Page 375 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 1
It felt like my heart was beating in my throat. I trusted James. Everything was going to be fine. I leaned my head against the wall behind me. Last night I had been worried about what he might do during his bachelor party. I had no idea what he had already done.
"Okay, let's see how it fits."
I shook my thoughts away and stood up. I plastered my fake smile back on my face. "Okay." I walked into the dressing room with her, took off my clothes, and stepped into the dress. She pulled it up past my waist and zipped it in place.
It fit even better than the sample had. It was perfect. James would love it.
I immediately burst into tears. "I'm sorry." I tried to clear my throat. "I don't know what's wrong with me."
"Everyone always gets emotional when they try their dress on." The woman smiled and handed me a tissue box. "You look absolutely beautiful."
I quickly grabbed a tissue and blew my nose. I wasn't crying because I was happy and excited. I was crying because I wasn't sure if James even wanted to see me in this dress anymore.I'm fine.It didn't matter how many times I had said it, it didn't make it true.
"We'll have to take it in a little under the arms," the woman said. "And shorten it another inch. Can you come back in a few days?"
I wiped my eyes with another tissue. "The wedding is next Saturday. Will there only be one more fitting?"
"That should do it. How does Thursday sound?"
"That sounds good. Do you have something for that night?" My mom was coming up Thursday after work. It would be so much better once she was with me.
"The latest appointment we have is at 4 o'clock. Does that work?"
James could deal with me skipping out on work a little early. And my mom had already been toying with the idea of taking ahalf day on Thursday. She wouldn't want to miss my final fitting. "Yeah, that works."
The woman wrote the date and time down on her business card and handed it to me. "Is there anything you want to change?"
I stared at my reflection in the mirror. "No. It's perfect."
"Have you already tried on veils?"
"A couple. I think I'll wait till Thursday to choose one if that's alright."
She nodded. "Okay. Let me help you out of the dress."
***
I walked out of the store a few minutes later.
"Penny?"
I turned around to see Tyler leaning against the wall outside of Kleinfeld's. It was so nice to see a familiar face.
"I would have come in, but it didn't seem like you wanted me to." He scratched the back of his neck. "But I could tell you were upset."
My bottom lip started quivering again. I couldn't seem to control my emotions ever since I had gotten those first pictures from Isabella. I walked over to Tyler and gave him a big hug. For the first time since James had left, I felt a little calmer. "I missed you too," I mumbled into his chest. I was making his shirt wet from my tears, but he didn't move away.
"Do you want to tell me what's going on?"
"No."
He laughed and pulled back. "Well, are you hungry?"
"I'm starving." I had skipped breakfast because I felt nauseous after eating tons of ice cream and drinking wine last night. But being paranoid all morning had made my appetite come back.
"Let's get lunch."
I wasn't sure if I should protest. Having lunch with him might make Melissa take even longer to get over this whole mess. My train of thought was waylaid when Tyler grabbed my arm.
