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We sneak into the rehearsal hall a few minutes late, and luckily, no one see and barely give us a wave, though I find that a little unnerving considering we’re the bride and groom The only person who looks remotely suspicious about our tardy arrival is Cindy, but she lives for this kind of stuff, anyway We sit down next to her at the head table and she leans over and glares inquisitively at Darcy

“Where have you two been?” she asks, frowning

“Sorry, Cindy I had soent to take care of with Darcy,” I whisper across to her

Cindy grins and gives her friend a healthy nudge

“I’ll bet you did,” she teases “Was that thing big, hard and in your pants?” She giggles uncontrollably and slaps Darcy’s arm

“Cindy!” Darcy hisses She sounds horrified, but I catch the grins they’re exchanging, and IDid she co atabout me, I wonder?

I sood about myself

Chapter Four

Darcy

It’s the oes off at ten nore it, and, I do until my back up alarm sounds a few minutes later Annoyed, I sit up and fu to turn off the series of alarms I’d set for myself, and by the tiain, that was the plan all along

I let out a heavy sigh, toss back the covers and perch e of the bed Just as nize the number It’s the minister’s office

“Hello?” I say as breezily as I can Nothing good ever co myself for bad news