Ruby by Lesley Clark

Author:Lesley Clark [Clark, Lesley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lesley Clark
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Valentina

“You don’t really plan on wearing that, do you?” Victoria asked the moment she saw my wedding dress. She and I had spent the last two weeks together, and, though I hated to admit it, Matteo was right. She was a godsend. There was no way I would have been able to prepare for this wedding without her.

I would have been perfectly fine with a civil ceremony without all the fuss, but as the head of his family, Matteo needed the spectacle. It had to happen in a Catholic church, and everyone who was anyone in Sicily was invited.

“What’s wrong with this dress? She’ll be amazing in it. Hell, Matteo may end up throwing her over his shoulder caveman style as soon as they say, ‘I do.’” Jessica grinned, staring at her creation.

Jessica and Melody had arrived yesterday, but this was the first chance we’d had to see what my dress would look like actually on. She’d toed the line between chic and sexy, with a hint of the traditional. Of course, the fact it was a dark enough navy blue it almost seemed black had Victoria losing her shit.

“You cannot get married in black. It just isn’t done.” Victoria rubbed her forehead. It seemed to be a nervous habit, so maybe she was worried about this more than she should be.

“Do you really think he’ll care what she is wearing?” Melody asked. “He’s a guy, and they rarely care about that shit.”

“I promise, if he is bothered, I’ll make sure he knows you had nothing to do with it, okay? This was my choice, and I’m going with it. Besides, we marry tomorrow. It’s not like I have time to change it, even if I wanted to.”

Victoria took a deep breath. “The dress is gorgeous. I don’t mean to offend; I only worry what kind of message you are sending to everyone in attendance. This is a wedding, not a funeral.”

“The dress is navy blue, not black, and you missed the best part.” Jessica pulled out a blue sash that was the exact blue in my diamond ring. It had crystals covering it that made it shimmer in the light. She wrapped it around my waist, and immediately the starkness of the color became more muted.

“Wow,” Victoria sighed.

“I know, right? It’s pure magic, even if I do say so myself. I was inspired. In fact, I’m thinking about moving to Italy and doing an entire line of wedding dresses.” Jessica grinned from ear to ear.

“What about your internship?” I was confused. Jessica had talked about little else for the past six months.

Jessica bit her lip and glanced away.

“What aren’t you telling me?” I asked.

“Fine, I lost the internship, and I’m not sure I really wanted it, anyway. I’m looking for a little adventure, and I’m inspired in a way fetching coffee for a big-name designer would never have given me.” When she looked away, I knew she was hiding something.

“Oh my God, you lost your internship because you’re here.

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