Ruthless Daddy; His Bratty Little Girl
"Standing here, checking your watch, waiting on a woman who's late to her own wedding. Remarkable. Truly remarkable."
"Shut up, Luca."
I check the watch again anyway, as if the number might have changed in the last thirty seconds through sheer force of my attention.
The doors at the back of the church swing open, and for one useless second my chest tightens with something close to hope. It isn't her.
Veronica sweeps in first, dressed like she's the one being married today, Mr. Parker trailing a step behind her with an expression that's already rehearsing an apology, and Bianca bringing up the rear in a dress clearly chosen for exactly this contingency.