anything I wouldn’t do for her, or her family. Her husband Fred, or Dr. Greymont as he was known amongst the locals, was a country doctor along with helping her to run Hallborough House as an upscale bed and breakfast hotel. I admired them so much. Their family, the life they had created, the people they were. They had everything I didn’t have, and yet they loved me in spite of my sordid cock-up of an existence. There was never any judgment or censure with Hannah and Freddy. I was in tight with them. Damn, if that didn’t feel fucking wonderful I couldn’t say what did.
Ethan and Brynne were going to have what Hannah and Freddy had together.
The purpose for my vis it here was to get my cousin ball-n-chained, after all. The rehearsal was tomorrow and the wedding the following day, so this weekend was all about my family and supporting something good and blessed for once.
B eing asked by Ethan to stand up for him as his best man was an honour and a privilege for me. It created feelings I rarely felt, and had trouble processing whenever I did. I’d have to give it my best shot, of course. This was the universal understanding amongst Hannah, Ethan, and me that went back as far as we did together. If any of us ever needed the other, or help of any kind, we would be there. No questions asked and no problem.
The sound of a car horn blasted obnoxiously from out the front, interrupting my thoughts, and announcing the beginnings of an invasion that would only grow to epic proportions in the next days as the hoards made their way to the celebrity wedding of the summer.
“ Now that sounds to me as if the bride and groom have finally arrived,” Fred announced his prediction.
T he three kids jumped up from the table eager and bouncing to get outside to greet Ethan and Brynne.
“Yep, I’d say that was the starting buzzer , all right. Game on now,” I told them, “the die is cast, my dears, and you don’t have a choice about hosting this do anymore.”
Hannah laug hed at my comment and snuck her arm around my waist as we followed the kids outside.
It was really happening.
Ethan Blackstone was gettin’ shackled.
EVENT planners deserved the Nobel Prize. My cousin surely did, anyway.
Good, fucking lord I don’t know how Hannah managed to pull this shit together and not saw anyone’s head off. The furor going on around me made me consider just getting the hell out of the way. Would anyone notice if I snuck off in Nelly and flew her back to Donadea?
Come tomorrow afternoon somebody might notice. I’d better just suck it up and try to make myself useful.
Ethan and Brynne we re busy with settling in her mum and step-dad, Hannah was directing at least three different crews working on separate things: organizing the new house for the wedding night, the erection of a tent city in the garden, and other crap that overwhelmed me. Fred had been called to the hospital, and I’d kept the kids busy all morning with target practice. Uncle Jonathan had taken them to the cinema about an hour ago, and I was now with nothing to do but arse about.
I texted Hannah. Put me to work, lady.
She hit me right back . God I luv u. I need u to p/u Brynne’s people @ Taunton Sta. and bring here. Take my car. Keys on pantry hook. 3 guests - Ben, Gaby & Mum. Ben will stand in 4 her dad and Gaby is MoH. Thank u!!!
No w this was a job I could manage without a cock-up. Collect wedding party guests from the train station and bring them here. I can do that. xo
I was guessing that MoH meant maid -of-honour. So this would be my partner I was meeting. And I remembered E telling me about Brynne’s photographer friend she’d asked to give her away at the ceremony. Sweet girl had recently lost her father in an accident Ethan wasn’t convinced had been an accident. Heinously tragic situation with no good outcome.
Yeah, t he world was full of crazy fucks for
Ethan and Brynne were going to have what Hannah and Freddy had together.
The purpose for my vis it here was to get my cousin ball-n-chained, after all. The rehearsal was tomorrow and the wedding the following day, so this weekend was all about my family and supporting something good and blessed for once.
B eing asked by Ethan to stand up for him as his best man was an honour and a privilege for me. It created feelings I rarely felt, and had trouble processing whenever I did. I’d have to give it my best shot, of course. This was the universal understanding amongst Hannah, Ethan, and me that went back as far as we did together. If any of us ever needed the other, or help of any kind, we would be there. No questions asked and no problem.
The sound of a car horn blasted obnoxiously from out the front, interrupting my thoughts, and announcing the beginnings of an invasion that would only grow to epic proportions in the next days as the hoards made their way to the celebrity wedding of the summer.
“ Now that sounds to me as if the bride and groom have finally arrived,” Fred announced his prediction.
T he three kids jumped up from the table eager and bouncing to get outside to greet Ethan and Brynne.
“Yep, I’d say that was the starting buzzer , all right. Game on now,” I told them, “the die is cast, my dears, and you don’t have a choice about hosting this do anymore.”
Hannah laug hed at my comment and snuck her arm around my waist as we followed the kids outside.
It was really happening.
Ethan Blackstone was gettin’ shackled.
EVENT planners deserved the Nobel Prize. My cousin surely did, anyway.
Good, fucking lord I don’t know how Hannah managed to pull this shit together and not saw anyone’s head off. The furor going on around me made me consider just getting the hell out of the way. Would anyone notice if I snuck off in Nelly and flew her back to Donadea?
Come tomorrow afternoon somebody might notice. I’d better just suck it up and try to make myself useful.
Ethan and Brynne we re busy with settling in her mum and step-dad, Hannah was directing at least three different crews working on separate things: organizing the new house for the wedding night, the erection of a tent city in the garden, and other crap that overwhelmed me. Fred had been called to the hospital, and I’d kept the kids busy all morning with target practice. Uncle Jonathan had taken them to the cinema about an hour ago, and I was now with nothing to do but arse about.
I texted Hannah. Put me to work, lady.
She hit me right back . God I luv u. I need u to p/u Brynne’s people @ Taunton Sta. and bring here. Take my car. Keys on pantry hook. 3 guests - Ben, Gaby & Mum. Ben will stand in 4 her dad and Gaby is MoH. Thank u!!!
No w this was a job I could manage without a cock-up. Collect wedding party guests from the train station and bring them here. I can do that. xo
I was guessing that MoH meant maid -of-honour. So this would be my partner I was meeting. And I remembered E telling me about Brynne’s photographer friend she’d asked to give her away at the ceremony. Sweet girl had recently lost her father in an accident Ethan wasn’t convinced had been an accident. Heinously tragic situation with no good outcome.
Yeah, t he world was full of crazy fucks for
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