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Jericho smiles. “He bent a knee?” he asks, gesturing to Zeke.
“Sure did,” I say wide smile on my face. “Would you like to see? I took video?—”
“Give me that.” Zeke snatches the phone from me as Isabelle laughs and Jericho makes the call. “I owe you two now. One for eavesdropping and a second for trying to embarrass me.”
“I can’t wait for you to deliver on that,” I taunt.
“We’ll be over within the hour,” Jericho says, thanking Judge.
“An impromptu wedding!” Isabelle claps her hands together. “Blue, come upstairs. I’ll find you something special to wear.”
“Can I help?” Angelique asks.
“Of course,” Isabelle and I say in unison, and they take me upstairs. Isabelle chooses a long, satin dress off the rack and holds it out for Angelique’s approval before showing it to me. It’s pale pink and comes to mid-shin with sparkling crystals for straps. It’s beautiful and simple. I love it.
“It’s gorgeous,” I tell them, and they help me change quickly.
“I’ll be right back!” Angelique announces and rushes out of the room as Isabelle dabs blush on my cheeks and mascara on my lashes. I’m just stepping into a pair of sandals when Angelique enters carrying a bouquet in varying shades of soft and intensely pink peonies.
“Is it okay, mom?” she asks. “They’re from the flowers dad brought home the other night,” she explains to me.
“They’re perfect,” Isabelle says. “As long as you like them, Blue.”
“I love them,” I say, realizing something. Wren won’t be here to see it.
“Okay?” Isabelle asks, squeezing my hand as Angelique ties a ribbon around the flowers.
“I wish my sister could be here.”
“This part is just for Hildebrand. We’ll plan a proper wedding later.”
“I don’t know if Zeke and I are big wedding people.”
She raises her eyebrows and chuckles. “Yeah, you’re going to get that anyway.”
“You ready in there. We need to get going,” Zeke says, knocking on the door but staying outside.
“Go on. We’ll ride separately. You can’t see your bride in her wedding dress before the wedding. It’s bad luck,” Isabelle tells him.
“Fuck bad luck.”
Angelique gasps.
“There are children!” Isabelle exclaims.
We wait until he’s gone to head downstairs. Zeke and Jericho are in the first car and the three of us climb into the second with Dex driving. It takes half an hour before we reach Judge Montgomery’s estate and Isabelle explains who he is as we drive down the long drive lined with giant oaks.
“He’s not like the others,” Isabelle whispers as I stare, mouth hanging open at the opulence of the house as it comes into view.
“No?” I ask.
“No. From what I’ve seen at least. I mean, don’t get me wrong. He’s still scary.” She makes a face, and we giggle.
When we arrive, Zeke climbs the stairs and waits there for Isabelle while Angelique hurries up to meet him, holding onto my bouquet. Jericho kisses his wife, and she follows them. They disappear inside. I’m a little nervous when it’s just Jericho and me and I take his hand to climb out.
“You look beautiful,” he says.
“Thanks,” I say, thinking about Isabelle telling me Judge Montgomery is scary because I think Jericho’s plenty scary.
