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The car stops moving and the engine is silenced.

“Here we go.” I squeeze her hand one last time just as the door by me and Penny is opened. We slide out and walk around the car to the sidewalk in front of the church.

Our driver walks over to Jessica’s side and opens the car door. I get next to him and grab the train as Jessica gets out with her bouquet in one hand.

I hear a gulp and look up to see Jessica’s dad covering his mouth at the sight of his daughter. Jessica’s face lights up as Lenny reaches his side.

Lenny kisses John and walks into the church's entrance. My mom is right behind her. She meets my dad at the door, but not before he claps John on the shoulder.

Penny walks ahead of us and enters the church just as we reach Jessica’s dad.

“Honey.” His eyes are glassy as he looks her over. “You look radiant.”

“Don’t cry, Daddy, please,” Jessica’s voice shakes as she wraps her hand through his arm, holding on to his forearm.

“I’ll do my best.” He sniffles. “But it’s not everyday you give your only daughter away at her wedding.”

Once we are fully in the vestibule, I spread out Jessica’s train and get behind Penny.

The music switches from wedding prelude music to the wedding march that Sean and Jessica chose. I turn to Jessica and wink. I take a quick glance at Mr. Stewart and chuckle. Tears are nearly spilling from his eyes. He’s never going to make it down the aisle without crying.

Penny starts her march to the altar and I step up to the entryway awaiting my turn. The pews are lined with lambs ear and eucalyptus garland entwined with holly berries. The lights are low and candles are lit everywhere casting the church in a golden hue.

Every ten feet there is a loose red velvet bow hanging from the garland. The scene takes my breath away.

I look up at the front and catch my brother’s glassy eyes and feel tears sting the back of my eyes as my chest tightens. He’s not going to make it without crying either.

To be honest, I’m not sure anyone is going to make it through the ceremony with dry eyes.

The smile on my face fades and my breath catches as my gaze lands on Jamie. He is so handsome standing in a charcoal gray tuxedo that fits him like it was tailor-made for him—which is not out of the realm of possibilities, with my brother being the groom.

I let my eyes run over him until I meet his gaze. The love I see shining there has my heart jumping around my chest.

I beam at him as I take my first step toward the altar. With each step I take toward the groom and his groomsmen, I can’t stop myself from imagining a very different wedding.

Chapter 30

Jamie

It’s about thirty minutes before the wedding and Sean is starting to panic. It’s so out of character for him that I want to laugh and tell him to chill out, but I don’t.

I look over at Liam who is sitting down watching his brother with a smirk on his face.

“What if she doesn’t show up?” Sean runs a hand through his hair as he paces back and forth.

“That’s not going to happen, brother,” Liam answers from the chair he’s sitting in and watching his brother with a glint of humor in his eyes. “Jessica adores you.”

“Penny did it!” Sean rubs his hand up and down his face. “She left Andrew standing at the altar.”

“Thank goodness,” Liam whispers. I turn to glare at him while trying not to laugh.

“Sean.” I throw my arm around his shoulders and walk him to a chair and force him to sit. “Jessica is not Penny. And you are not Andrew.”

He takes a deep breath and then slowly blows it out.

“I talked to Evie a little while ago.”

“You did?” I did not, but if I don’t do something to calm him down I’m afraid he might have a full blown panic attack.

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