Harlequin Superromance October 2015 Box Set by Janice Kay Johnson

Author:Janice Kay Johnson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459290921
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

“THREE, TWO, ONE, SMILE!” Heather shouted the next morning from her cramped position in the photo booth. Her oldest brother had rented it for the wedding breakfast at the farmhouse. She adjusted a tiara on her head, the only prop remaining after her siblings had taken all the other toys to play dress-up for goofy photo-booth pictures.

The flash lit up the space with an accompanying pop!, making it sound like an old-fashioned bulb.

“No fair!” Heather’s niece, Ally, protested as she adjusted a blue feather boa on her neck. “Dad did rabbit ears behind my head.”

“I had an itch on my nose,” Scott argued with his daughter while his wife, Bethany, reset the switch for another series of pictures. “You hit me in the face with that feather duster you’re wearing.”

Four of the Finley siblings were crammed into the booth along with Scott’s family and Mack’s fiancée, Nina. Heather had invited their mom for the photo, but she was keeping a low profile today, tired from the strain of holding herself together over the course of the weekend.

Heather understood that feeling more clearly than ever. Her joints were better today, but she was feeling plenty of strain herself. Health issues were exhausting to manage. Thinking and worrying about hers was draining. Mentally, she’d already left Heartache. But since her car wouldn’t be fixed until Monday at the earliest—and TJ Elliott said in a text he “wouldn’t hold his breath” on that one—Heather was still very much physically present. And that meant being here for Erin today.

“Let’s do a funny photo,” the new Mrs. Remy Weldon suggested from her seat on the groom’s lap.

“Or a ‘kiss the bride’ picture,” Remy returned, his Cajun twang setting him apart from Mack’s and Scott’s voices as they shouted their own suggestions.

“We can flex.” Scott was already showing off his biceps.

“Or stage a brawl.” Mack pantomimed hitting Scott in the face.

Heather took an elbow in the shoulder. And wasn’t that just a reminder of what it had been like growing up at her house?

“Whoops.” Mack quit fighting and steadied her. “Sorry, sis.”

“We should do what Aunt Erin says,” Ally ordered as the booth got stuffier by the second. “She’s the bride.”

Heather took charge. “On the count of three, we all blow kisses at the camera while Remy kisses Erin. Got it?”

The Finleys—thank you, God—fell in line with nods and affirmatives all around.

“Good.” Heather got ready to press the button. “Let’s do that for the first couple and then just—do whatever on the last two. Ready? Three, two, one...”

She hit the button and the family kissed on command.

For a few seconds at least. Things fell apart after that—more elbows flying as Scott pretended to choke Mack, Ally and her mother did a Charlie’s Angels pose. Erin and Remy—surprise—kept on kissing. Their obvious attraction made Heather think about Zach and the surprise of his touch the night before.

When the last flash went off, she blinked and tried to shake off the memory.

“Okay! Done!” Heather sidled her way out of the booth none too gently, needing air.

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