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as I gently pushed him away. No. JT was like a brother to me and would
probably be upset if he knew where my thoughts had wandered.
    Shaking it off, I made quick work of
getting myself ready. I slipped into my black dress with a flare skirt and
threw on a pair of black sling back heels. After running a brush through my
hair and touching up my mascara and lip-gloss I was ready to go. I wanted to
make a good impression—on the reception hall manager.
                                                               

Chapter Three
To Kiss a Frog
     
    J.T.
    Jordan hopped into the passenger side
of my black Ford Focus and flashed her pearly whitesat
me. “Thanks for doing this with me. I’m sure you have a thousand other things
you’d rather be doing on a Saturday evening.”
    Her deliciously fresh scent filled
the car as she pulled the door shut. It was so much better than the smell of
sweaty gym sneakers and armpits her brother had left behind after our workout
session. I was almost embarrassed to drive her in my car; in addition to the
lingering smells from the gym, Derek had left a trail of crumbs and fast food
waste littered about. Although why it should bother me now was a mystery. I’d
never had any qualms in the past about carting my best friend’s kid sister
around in my trashed car.
    “Hey, no problem,” I said, backing
out of the driveway. “I’m happy to play my part in fulfilling Grannie’s wishes—even
if I do think she’s gone a little off the deep end. It’s one hell of a lot of
money to spend on a wedding reception that’s unlikely to ever happen.
Canterbury Castle is a bit pricey isn’t it?”
    I was still skeptical about the whole
situation but could understand where Grannie was coming from. After living with
the Billette family for almost fifteen years, Grannie had practically raised
Jordan and Jared while their mother worked full-time. Of course she wanted to
watch Jordan walk down the aisle.
    Jordan listened as she scanned
through the radio stations. “The place is awesome—a real fairy tale wedding
location. Besides, it won’t be a complete waste of money. Even if I don’t get
married, we can still have a huge party to celebrate Grannie’s life. I think
she’d enjoy that. She doesn’t want people to be sad about her passing.”
    I arched my brow and glanced at
Jordan for a second. “How’s it going to work anyway? Don’t you have to send out
invitations far in advance? And what are you going to tell the hall manager if
another fiancé shows up in a couple months by your side?”
    Jordan giggled and shrugged her
shoulders. “Who cares at that point? They just want their money. But you’re
right. We can’t wait much longer to send out the invitations. I left Grannie on
the hook to figure that dilemma out. She’s a clever old fox. I’m sure she’ll think
of something.”
    “So what exactly is on the agenda for
this evening? Do I just sit next to you and look handsome? Or am I expected to
do something?”
    I could feel Jordan’s eyes on me as I
drove. “Well, I think it would be a little strange if you didn’t say anything
the entire evening, JT. We’re supposed to be planning our wedding day so feel
free to throw out your opinion as much as you want. The manager is going to
walk us through the different options for the wedding ceremony and then show us
the dining and alcohol packages. Afterward we get to sit down at one of the
tables in the back of the hall and eat dinner, you know, to make sure the food
tastes good and narrow down our menu selections.”
    Free dinner replete with alcohol this
evening—what a fine prospect. She didn’t need to twist my arm. “Can’t wait to
see the alcohol packages. Grannie needs to go out of this world with a bang.
It’s not going to be a cash bar is it?”
    My voice must have conveyed my dread
at the thought of a cash bar because Jordan laughed. “No, they don’t offer a
cash