Private Emotions – Promises (The Private Emotions Trilogy) by Elize Amornette Page B

anything that I made like that.
    Her sister, Gail, said, “Wow, I know who I’m getting to make my dress when I get married. I think I will leave you two and take the other dress over to the other bride.” Sophie and I hugged each other and I couldn’t help but remember the precious times that we spent together as friends and as lovers. We stood at the edge of the tent as we saw Gail go into the other one. We waited on pins and needles to hear the reaction and then heard a shriek of joy that did my heart proud.
    I left Sophie to get ready and walked out to where the chairs were, only to see three women surrounding Ethan. It was obvious from their body language that they were flirting with him and trying to seduce him with their womanly charms. I suppose I could’ve been jealous but he did not seem the least bit interested and I had to wonder if he was still interested in offering his services to other women. In fact, he was looking at me the whole time that they were talking to him. I knew that he was capable of taking care of himself but I decided to help him out this one time.
    I walked over and asked Ethan if he wouldn’t mind giving me a hand with getting things ready for the wedding. “No, I’m right there with you. Sorry, ladies, but duty calls.” They were all disappointed to see him leave, although it was obvious that they had some kind of intimate knowledge about him. “Thanks, Em. I was about to just run the other way but they converged on me too quickly. I didn’t even get a chance to talk to Mark and Ronnie.”
    Mark was now coming over and I left them to talk while I helped with the last minute preparation of the wedding.
    Ronnie saw me a little while later and came over and said, “You wouldn’t believe what I just heard but I think that Ethan just admitted to Mark that he had feelings for you. I was a little too far off to hear their entire conversation but I think that was the main part.” The idea that Ethan had confided in Mark about falling for me was a little surprising although not at all unwanted. I still thought that this was just an arrangement because he had made it abundantly clear during our time together. Hearing now that he was feeling something more for me than friendship had taken me off guard.
    “That is news to me. We did have a major breakthrough at his parents’ place in the country, and I did see a softer side to him. Maybe he has dealt with his loss and is finally ready to love again?”
    “I don’t know about that but I think you should capitalize on this newfound knowledge and see if you two can finally get together. I know that you’ve both been through a lot but I have seen the way you both look at each other. I think the thing you’ve both been looking for is right in front of you.”

    We heard the music start and we all took our places. I lead the rest of the women in the wedding party down the aisle and the groom’s women stood to the right of us. When we got to the raised platform, I noticed right away that there was no minister waiting to do the ceremony. I didn’t have time to do anything about it because the brides-to-be were coming down the aisle and there was no stopping this now.
    When they both got to the platform, I heard gasps from the crowd as they whispered how beautiful Sophie and her bride looked and that the dresses did them justice. It was nice to hear but I was still worried that there was no minister. The minister finally walked into the room and I sighed with relief. He was late and I almost had a heart attack. That was close but at least everything was now in place for the day’s proceedings.
    “Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered today to join this man...oops…these women in holy matrimony.” The crowd laughed and even the brides began to snicker at his slip-up. They then exchanged their personalized vows.
    Sophie said, “My friends were a little surprised that I was marrying a woman but when they saw how happy I was, they had no