Behind the Red Doors
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“I suppose we do need to think about that,” Faith said. “Carter and I have been so busy that we haven’t looked at a calendar.”
“I know.” Jamie glanced at Dev. “All we decided was to wait until it was a little warmer, so we could have it outside.”
“Thanks for the perfect lead-in.” Dev took her hand before glancing over at Faith and Carter. “Mom called this morning. She asked me, as the oldest son—”
“I’m the oldest daughter!” Faith lifted her chin.
“See, that’s exactly why she called me, the accommodating one.”
“I’m very accommodating!”
Dev grinned. “Then you should be more than happy to go along with Mom’s plan of a double wedding.”
Everyone stared at him. Then Jamie glanced over at Faith and discovered Faith was studying her, her eyebrows lifted in question.
Jamie held up both hands. “Don’t ask me to decide. Dev knows I want something simple, but that’s all I care about.”
“And Faith knows I want something simple,” Carter said. “A double wedding sounds like it would be anything but.”
Dev sighed. “If you want the truth, I don’t think a Sherman wedding could ever be simple.”
“He’s right.” Faith gazed at her fiancé. “Every time you’ve said that you only want a small ceremony with a few family and friends, I’ve agreed, but in my heart I knew that plan was doomed. I just hated to tell you.”
Dev squeezed Jamie’s hand. “Same here. Unless you want to start married life by totally alienating your in-laws, we have to have some commotion attached to the wedding.”
Jamie had no intention of alienating anyone. She looked over at Carter, who had suddenly become her ally. “If an extravaganza is inevitable, maybe better one ceremony than two. And, Carter, you and I can ride shotgun on all the plans, and slash and burn whenever possible. One of us alone against the tide would certainly drown, but together we might be able to nix the strolling minstrels and the champagne waterfall.”
“Maybe the minstrels,” Faith said, laughing, “but no Sherman ever got hitched without a champagne waterfall.”
“Oh, I think the strolling minstrels are a given, too,” Dev said.
Jamie threw up her hands. “Oh, who cares? We’re marrying Shermans, Carter, so I guess we have to accept the bad with the good.”
“Hey, it’s mostly good!” Dev said.
“You bet it is!” Faith added.
“I agree.” Carter smiled at his fiancée.
Jamie gazed into Dev’s eyes and realized that nothing mattered but spending a lifetime with this amazing man. “You know what? It’s all good.”
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BEHIND THE RED DOORS
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