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“Why not?”

“They didn’t go with any of the outfits I’d planned. I brought a pair of flats, but they didn’t go with this dress.”

“That wasn’t very smart, was it?”

She pursed her lips. “Thanks for the reminder, Captain Obvious.”

I looked her up and down but kept my mouth shut this time.

“What?” she said. “Go ahead. I can see you want to say something.”

I shook my head. “Not really.”

“Just spit it out.”

I gave her the once-over a second time and shrugged. “I was just going to say the dress looks good on you, even with the mud.”

Naomi blinked a few times. “I must’ve misheard you, because that almost sounded like a compliment.”

“I figured I owed you one back.”

Her little nose scrunched up. “Back? What compliment did I give you?”

I reached into my pocket and pulled out the packet of condoms, pointing to the XL on the front with a wink.

Naomi rolled her eyes. But not before looking down at my crotch.

Chapter 4

NAOMI

“I think I might have to wrap you in bubble wrap until after the ceremony.” Lily shook her head watching me peel dried mud from my dress in the ladies’ room of the restaurant.

“I feel terrible about the cast. I think we can find creative ways to hide it in most of the pictures.”

Lily waved me off. “I couldn’t care less about the pictures. All I want from tomorrow is to marry Ben.”

Her answer made my heart swell, because I knew she really felt that way. The two of them were ridiculously in love. Seeing the way they looked at each other almost restored my faith in relationships.Almost, but not quite.

Lily leaned against the sink and caught my eye. “You and Dawson seem to be getting cozy.”

“What makes you say that? Is it his black eye from our first encounter or him helping me up when I fell in the mud that gives you the cozy vibes?”

She laughed. “I noticed him checking you out when you were getting in the golf cart after the rehearsal.”

I wiped the last of the dried flakes from my dress. “He’s easy on the eyes, but I’m not interested.”

“Why not? You said recently that you missed sex.”

“I do, but that man is gorgeous and cocky. That spells trouble.”

“Are you still texting with Simon? The dentist you went out with in college?”

I nodded. “He’s away on the mission trip he took. But I think we’re going to get together next time he’s back. Maybe he can help me with my dry spell. We had pretty good chemistry back in the day.”

Lily smiled. “You’ll break your dry spell when you’re ready.”

“I hope I still remember how to do it by then. It’s been so long.”

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