Take now, for instance. She should have been smiling serenely. Instead, she glared at him as if he was a threat to national security.
Apprehension galloped down his spine like an angry stallion defending his fence-line.
Had the sisters argued? Was his bride having second thoughts?
Kitty ascended the altar and stopped in front of Beck. A wave of murmurs rippled through the church. She was supposed to take her place on the bottom of the altar on the far side, not a step below the groom.
“Are you in love with my sister?” she demanded in a whisper, clenching her small pink peony bouquet with a white-knuckled grip.
Something had happened. Something bad. Beck’s smile wavered.
What had Kitty asked?
Something about love. Beck’s balance wavered. Was he in love? His shoulder bumped his best man’s as he struggled to find the words to answer. “I am.” Was that his voice? Did it waver, too?
It had. He’d better not sound so unsure when it came time to say, “I do.”
Unlucky. The day was unlucky. It couldn’t end soon enough.
Beck steadied himself. He worked up enough saliva to swallow and smiled, but it felt as if he’d borrowed someone else’s lips.
More bridesmaids were marching down the aisle, taking their places without glares or interrogations.
Kitty didn’t move. “If your barn was on fire and you had to choose between that horse of yours and my sister, who would you save?”
“You’re saying she couldn’t walk out?” Beck blurted, immediately disliking his answer. He also didn’t like that people were staring at them. And he especially didn’t like Kitty.
“Move along,” he growled. “I love…” His bride’s name escaped him, damn it. “…your sister.”
“You don’t.” Kitty’s eyes narrowed. “Not really. Not the way you should.”
Something stuck in Beck’s throat. Something sharp and shameful.
Kitty was stuck, too. She didn’t move. Not when the bridesmaids filed past. Not when the aisle was clear. Not when the organist began the first few chords of the wedding march.
The guests stood.
Beck had a bad feeling, a prickle at the back of his neck like the time O’Brien’s Free Ride had pulled up lame last winter.
This was the moment his bride had dreamed of her entire life. The moment Beck had patiently been preparing to endure.
He tried to edge the short wayward bridesmaid aside.
And then disaster struck.
Kitty kissed him.
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About Amelia C. Adams
Amelia C. Adams is a wife, a mother, and a novelist. She spends her days dreaming up stories and her nights writing them down. Her biggest hero is her husband, and you might just see bits and pieces of him as you read her novels.
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A New Beginning (free!)
A Free Heart
The Dark and the Dawn
A Clean Slate
A Clear Hope
The Whisper of Morning
A Careless Wind
A Narrow Road
The Bitter and the Sweet
The Calm of Night
A Begrudging Bride
A Broken Wing (A Kansas Crossroads novella)
A Twisted Fate
The Nurses of New York series:
Sea of Strangers (free!)
Cause of Conflict
Touch of Tenderness
Heart of Hearts
Test of Time
The American Mail-Order Brides series:
Hope: Bride of New Jersey
Tabitha: Bride of Missouri
The Hearts of Nashville series:
Whiskey and Women
As part of the Brides of Beckham series by Kirsten Osbourne:
Mail Order Molly
As part of the River’s End Ranch series:
Accidental Agent
Rugged Rockclimber
Welcome Wagon
As part of the Grandma’s Wedding Quilts series:
Meredith’s Mistake