With This Ring (Wedding Dreams #1)
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And it fits perfectly.
Wait a second. What am I doing?
This could be your only chance to wear it.
I ignore the bitch Bridezilla rattling around in my brain. Instead, I turn around and admire how the back of the gown looks in the three-way mirror. My hair would definitely need to be up to show off the details in the lace.
I shake my head. I never should have put on this dress.
Is this my chance to be a bride? My only chance?
I stop being selfish for a second and think about Drew’s mother. My grandfather suffered from dementia, so I know how heartbreaking the disorder can be. It robs you of your present. And of your past. Drew is being honorable and selfless, trying to find some way to bring his mom a moment of happiness.
Then the selfish Bridezilla returns.
The wedding night would be fucking fantastic.
Suddenly, I hear the shop door open and close.
“Shit!”
Even though I don’t want to greet my customer in a wedding gown, I know I don’t have time to change. I sigh heavily and rush out of the dressing room and toward the register.
I freeze in my tracks when I see my customer.
Of course it’s him, standing on the other side of the counter.
“Going to the ball, Cinderella?”
I close my eyes and try to calm my racing heart. Shit. Shit. Shit.
When I open my eyes once again, I find Drew kneeling before me. He’s kneeling. And I stop breathing completely when I see that he’s holding the diamond that is brighter than the sun.
He reaches for my left hand, and because I’ve lost all common sense, I give it to him. Drew slips the beautiful ring on my finger.
“It’s not a glass slipper,” he says.
His expression is simultaneously intense, and sweet, and tears flood my eyes.
Such a girl.
“It’s better,” I tell him.
Drew smiles up at me in a way that makes my knees weak.
“Will you marry me?”
I blame the dress. It’s the only explanation for what comes out of my mouth next.
“Yes,” I whisper.
Drew’s smile is triumphant as he rises to his feet and wraps his arms around me. I’m grateful, because I’m pretty sure I’m going to faint.
What the hell have I done?
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I Thee Wed (Wedding Dreams #2)
Chapter 1
Lily
I can’t believe this is happening. I have actually accepted Drew Hamilton’s proposal of marriage. He said it didn’t have to be legal . . . that we could just have the ceremony, but I’m not sure how I feel about that. After I came out of the dressing room wearing the dress to find him in my shop, my brain just shut off.
I was grateful when he left soon after I said yes because I really needed to be alone. He said that he would call me on Sunday, which gives me a little less than two days to get my head on straight. I took the ring off after he left. There is no way Sierra would’ve missed the three-carat rock on my hand, and I’m not ready to answer any questions yet. I don’t know how I made it through the rest of the day.
Now I’m alone in my apartment. Nala, my cat, is on my lap and a big glass of Merlot is in my hand.
What the hell am I doing? I start to laugh uncontrollably, and Nala looks at me as if I’ve lost my mind. Maybe I have.
I start to imagine what it would be like to live in that humongous house with Drew. Would I get my own room? Would I want to share a room with him? Is he allergic to cats? I suddenly realize that I know nothing at all about him except his address and his occupation.
Oh, and that he is sex-on-a-stick! The man knows his way around a woman’s body, that’s for sure.
Here we go again. Stop it, Lily! Get your head out of the clouds. Or at least out from under the sheets!
I must come up with a plan to convince myself this is a good idea. I also have to figure out how to tell my mother about it without freaking her out. But, right now, I am going to drink this bottle of wine, watch bad reality TV, and pass out on the couch.
***
Drew
I walk out of Wedding Dreams with a huge grin on my face. She actually agreed to do this!
I’m so excited that I am practically skipping down the sidewalk, but I don’t, because, well, I’m a guy. I have to calm down. I told Lily that I’d call her on Sunday; since I’m sure she’ll need some time to think about things and start planning the wedding. I wonder what she’ll plan. She does this for a living, after all. Will it be a big event, or small and intimate? I really don’t care as long as my mom has a good time and remembers the wedding at the end of the day.
As I’m driving, it hits me that we can’t wait very long to have this wedding. Mom is getting worse all the time, so Lily is going to have to plan quickly.
I take a deep breath and calm down. We’ll just have to discuss it all on Sunday.
I make a right turn and head toward the assisted living facility to tell my mom the good news.
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Table of Contents
Copyright
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
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