Wildfire Wedding by Sowell Lynette

Author:Sowell, Lynette [Sowell, Lynette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-05T07:00:00+00:00

FIVE

Luke didn't know why they needed to rehearse for the wedding. He already knew the drill. It didn't matter to him if they had one hundred guests, or if it was only them, Pastor Mike, and their witnesses.

But still, his throat caught when he saw Krista on her father's arm. Music swelled from the chapel sound system. Krista wore a white flowy sundress that came to her knees, but he tried to imagine her in a white wedding gown. He knew she planned to wear her grandmother's dress, and he couldn't recall what it looked like. Other than the white.

White, the symbol of purity. His sweet, faithful, funny Krista was also pure, despite their mutual past. He had a few major regrets in his life. The biggest was realizing the woman he loved stood before him with a heart that had taken a long time to heal. Jeff, who stood at his elbow, was a reminder of the damaged witness Luke’s life had been. His weak faith had been a sputtering candle that he had long snuffed out, with Jeff watching. When would he forget?

Behold, I make all things new, a phrase of verse came to his mind. New. Well, they were starting a new life together. They needed to hang onto that.

Even after last night's back-and-forth in the hallway outside the gymnasium.

“Hey, don’t look so somber.” Luke felt Pastor Mike nudge him. “This is supposed to be fun, remember?”

Luke nodded and kept his gaze fixed on Krista.

Pastor Mike raised his hand. Krista and her father paused a few steps away. “Now, Tom, I’ll say, ‘Who gives this woman to be married?’ and you’ll say—”

“Her mother and I.”

At her ex-husband's words, Vonda Pignetti rolled her eyes. She'd already proclaimed—loudly—that she didn't care to be lumped in with Tom Schmidt. Then Krista had gently mentioned they were both her parents.

Krista stepped away from her father and joined him where he stood near Pastor Mike. Wisps of Krista’s hair had freed themselves from her ponytail and floated in the lake breeze. She caught her lower lip in her teeth for an instant, then glanced Luke’s way. He winked. Krista’s smile spread across her face, and Luke wanted to tell Pastor to make this ceremony the real thing.

Now that he was holding her hand, and he squeezed her strong, capable fingers. Pastor reminded them to face him.

Luke barely heard the words, but snapped to attention when Pastor got to a particular section of the ceremony.

“If anyone knows why these two may not lawfully wed, speak now or forever hold his peace.”

I know a good reason; I don’t deserve her, but for the grace and forgiveness we've shown each other. He must have increased his grip on her hand, for Krista looked sideways at him sharply. He'd spend the rest of his life being the kind of man she did deserve.

“I object!” a woman's shrill voice echoed through the chapel.

Vonda Pignetti?

Krista's mother sprang up from her chair. “I've held my peace long enough.” The bangles on her wrists clinked angrily.

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