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She had no doubt he was telling the truth when he said he wanted to have sex with her Part of her thrilled that even that was possible after a year and a half of hiue

But she knew his attraction was circumstantial That he’d want to sleep with any halfway attractive woht with him this weekend It wasn’t her specifically he wanted Just that he was a highly sexual , healthy wo in She didn’t fool herself that hi her could possibly mean more

If she even slightly let herself believe hioner

I the style the hairdresser had done the day before, Faith loosely piled her hair on top of her head, securing the strands with a rhinestone comb She brushed make-up across her cheekbones, accented her eyes, painted and glossed her lips until she looked like a perpetual pouter

When she’d finished, she stood back, surveying her handiwork Not bad Not enough to erase the first scary i that was probably forever imprinted on Vale’s brain, but not bad

Shecurved staircases, careful not to disturb the white silk ribbon and flowers tied to the handrail

People were everyw

here Caterers, wedding guests, nized froazines What was she, Faith Fogarty, doing here in this paparazzi orgy?

Following the trail of people, sheherself with each step that she was a successful neurologist and she was here because Vale wanted her here The patio area had been decorated with hundreds of white flowers and ated pool, a pristine white carpet ran the length of the rows of chairs to where the gazebo had been laced hite gardenias, vivid green leaves, and ribbon The sun slowly beginning its descent toward the ocean provided the perfect backdrop

If she wasn’t so anti-weddings, shebeautiful Oh, as she kidding? This was a beautiful wedding Just as her s had all been beautiful

Just that, like the beauty of the sunset, none of the es lasted

Where was the beauty of putting all your hopes and dreams in another person only to have those hopes and dreams trampled on?

Would Sharon’s wedding last? With her a-wealth and role as former Miss Pennsylvania, she was a celebrity, just as her professional footballer husband was The odds were against them even before they made their vows

“You look absolutely stunning but, then, hts,Faith at the back of the chairs “Co up front”

Faith blinked at the woner dress that probably cost more than she made in a year “I’m not family”