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“You’re not going to tell me?” I ask as we walk back to Lucy’s paddock.
“It would ruin the surprise.”
I can’t say I’m surprised. Pun intended. Elder is always surprising me. Sometimes I’ll come home and his mom will have the baby and we’ll go out on a date. Other times he’ll cook dinner before I get home. He’s sweet and I’m glad I gave him a chance.
The moments when guilt threatens to choke me until I flee are becoming less and less. As is the fear something will happen to Elder and Robin. I’m a work in progress. But the work is decreasing while the progress is increasing.
We secure Lucy in the paddock and Elder steers me toward the barn. “We’re going to the barn? What are we doing? A picnic?”
“Even better,” he says.
Eden exits the barn and waves me over. “What’s Eden doing here?”
He kisses my nose. “See you in an hour.”
“See you where?” I shout after him. He doesn’t respond.
“What’s going on?” I ask Eden when I reach her.
She grasps my hand and tugs me inside the barn and down the hallway to the office.
“Surprise!” she shouts when she opens the door.
“Surprise!” Moon, Soleil, and Ashlyn repeat.
“What is everyone doing here?”
“Getting you ready,” Ashlyn says.
“Ready for what?”
Moon bounces on her feet. “Your wedding.”
“My wedding? I’m already married.”
“Elder wants to give you a real wedding,” Eden explains.
Tears well in my eyes. “A real wedding?”
“Here.” Soleil hands me a tissue. “I knew she would cry.”
“I’m not crying. You’re crying!”
“We’re all going to be crying if we don’t get her ready for her wedding on time,” Moon says.
“Speak for yourself,” Ashlyn responds.
“No!” Soleil yells at them. “We don’t have time for the Moon and Ashlyn show. Today is Harmony’s day.”
I raise my hand. “There’s only one problem with this scenario.” I motion toward my dirty jeans and scuffed up boots. “I don’t want to get married in this outfit.”
Soleil pushes me toward the bathroom. “Take a shower. We’ve got you covered.”
They do. Forty-five minutes later I exit the office looking like a bride.
“Why am I nervous? I’m already married to Elder. This is ridiculous.”
“This is the dream wedding you always deserved,” Soleil says causing my eyes to well up.
