Seeds of Tyrone Box Set by Debbie McGowan & Raine O'Tierney

Author:Debbie McGowan & Raine O'Tierney [McGowan, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing
Published: 2017-08-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Two:

Never

Other than Paddy throwing up outside the door, Lily’s momentary panic that she was indeed going into early labour, and Dee’s refusal to speak to or look at her father or Seamus, the wedding ceremony went surprisingly well. The venue was a small, square building done up to look like a barn, and a perfect size for the twenty or so guests, most of whom Seamus didn’t know. He’d met Paddy’s boss from the cemetery at Aidan’s birthday party, along with Aidan’s mate—Ben, or Brian, or something beginning with B, Seamus thought, although his mind was circling around Barry’s demise, so the lad could’ve been called Zebedee for all he knew.

Then there was Maxine, looking utterly stunning in a navy-blue figure-hugging dress. Seamus always had thought she was a looker, and with her hair cascading down over her bare, toned shoulders, she was a real treat for the eyes, he was sure. He glanced around, looking for a significant other, but it seemed she was still living the single life. Whatever, she looked tearfully happy to be attending her best friend’s wedding.

The Justice of the Peace was a small, pleasant man with no hair—no eyebrows, stubble, nothing. He must have conducted the ceremony more times than he’d had hot dinners, yet he made it feel special, unique. Seamus listened intently to the introductory welcome, his attention now entirely on his younger brother, who was dripping with sweat, as was his way when he was nervous.

Meanwhile, Aidan looked the picture of tranquillity, far removed from the bag of angsty nerves Seamus remembered. He’d been pleased, of course, that Paddy had found someone who made him happy, although back then, Seamus couldn’t quite figure out what he’d seen in Aidan. Then again, he’d had Chancey on his mind, which made thinking about anything else virtually impossible.

When they reached the bit where they made their vows, Aidan went first, and while Seamus heard every word, none of it made any sense to anyone other than the two grooms. Aidan finished, and Paddy began, his accent went west, and Seamus pursed his lips, suppressing the urge to shout at him to slow down. There was no chance of anyone but Seamus understanding a word of it, although Aidan played along convincingly—either that or he was filling in the details from their pre-ceremony rehearsals.

“Each of you now brings a symbol of your love,” the JP said, giving Seamus his cue to hand over the rings for the exchange, and it really was an exchange: they’d gone together to buy the Claddagh engagement rings, and now each would give to the other the ring he had been wearing for the past few months. Seamus could kind of see the logic in that. He’d never been a jewellery kind of guy, although he’d worn a nose ring until he started working the ranches. Chancey had worn a wedding band, he recalled, and he wondered, if they…

“Huh.”

The sound escaped before he could stop it, and Paddy and Aidan both turned and glared at him.

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