Tymber Dalton - Triple Dog Dare

She stifled her nervous giggles all the way down the aisle. Liam patted her arm and when he handed her off to Ain, he kissed her forehead.

“Yer beautiful, sweetheart.”

The lawyer spoke. “Who gives this woman away?”

Liam straightened, looking handsome in his tuxedo. “Her mother and I do.”

Elain’s nervous giggles almost burst out of her as a sob. Her mother and her father both there for her on one of the most important days of her life.

Yet the gaping hole in her heart for the woman she’d never know still felt like a raw wound.

Liam took his seat next to her mom. Lina couldn’t focus on anything but Ain’s grey eyes as she said her vows and placed the ring on his finger.

“By the power invested in me by the state of Florida, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride.”

Ain took Elain into his arms and, to a rousing round of applause, gave her the kind of kiss that nearly fried her panties right on the spot. When Ain finally let her up, he used their mental connection to speak to her. “Just wait until the three of us get you alone later.”

“I can’t wait.”

“I present to you Aindreas and Elain Lyall,” the lawyer said. “The bride and groom invite you all to join them in the tent over there for the reception.”

Ain walked Elain back down the aisle and toward the tent with the rest of the wedding party following behind.

“You won’t smash cake in my face, will you?” she whispered to him.

“Me? Would I do that?”

“You’d better not.”

“I promise I won’t do that.”

“What about Brodey?” It was just the kind of thing he’d do.

“I can’t speak for him.”

“You can edict him not to.”

Ain grinned. “Now what fun would that be?”

Lina kept a sharp lookout. She’d warned Jan, Rick, Kael, and Zack to be ready for trouble, but didn’t want to scare Elain. Something was afoot, she just didn’t know what. She’d awoke that morning feeling grouchy and surly. It’d taken every ounce of her strength to paste a smile on her face and force herself to be cheery for Elain.

This was her friend’s day. She wouldn’t ruin it for her.

She stretched before she sat down in her seat. Mai leaned in. “What’s wrong?”

Lina shook her head. “Nothing. The twins are killing my back today. Glad I wore flats.” She scanned the crowd, however, not wanting to say anything to Mai, either. No sense in alarming her.

After the reception, everyone hooted for Elain to toss the bouquet. Carla dragged Lina and Mai into the throng of women with her, standing in front.

Elain turned her back to the group and with a laugh, heaved it over her shoulder. She looked just in time to see Lina reach for it and grab it seconds before an expression of horror transformed her face.

Elain raced to her side. “What’s wrong? Are you okay?”

Carla and Mai also flanked her as Rick, Jan, Kael, and Zack tried to push through the crowd to reach her.

Lina gasped and looked up from the small puddle now surrounding her feet. “I’m not sure, but I think my water just broke!”

THE END

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