“Don’t look at me like that, either of you. There is no way the two of you have not tried every position imaginable. You have had sex practically every waking moment since you reacquainted.”
“Catherine, your kind of cutting me off at the knees here.”
“I don’t care. You can screw around as much as you want. After the photos.”
“Maybe you should go,” I laugh. “She seems kind of serious.”
“Two minutes. I’ll be right outside the door in the corridor.”
I can’t believe he actually bargains with her.
“Fine,” she says, laughing to herself.
Knowing Catherine, she can’t believe she just pulled that off with him.
Adrien pulls me out of the room and down the corridor. We both stand facing each other with our backs to each side of the wall. “Sara, you're looking fucking amazing.”
“I didn’t like not waking up without you this morning.”
“Me neither.”
“So because Catherine scares the shit out of me today. I will leave you in one piece, but I just wanted to see you before the ceremony. Hopefully now I won’t get a hard on when you’re walking down the aisle next to me.”
It’s the first time I realize that as Catherine’s top bridesmaid, I’ll be walking down with Adrien. God, she had this all planned out. That could have been a disaster if we still hated each other. He kisses my hand and, true to his word, walks back to the elevator, laughing to himself.
I watch him leave and turn round to go back to Catherine’s room when I see Katie stood watching.
“It’s not fair for a guy like him to not have his every need met.”
“A guy like him?”
“Yeah, you know. A guy who can sleep with any woman he wants. I just don’t understand what he sees in YOU.”
“Katie, leave it alone,” says Jaime, obviously annoyed with her. It's the first time that I’ve noticed that Katie is always the one trying to cause friction, it's never Jaime.
I go to open the door, but I see it's already open. Catherine is stood in the doorway, and she does not look pleased.
“Katie, shut your mouth right now. I know Adrien’s dick has been in many places, but let me save you the hassle. His dick will never touch you ever again. I know you were hoping for a repeat of things from last time you were in Miami, but Adrien is happy for the first time in years, and I know for a fact that he has no plans to see you again.”
“Catherine…” Katie starts to blush, it's obvious by everyone's body language that nobody is going to stand up against Catherine or agree with Katie.
“Katie, I swear to god. You need to grow up. You’re 25 years old, for crying out loud, stop acting like you’re a teenager. I don’t want to see or hear from you till I’m ready to walk down the aisle.”
Catherine walks back into her room without breaking a sweat. Jaime mouths an apology to me, which I’m guessing she has to do a lot. I smile and nod at her. My problem is not with her, and follow Catherine back into her room.
The photographer is setting up some pre-wedding photos.
I sneakmy head in the room where the wedding is taking place. It looks amazing. There are more people here than I thought. I know Catherine didn’t want a huge wedding, but this still looks pretty big. I shut the door again and walk back over to Catherine. She looks so beautiful. We both got a little choked up in the suite before the photographer left the room. I can sense him before I can see him, I can feel my skin flush. Then his hands land on my shoulders in the same way they did earlier.
I think he’s going to kiss me, but his lips hover over my ear instead.
“Sara. You. Look. Amazing. I can’t wait till it’s you and me doing this next.”
My skin covers in goose bumps, I feel myself getting hot again. I guess I’ve missed him more than I thought possible. I spin around and kiss him just under his ear. Catherine was serious before. She warned me and I quote, ‘I don’t want to see any kissed lips or lipstick marks on any grooms men until after the photos’.
He holds his arm out for me to link his arm and gladly take it. Leaving Catherine with her dad.
It’s then it registers with me what he said. I look at him, and he has that shit-eating grin again. It’s become his default face this week. Did Adrien Banks just let slip that he wants us to be getting married next? For the first time in my life, this doesn’t sound like a bad idea.