I Do by Cheyenne Blue

Author:Cheyenne Blue
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ylva-Publishing
Published: 2023-07-14T20:39:29+00:00

Chapter 15

“I voted for you and the event planner woman.”

Tarryn turned away from the feedstore counter where she was ordering hay for the alpacas and forced a smile at the person who’d spoken. Since the vote, it seemed half the town had said the same. “Thanks.” She swung back to face the feedstore’s owner.

“The hay will be delivered Tuesday,” Larry said.

Tarryn nodded, grateful to escape more wedding chat. “That’s great. Thanks.” She handed over her credit card and once the transaction was complete, fled the store. If she hurried, she wouldn’t be late for the planning session.

Sophie’s car was already outside The Hollowman when she pushed open the back door and entered the bar.

“Here’s our second blushing bride.” Phyll’s voice boomed out.

Tarryn winced but covered it quickly.

As well as Sophie, Phyll, and Jason, a grey-haired older woman dressed in motorcycle leathers sat by the counter stirring a black coffee as thick as tar.

“George.” The woman stood and shook Tarryn’s hand in a firm grip. “It’s my real name. My mother was an Enid Blyton fan.”

“Tarryn.” She nodded and smiled, easing her hand from the woman’s clasp.

“George is the celebrant for your wedding,” Phyll said.

A curl of irritation spiked. “Fake wedding.”

George shot her a half-smile. “It’s all the same as far as I’m concerned. The only difference will be the ceremony won’t be legally binding. Do you have vows or anything you want to use?”

“No,” Tarryn and Sophie said simultaneously.

At least they were in agreement over something.

George blinked. “Then we’ll go with the standard wording. Are you happy just to use first names?”

“That’s fine by me,” Sophie said.

Tarryn nodded.

“Gotcha. I’ll give a short introduction about marriage—we want this to feel real, to make the punters get the weepy-in-love factor, then go straight to the do-you-take-this-woman part. Are you having rings?”

“No rings,” Tarryn said.

“Then you’ll kiss—are you going to kiss?” George looked from Tarryn to Sophie and back again.

Tarryn glanced at Sophie. Her gaze was downcast, but there was a slight smile on her lips.

“We’ll kiss,” Sophie said. “It’s got to look real, right? Are you okay with that, Tarryn?”

Sophie wanted to kiss her again. Her heart thumped erratically at the thought.

“Sure.” Tarryn slanted a glance at Sophie.

A connection, sweet and fine, leaped into life between them. Sophie’s gaze had her trapped, and she couldn’t look away. She didn’t want to look away. Her fingers twitched with the need to reach out, take Sophie’s hand, and stroke her thumb over the soft-looking skin on the inside of her wrist. Another kiss? Hell, yeah.

“We’ll run through the entire ceremony,” George said. “That’s why I’m here.”

Tarryn’s blood thrummed. She’d get that kiss sooner than she thought. And another after that. And then, well, that was up to them.

Jason indicated the room where the chairs and tables were pushed back to make an open space. “We’re ready.”

Sophie slanted a gaze at Phyll. “When was this arranged? I wasn’t aware we were doing this now.”

Phyll harrumphed. “Thought one of you would make an excuse and bail. Best not to give you the opportunity.

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