Candace grabbed hold of Jessica’s hand and gave it a squeeze. “How are you doing?”
“I’m okay. I’m a little disappointed if I’m being honest.”
“It’s okay to be upset, honey,” Jan said.
“We got word this morning that the roads are completely closed now. Several trees came down and blocked the main road. They don’t know when they’ll get it cleared again,” Rick said. “You’re lucky you could make it. I think they closed it down shortly after you got here.”
Candace wasn’t surprised to hear that. She had wondered if she was completely insane while driving there, and knew if it wasn’t for her sister’s wedding, she would have turned around and gone back home long before she even made it halfway there.
“We’ll just postpone the wedding and have it after the roads clear,” Travis said.
Jessica gave him a small smile, but the disappointment was clear on her face. She knew Jessica wanted nothing more than to get married to her man right then.
Candace looked around the table. Travis’s entire immediate family sat at the table with them. She and Jessica only had each other, so that included their entire family.
“Jess, why don’t you still get married? I mean, you have everyone who’s important right here.” Jessica looked around at everyone at the table. “If you really want to have a big reception like planned, you could do that after the snow melts and the roads clear. You could even wait until this summer.”
“That’s not a bad idea,” Travis said.
“Yeah. I guess that would be fun,” Jessica said.
Candace sensed the hesitation in Jessica’s voice. “You don’t have to. I’m only mentioning it because you’re bummed that everything is canceled. This way, you can still marry Travis on time. We can get some gorgeous photos of you two with a snowy backdrop. It just means the rest of it is postponed a little, but it doesn’t mean it can’t be magical.”
Jessica looked over at Travis. “What do you want?”
“I want what you want. I’m excited to marry you, so it’ll be a little bit of a bummer if we postpone it. But if it’s important to you to have the ceremony you’ve always dreamed of, then I am more than happy to wait.” He took her hand. “I just want you to be happy.”
Jessica looked back at everyone, and a smile split her lips. “Let’s do it!”
Travis pressed a kiss to Jessica’s cheek.
Candace did a small dance in her seat and clapped her hands together twice. “Yay! I’m excited!”
“Oh, I’m so happy!” Jan said. “I think it’ll be so much fun! I’m so happy for you two!”
“Did anyone else make it up the mountain?” Brent asked.
Travis shrugged. “A few friends from school had come up a few days ago to spend some time skiing, so they’re up here. I think a few of mom’s cousins made it as well.”
Jan nodded. “A few people made it, so they can all still attend as planned. If you still want to do the reception to feed everyone who attends, we should discuss it with the catering staff to see about reducing the plate numbers.”
“You could still have a small reception up here with the guests who made it, and then have a larger one later with everyone else. It could be fun to celebrate twice,” Rick said. “And everyone will understand.”
“There’s so much to think about.” Jessica sighed.
Candace squeezed Jessica’s fingers. “I’ll help you out. We’ll get it all taken care of and figured out before the end of the night.”
“Thank you.”
“Anything for my baby sister.”
