Total pages in book: 44
Estimated words: 39740 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 199(@200wpm)___ 159(@250wpm)___ 132(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 39740 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 199(@200wpm)___ 159(@250wpm)___ 132(@300wpm)
I heard a knock at the door and my wedding planner entered the room where me and the girls were getting the final touches on our hair and makeup done. “Is everything okay?”
“Yes, I was just making sure you were all getting ready so we could start the cocktail hour.”
“Is Grayson here yet?”
“He’s on site, yes, his car just pulled into the parking lot that’s why I’m checking.”
“We’ll be right there.” It’s happening, it’s really happening. I had so many nightmares in the last few days that something would go wrong.
Grayson had been distant since the whole high school drama, and it felt like forever since we’d been close, but he had shown up today. I shouldn’t have worried anyway; my Dad had made sure he couldn’t get away. Bought and paid for.
I was more excited about marrying him now than I was when I forced his hand. Thinking that there was a possibility Lily could steal him from me had shown me how much I really wanted him to be my husband.
He was handsome as fuck, kind, and on his way to being wealthy; what more could a girl ask for? When it comes to the sex thing, though, who knows how good he’ll be or if I’ll enjoy it. At least if that doesn’t work out, I’d have a man who can support me the way I deserve.
I could try to be faithful and had all plans on last night being my last wayward night if things go well on my wedding night. It’s not like we were married all those other times, and it’s not my fault he wanted to save himself until marriage.
After today I won’t have to think about these things or worry if he held them against me. We’ve been best friends for most of our lives; what can’t he forgive? Besides, there’s no way Lily’s husband can be better than him, so that’s the one place I know I have her beat.
I looked beautiful in the princess gown I’d designed and had custom-made. I knew I far outshone all the other women there as I entered the room where the party was being held.
I like the idea of a pre-wedding cocktail hour and had never heard of it before Grayson came up with the idea. None of my friends had ever heard of it either, so that was another plus, as my wedding promised to be one that would be talked about for a very long time.
I’d made sure to get the best of everything. Things that people hadn’t seen before and even the menu had been meticulously gone over to ensure my guests had their every wish fulfilled. I wanted my wedding to be remembered, for people to try to copy me because it was the best they’d ever been to. That’s been my dream since I started planning with Mom, and from the looks of things, we’re off to a good start.
The place was buzzing when I walked downstairs to join our guests for the cocktail hour before the wedding started, and I didn’t have time to look for Grayson, whom I hadn’t seen before I was being congratulated by some of my Dad’s guests.
As if they’d been waiting for my arrival, someone flipped a switch or something, and one of the walls lit up with a scene. “I don’t remember this. What is it?” I looked around for the wedding planner, but she was nowhere to be seen. Maybe it’s a surprise from Mom.
“Is that Lily?” Why was her wedding being broadcasted at mine? I looked at my Dad, but he just shrugged his shoulders as all eyes turned back to the wall. There were a lot of shocked expressions on some of the guest's faces and some of them started murmuring and staring at me.
Some of my friends started laughing and pointing from the wall back to me as I stared at Lily walking down a path to who I’m guessing was her husband-to-be. Then things got very confusing.
I didn’t understand what I was looking at because it didn’t make sense. It looked like Grayson was coming out of the wall. No, that’s not it. He’s standing in the garden where Lily is. What’s going on? Is this a prank? I’ll skin that bitch for embarrassing me. I looked around the room for Gray again but didn’t see him anywhere.
Then I looked back at the wall and it finally hit me what I was looking at. I couldn’t move or feel for the first few seconds, and then I went cold all over as the room started to spin.
I didn’t understand the language they were speaking, but it looked like Grayson was getting married to Lily. Some of Dad’s friends from the office were looking around, a bit confused, and that’s when I realized it wasn’t a prank or a practical joke.