People filled the empty chairs and the wedding party took their places. The groom and his men stood next to a wall made of ice which had pink lights illuminating the surface, projecting a romantic glow. Overhead the sun began to set and paint the sky with strokes of orange, pink and purple. She closed her eyes and exhaled. This was the worse news.
“You know, Martin’s our current goalie, and he’s one of my best friends. I can’t exactly welcome the new guy with open arms. It feels disloyal. But he’s on our team now. All that matters is working together and winning games. The regular season will be over soon. Then it’s do or die time,” he whispered in her ear.
“Right.” She opened her eyes and kept them forward, sensing Benny behind her. The music
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When the father of the bride handed her over to Nicolas, Beth cried. She hadn’t allowed any tears to flow in a long time, but she’d never get to experience a moment like that. Marriage and commitment weren’t a priority. Plus, her father had passed on. She was alone in this world and she’d come to terms with that.
Caroline and Nico smiled as they pledged their eternal love to one another. The epic love shared by this couple couldn’t be duplicated. Fate got it right by putting them together. Beth had given up on the possibility of love, but she could appreciate when others found their happily ever after. The marriage kiss lasted longer than the vows, forcing the crowd to laugh and cheer.
Joe and the rest of the hockey players lined the aisles, holding their hockey sticks in the air for the newly wedded couple to walk under. It was a picture-perfect moment. Beth wiped away her tears as Caroline walked past, holding onto her husband’s hand and taking their first steps towards a bright and happy future. Happiness radiated from them and all those in
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This evening had turned into a living hell. Her ex moved to stand behind her. She felt his body heat, and smelled his familiar rich, spicy scent. Benny Wilder had a regal, almost exotic scent unlike anything she’d ever inhaled. The uniqueness hadn’t changed; expensive and totally out of her league. One sniff and her legs quivered, her core clenched and her heart did a summersault in her chest. A wave of desire crashed over her, rendering her speechless. She froze as a blast of memories surfaced. She quickly dismissed them. He wasn’t allowed another moment of her time. It was like being clobbered with a pheromone blast.
Of all the teams in the national hockey league why did he have to get traded to this one?
It took her a moment to recover. She leaned and whispered to Joe that it was time to go. Her hand purposely skimmed over his ass. She didn’t even feel it, but she kept her hand in his pocket as he lead them away after the wedding party finished their precession. Her entire body burned, every emotion she’d been suppressing came rushing back. Rather then head directly to the wedding reception, people lingered to chat. Beth felt the start of panic attack.
“Joe, I… bathroom. Be back in a bit.” Her words were jumbled as she let him go. Being outside helped, but there were too many people milling