Page 333 of When We Fall: Part Two
“You won’t tell?—”
“Never.” She shook her head. “Seriously. I saw how you were treated. They can go to hell.”
I looked down at my hands and sighed. I really wanted to believe they loved me, but I knew what they’d done. I couldn’t. There was no way.
Forward was the only way to go.
“Go get your man, babe.” Jamie kissed my temple. “Fuck those other guys.”
I nodded, swallowed hard. “You’re right. They let me go. Not the other way around.”
“Right.” She gave me a fierce look as I got to my feet.
She moved to the hanger in the closet and brought out a delicate white dress.
“I literally had no time at all,” she apologized. “I did the best I could before I got on the plane this morning.”
I reached out and trailed my fingers down the silky white material.
“I love it,” I murmured. “I can’t wait to put it on.”
“The wait is over.” She grinned as I took off my robe and she helped me into the slinky material.
It was almost mermaid style. It hugged my waist and hips and grew looser along the bottom. The top was beaded with a tight white corset and thin white straps.
“How did you get all these beads on?” I asked as she laced me into the dress.
“I actually didn’t. This is from a top I got on clearance.” She laughed. “It was too small on me, but I kept it, telling myself I’d lose ten pounds and fit into it. Looks like it was a good idea.”
“It’s gorgeous,” I murmured.
“It certainly made the job easier. I only had to make the skirt. I got the veil at a bridal store.” She finished cinching the dress and pinned the veil in my hair.
“Wow,” I murmured, taking myself in as I stared into the large mirror in the corner of the room. When I was nine, I’d played dress up in Amy’s dresses in front of this mirror. Now, I was staring at myself in a wedding dress.
“Anson wanted you to wear this.” She handed me a box.
I opened it to find a pretty necklace inside, a diamond teardrop hanging from the silver with matching earrings.
He’d really thought of everything. Jamie said he was the one who threw this together so fast for us.
It made my heart clench and ache for him.
“Who is going to marry us?” I asked.
“Uh, Kurt said one of the ministers in town was doing it. I think he’s here now. The guys were trying to decorate things. I hope they didn’t screw things up.”
“It doesn’t matter,” I said, staring at myself in the mirror. “All that matters is he’s here.”
“Absolutely.” She backed away from me after helping me with the necklace and earrings. “You look amazing.” Her eyes misted over again. I turned to hug her.
“Thank you, Jamie. For all of this. You’ve been so good to me through everything.”
“You are my best friend. You mean everything to me.” She hugged me back.
We broke apart.
“I need to put my dress on.”
