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Laurel, on the other hand—well, she wasn’t

Oh, she was cute enough, she knew—petite and curvy, with dark hair and dark eyes—but ‘cute’ wasn’t beautiful It wasn’t striking She had the kind of looks that just disappeared when she stood beside Melissa—not least because she was almost a whole head shorter

No, Laurel had resigned herself to being the opposite of everything Melissa was Which also made her a less awful person, she liked to hope

Dan was still watching her in silence, and words bubbled up in her throat just to fill the empty air

‘But you know this isn’t just any wedding I anza, so that’s what I’ve tried to give them’

‘I see,’ Dan replied, still watching

Laurel babbled on ‘Obviously she wanted it at Morwen Hall—she has a strong connection to the place, you see And Eloise—she’s the er, I think Anyway, you’ll ?’

‘I have no idea’

‘Sorry I’’

‘That’s okay’

‘Oh!’ Laurel bounced in the car seat a little as she re with the conversation ‘Anyway I was just about to say that there’s lots planned for the next few days—with the welco and hen dos touests on Friday before the rehearsal dinner’

‘And the actual wedding at some point, I assume?’ Dan added, eyebrows raised

‘Well, of course’ Laurel felt her skin flush hot for a ically From my Action List’

‘I understand Sounds like you have plenty to keep you busy this week’

Laurel nodded, her head bobbing up and down at speed ‘Absolutely But that’s good! I oes well It’s the first one I’ve arranged since I starteddeal And it’s not like I’ party at all—’