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..."

are you two traditional?" I whispered, leaning

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 arbitrary old tradition had

Now, they could pave

she whispered. "Do you think

coming out!" Lori's muffled voice

met my gaze and smirked. "Mine is awful, too, you know," she called out. "Maybe we should just laugh about it together,

was a silence, and I could practically hear the gears turning in Lori's head.

said, unable to keep

hair was a tousled mess of curls, escaped

as her eyes fell on Jessica standing there in her

drink in the sight of her fiancee

head shyly, but I could see the pleased smile tugging at

the space between them, cradling Jessica's face in her hands. "Jess, you're so... beautiful,"

pure happiness for my friends washing over

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