“We? Are you with your mystery guest right now? Is that her car? Let me see!” She gasped and I turned bright red.
I fucked up. We? We?! How could I have let that slip? I needed to think of something to say, but I didn’t want to lie to her.
Thankfully, someone in her family saved me from having to come up with an excuse. “Maybe next time, doll. The family is beckoning me.” She groaned with a sweet smile. “I want to meet this woman, Blair… soon!”
You already have, Cara…“Go. Tell your parents I said hello.” We said our goodbyes just as Dre was getting into the car.
“Well? How did it go?” Drea was rubbing sweet circles on my thigh, and my anxiety from the call was slowly diminishing. She always had a magical way of doing that.
“I almost ratted us out, and now she’s demanding to meet my ‘mystery guest’ soon, but luckily we’re both going to be pretty busy, at least until the signing, so I should be okay. This is killing me, Drea. I’m tempted to just tell her, but now I’m too scared it’ll blow up in my face.”
“I’m sorry, sweetie. I know it’s not easy to keep it from her. I’m having the same issue with Fallon. She is my family, and I don’t like lying to her. Soon enough, this will all be over, and I can brag about you until the end of time.” She smiled softly and kissed me with a passion that had me forgetting whatever I was upset about to begin with.
“Let’s go wash off this sand,” I said. She winked and I blushed, remembering how our day had gotten started.
Chapter Thirty-Three
Drea
I had been a mess all day.It was finally time to see my best friend get married, and I didn’t know how to handle it. She was more like a sister than a friend.
I usually didn’t gravitate toward dresses, but unfortunately I had to wear one today per the bride’s selfish demands. The only time I would wear one was for very special occasions, usually involving Fallon. It was a simple white dress that hugged my body and stopped just above the knees.
While Fallon got ready, we all sat around laughing and crying until it was time for the show to start.
When we asked her, she said she wasn’t nervous. “I’m so in love with her, you guys. I don’t see my life going anywhere that she isn’t. I’m beyond ready to marry her. I’ve been ready for so long,” she said while her mother touched up her tear-stained makeup.
Penelope and I said our goodbyes, as it was time for us to head to the altar. That thought gave me pause.
This was the first time I’d be walking down a wedding aisle, but would it be the last? Did I see myself taking these steps later down the road? Finding my own person to call home? I never used to want those things, but lately, I wasn’t so sure anymore.
When I walked down the aisle, Mackenzie was there looking gorgeous in her long white V-neck wedding gown.
“Damn, you clean up rather nice there, Wildcat,” I teased.
She rolled her eyes at the nickname, but there was no real irritation behind it. “You don’t look half bad yourself. I have to say, I’m shocked you’re in a dress. It’s been what, a few years?”
“Since Fallon’s birthday at Pinstripes. The things we do for that woman, right? Don’t get used to it, though.” I turned to face the crowded venue and instantly lost my breath when my eyes found Blair’s perfect hazel ones.
My friends were polite and welcoming to Blair when we got there, and none of them asked any questions, although I didn’t miss the sideways glances and smirks they sent my way when she wasn’t looking. I made it a point to prove she wasn’t there as my date; she was there as a friend I sort of tolerated. But Jesus was it hard!
Sitting in the crowd, grinning at me, she looked like an angel in her lace two-piece maxi dress. It had been nearly impossible to keep my hands off her all day.
Kaia was standing on the other side of Penelope, but she seemed to be in her own world, staring off into the clouds, and didn’t catch me drooling over Blair. I couldn’t help it; she was stunning.
“She looks gorgeous, don’t you think?” Mackenzie whispered.
I replied without taking my eyes off Blair. “Yes, she really does.” A warm smile played on Blair’s lips, mirroring the feeling in my chest. I had never seen anything more awe-inspiring than Blair Sterling and her damn smile.
“You know, I’ve never looked at any of my friends like that, Dre. You can’t even take your eyes off her. It’s almost as if you don’t want to look away. How interesting. How is your sex ban going, by the way? Is there something you would like to tell me?”
I whipped my head to see her raised eyebrow. I opened my mouth to say… Well, I didn’t really have anything to say to that, but I was saved when the music started playing as Fallon came into view, her stepdad, Brandon, walking by her side.
She was absolutely glowing in her dress, and I couldn’t stop the tears from coming out. It was a long strapless ball-gown style dress with pockets, freaking pockets! Those were her exact words when she found out, and needless to say, that was the one.
She looked absolutely perfect walking down the aisle. I still couldn’t believe my best friend was getting married.
Of course, I wasn’t surprised when she told me. Besides the fact that I helped pick out the ring, those two were the most perfect pair I had ever seen. But now that the day had finally arrived, it was bittersweet. I was gaining a sister, but I also felt like I was losing one in a way.
