Page 84 of We Are All Sinners

Once we make it to the wedding and we finally get everyone on the same page, it will make a difference, and we can quit with all the stalking bullshit. Mama said that Rosie will help us. I have to believe that all of us coming together will change things. It has to!

The more Saints and witches we have on the right side of things, the better off we will all be.

“Savvy is going to absolutely die when I tell her I got the pleasure to style you today. I have you all down for a few fittings. Your wedding dress of course, your bridesmaids’ dresses, all three of your reception/ball gowns, and you all need dresses for another wedding. Which one? I can match you to the color scheme if it’s one of my clients, or I know of it.”

“Savvy? That’s an interesting name.” Lily replies.

“Yes, Savannah Devereaux, I have dressed her for every special occasion she has had, along with her extended family. If you need a wedding coordinator our friend Mia is the absolute best. She will be doing my wedding in September.” Shelby gushesabout her friends and I find it absolutely precious. They love each other.

“I actually have a meeting with her tomorrow afternoon. What a coincidence.” I act as though I’m pleasantly surprised.

“Oh, the wedding we are attending is for Alec Landry and MJ Devereaux, they wouldn’t happen to be related to Savannah Devereaux, would they?” Emily pipes in.

I smile at the fact that this couldn’t be going better if we had rehearsed the whole thing.

“Yes, crazy story, but M.J is actually both Christian and Savannah Devereaux’s niece that they recently took in. She is a lovely girl who deserves the most beautiful wedding and ball in her and Alecs honor. He seems to be a really good guy. I assume you will be sitting on the groom’s side?” She asks sweetly, not giving away too much information, but just enough to confirm everything we already know.

“Yes, Alec, and my soon to be husband go way back. I believe he was a year or so younger than me, and I have to admit, I don’t remember much about him.” I confess.

“Who is the lucky groom to finally land Genevieve Lablanc? The boys in college went nuts for this girl and she never gave them the time of day. It’s almost as if she was waiting for her prince charming to come and wake her from a long sleep. None of the college guys, no matter how esteemed or mature they were,Evie never acted like she noticed any of their attention.” She reminisces, telling my friends what they already knew about me.

“Girl, we have watched the same thing over the years, until a hot guy and his buddies bought the old Victorian mansion next door. Took him all of a month to get our girl to notice him. She has been dickstracted and in a love bubble since.” Emily confirms my wretched history with men, making us all cackle in the process.

“There was one guy who got her attention, but she was too good of a girl, with her head so far into her studies, she didn’t even give the hottest professor on campus the time of day. She did think about it for a split second though.” Shelby chuckles, smiling as she bites her bottom lip.

“Girl, you want stories of Evie brushing off hot guys, we got stories.” Lily jokes back, keeping everyone laughing at my expense.

“None of that matters now. I finally got my prince. I can’t wait to be Mrs. Brixon Blaze.” I hold out my left hand and look at my beautiful ring.

I watch Shelbys demeanor change slightly as her eyes widen, just enough for me to know that she knows who Brixon is. What he is.

“It’s not every day we get to style royalty.” She gives a small smile to let me know she knows.

“Oh, the boys have come back to New Orleans to help fix a few of the kinks our amazing city has seemed to be having. Emily here is actually dating Liam Vandever. I’m sure wedding bells aren’t too far from their future. Lily is Noah Jerricho’s… Close friend.” Lily gives me a side eye and I can’t help but smile wider as I continue, “It’s perfect for us to know who to trust with the most special days of our lives. Thank you for letting us know who to use for all the parties and events we plan to throw in the future. We prefer to keep our money local.” I give her a morsel to take back to her friends, which will ultimately land in my brother’s ear.

Lily tries to put a smile on, but I can tell she is still having trouble with learning that she is a lost Saint baby. She feels like they threw her away. Why would she want to know who they were. Noah has been trying to help her through it, but she resents him for being a Saint himself. She just needs time.

Everything is going according to plan. We will find answers for her as soon as she gets onboard to wanting answers. She just isn’t there yet.

“The Delamere brothers believe that she is their long-lost cousin. She won’t do a DNA test to prove it. So, the brothers want permission to check her chip and see if it matches the log for their aunt’s baby, who they say died the day she gave birth to a baby girl.

“I’ll bring out several options for all of you, along with mimosas, if that sounds alright with you ladies?” Shelby stays professional and carries on with our appointment as if she didn’t just get the business of the Deities themselves.

We try on dress after dress while getting a good buzz going.

I put on the last dress I have chosen to try on and stand up straight, looking in the mirror as Shelby tightens the corset back. I feel like a princess in this dress. The top has thick silk straps that hang loosely off my shoulders. The corset top makes my waist look smaller, while pushing my small boobs as far up as they can go.

I move side to side in the dress when she finishes and adds the beautiful, diamond, vine-looking crown attached to a veil lined with silver vined out sparkles.

I walk out to step up on the platform surrounded by mirrors, watching my best friends in the world facial expressions. I know I have found the dress when Emily and Lily are both at a loss for words.

“I think this is the one!” I say excitedly as I sway my hips, looking back at all the mirrors, watching the little vines of silver shimmer beneath the lights, as my fluffy skirt swishes.

“You look absolutely beautiful Eves.” Emily boasts with tears in her eyes.

“I cannot imagine you in any other dress when you walk down the aisle. Yeah! Brixon will not be able to contain himself when he sees you in that dress.” Lily says as she wipes a tear away, trying to hide her feelings with a small laugh.

“Okay, how about you guys? Have you decided on your bridesmaid dresses? I want you to be comfortable. I love the emerald-green dress I found for the reception. Are you guys happy with everything we have picked?” I ask, making sure that we are really finally done after three hours.

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