A Billionaire BWWM Romance 5: The Other Man by J A Fielding, Bwwm Romance Dot Com

Chapter One
    Julie’s
stomach was in knots as she looked at her reflection in the mirror.
She had long dreamed of this day and she was glad it was finally
here. Everything was perfect. From the strapless, slim fitting Vera
Wang gown to the silver Manolo Blahnik heels. She tried smiling, but
she couldn’t. Somehow, she still felt like something was not
right. Meg walked in and looked at her.
    “ What
do you think?” Julie asked smiling.
    “ You
look beautiful love,” Meg gushed.
    “ Really?
You don’t think I should have gone with an illusion neckline or
something? Because I feel a bit Kardashian like in this,” Julie
frowned.
    “ Please
don’t second guess yourself. You’ve come a little too
far, don’t you think?”
    Julie
smiled and nodded. Her smile faded when she saw the time.
    “ But
why hasn’t the ceremony began yet? Why am I still here?”
she asked. Meg frowned and put a hand on her shoulder.
    “ Would
you relax already? This is what happens at weddings. Things are never
on time. You should know that,” she reassured her. “And
stop looking at the time already. It’s your day. It doesn’t
matter what time the ceremony begins,” she added. Julie smiled
and shrugged.
    “ I
don’t know, Meg. I have a strange feeling that something is
wrong,” she fretted.
    “ Really?
Like what?” Meg asked as Julie sat down.
    “ Well,
there is the dreaded question, right?” Julie said. Meg shook
her head.
    “ The question?
Is there anybody among us who has any reason why these two shouldn’t
be joined in holy matrimony? That question?” she asked. Julie
frowned and nodded. “Really? What do you think will happen?
That some guy will oppose you two getting married?”
    Julie
shrugged.
    “ Or
some girl,” she said. Meg smiled and shook her head.
    “ These
are just jitters. Every bride gets them. Just don’t read too
much into it,” she said. Just then, the priest walked in.
    “ I’m
sorry, Miss Parker. I can’t hold off any longer,” he
informed her. Julie took a long, deep breath and leaned back.
    “ This
is not happening,” she
thought as she fought back the tears that threatened to flow freely
down her cheeks.
    “ Miss
Parker?” she heard the priest call her. But she didn’t
want to open her eyes. Opening them would mean facing the harsh
reality and the only guilty pleasure she had was in her head…assuming
everything else didn’t exist. She could still hear the priest
talking, but at that moment, she couldn’t have cared less about
what he had to say. Her eyes were still closed when she suddenly felt
clarity about her and a familiar female British accent. She opened
her eyes to see Steven’s sister looking at her with sad eyes.
    “ Don’t
even say it,” Julie whispered.
    “ I’m
sorry, honey. Steven’s not going to make it,” she said
looking at Julie. By now, the tears she had fought back so long were
flowing freely down her cheeks.
    “ Julie…are
you okay?” that was Meg.
    “ We
can still…” the priest was now talking. It was too much.
She just wanted everyone to shut the hell up. She put her hands over
her ears and screamed loudly…
    “ Julie!
Juelz! What is it? What’s going on?” Steven was holding
her hand, trying not to startle her. He switched on the light on the
night stand. Julie was still shaking her head, shaking her whole
body…convulsing even. “Julie, wake up!” he yelled,
loud enough to make her open her eyes. She looked up at him as she
breathed heavily. “Are you okay?” he asked in a whisper.
She looked into his eyes and nodded. Steven pulled her close to him
and held her close. “You had me worried there,” he
admitted. Julie felt a wetness on her cheek and that was when she
realized that the dream-no-nightmare she’d just had was every
bit real as she could have ever imagined. Steven planted a kiss on
the top of her head and she looked up at him.
    “ What’s
the time?” she asked. Steven looked at the clock on the night
stand.
    “