all over himself.

He wanted to dislike her.

He should dislike her.

But the more time he spent with her, the less sure he was that she had anything to do with his past. If she did, she was very good at hiding it.

Matthew watched as Riley finished off the one piece of pizza she’d taken, nibbling at the corners like a bird, as if that made her appear more refined.

There was nothing about this evening that could be classified as being even remotely refined. Nobody could consume pizza as if they were eating at a five-star restaurant. Not even Riley.

She’d been suspiciously quiet since she’d returned his shirt to him, although she tossed him a gaze from time to time. He was relieved to be able to put his shirt back on, even if there were damp spots in the fabric. It was a little bit itchy, but at least it was clean.

While he was waiting for Riley to finish her meal, he texted his cousin Declan, asking him if he was free tomorrow to photograph the wedding.

Declan wasn’t a professional photographer. He was a carpenter. But he spent weekends and holidays behind the lens of a camera and had even had some of his work displayed at an art gallery in Denver once.

Most of his photos were of landscapes he’d taken while hiking in the Rocky Mountains, but that didn’t matter, did it?

A picture was a picture was a picture.

“Declan?” Riley asked, nodding toward his cell phone when a bell notified him that he had received a text message.

“Yes. Declan is my cousin. I’m hoping he’ll be able to help us with the photography.”

“Awesome. That would be one less thing to worry about.”

Matthew pulled up the text message and frowned.

“He can’t make it?” Riley asked.

“No. It’s not that. He’s free. But he doesn’t think he can do it.”

Matthew punched the call button for Declan’s number and turned on the speakerphone so Riley could hear the conversation.

“Hey, dude, what’s up?” Declan’s rich tenor reverberated in the air. “It’s been awhile, yeah?”

“Yeah,” Matthew agreed. It was his own fault. Even with his family, he felt like a loner, so he avoided most holiday get-togethers and reunions. “Just to let you know, I’ve got you on speakerphone. My--” he stumbled over the word, “friend Riley is here with me.”

“Hi Declan,” Riley said cheerfully.

“Um, hi,” Declan replied.

Little shy, Matthew mouthed, and Riley smiled and nodded.

“Hey, listen,” Matthew continued, deciding to drive straight to the point.

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