Chapter 0818

Shaking my head, I turned without another word and stormed out of the fitting room. I took the two strides across the hall to Jessica's fitting room and knocked on the door, folding my arms across my chest.

"Jess? You in there?"

There was a muffled thump in the fitting room, followed by the sounds of someone rustling around. Finally, the door cracked open to reveal one bewildered blue eye peeking out at me.

"What's up?"

"You know this isn't working, right?"

Jessica paused, her full face coming into view as she cracked the door open a little wider. I knew she had heard everything and I knew, considering the fact that we had been here for hours already and that the frustration between the two of them was only mounting, that she felt the same way.

"But... tradition..."

you two traditional?" I

for some time again. I knew that she was trying to fit into this role of the perfect bride, falling victim to old superstitions. But I also knew that she knew that I was right; she and Lori had never been 'traditional '. In fact, when that

not now. Now, they could pave

"I know," she whispered.

Lori's muffled voice called

is awful, too, you know," she called out. "Maybe we should just laugh about

hear the gears turning in

said, unable to keep

exaggerated sigh, Lori finally emerged, still clutching the skirt of her gown closed in the front. Her hair was a tousled mess of curls, escaped from

laugh at me, okay? I know this dress isn't... oh." Her words trailed off as her eyes fell on Jessica standing there in her dress. Lori's mouth dropped open, all hints of exasperation melting away into

of her fiancee as

head shyly, but I could see the pleased smile tugging

Lori had crossed the space between them, cradling Jessica's face in her hands. "Jess, you're so... beautiful," she murmured, punctuating the last word with

burned in my own eyes as I watched them, a wave of pure happiness for my friends washing over

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