A Bridesmaid to Remember by Amy Vastine

Author:Amy Vastine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-10-15T18:40:30+00:00

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“I FEEL LIKE IT would be easier to tear these walls down than to spend the rest of my life trying to take this godforsaken wallpaper off,” Aaron said as he scraped another strip of wallpaper. It was tearing into small pieces instead of coming off in a big sheet. At this rate, he’d be stripping wallpaper the rest of this flip.

“It might seem easier, but it would be more expensive for you and more time-consuming for me,” David said. He was busy working on the plumbing in the kitchen because the inspector was coming in a couple days to sign off on the electrical and plumbing. Sasha was in the master bedroom framing out the new en suite bathroom and closet.

Time was an issue. They had basically lost a week of work on the inside while the asbestos had been removed. Aaron had opted to contract out replacing the roof. He didn’t even bother trying to get anyone local for fear that his father had threatened everyone in a fifty-mile radius not to work with him. He ended up hiring some guys from Sacramento and offering to pay for their lodging while they were up here.

Once they could get back inside, they had torn down the ceilings in the living room and framed it out. Next up was the master bath plumbing. Aaron had foolishly chosen to peel off wallpaper while he waited for the other two to finish their current tasks. He figured it was the next logical priority, since after plumbing and electrical, it was time to hang the new drywall and fix any flaws in the existing walls.

“Hello?” Bonnie called out from the foyer. Aaron’s heart jumped. It seemed to do that more and more when she was around. “I come bearing gifts. I hope you guys didn’t stop for lunch yet.”

She walked into the living room carrying two pizza boxes from Aaron’s favorite pizza place in Morris and a six-pack of beer. As much as he appreciated the gesture, David had mentioned she was having lunch with Mary today. It didn’t make sense for her to be back here with food in hand.

“That was thoughtful of you, sweetheart,” David said. “How was your lunch?”

“It wasn’t great, but it doesn’t matter. I want to have lunch with the people who really matter in my life.”

Aaron again had mixed feelings. He was happy to be someone who mattered to her, but disappointed that things with Mary hadn’t gone well. “You want to talk about it?”

“Not really,” she said with a sad smile. She handed her dad the beer.

Aaron had been so hopeful after his visit with Lauren. It seemed like things were moving in the right direction when Mary contacted Bonnie. He couldn’t imagine what had gone wrong.

He touched her elbow. “I’m here for you.”

She reached up and placed a hand on his cheek. Her touch was electric. She made his heart beat faster. “I know you are, and that means everything.”

It was as if the whole world dropped away and they were the only two people left.

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