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sneezing.”
    “No, I took a double dose of allergy meds to forestall the worst of it.”
    “Good thinking.”
    He allowed a slow grin to spread across his face. “That sounded suspiciously like a compliment.”
      “Get over it.” She rolled her eyes. “Look, the crowd seems to have thinned out. Now I guess we have two hours of photos before the reception.”
    Two hours of posing beside Sarah for posterity. How tragic. He could stick a photo in a frame on the wall for a while, then the batch would go in his Team Groom box where mementoes from weddings gone by resided. Twice a ring bearer, twice a groomsman, now twice a best man.
    Oh come on, Morrissey. Shove the dark thoughts aside. One of these days you’ll meet the one, and you’ll both know it.
    Too bad it wasn’t Sarah, though. She had plenty of spunk when she chose to show it. How had he gotten off on the wrong foot with her again?

    * * *

    The photo shoot and sit-down reception dragged. At least during the meal Sarah sat between Lindsey and her teenage sister, Madison, who was totally thrilled to be a bridesmaid even though she’d really wanted a pink dress, not deep orange. Sarah heard about the drama of it all. And the bride, of course, was understandably distracted by the dashing man seated on the other side of her.
    Just a few more hours, and it would all be over. So far it hadn’t been as horrible as she’d feared. The zipper on her dress hadn’t split open. She hadn’t tripped in the aisle and fallen. She hadn’t dropped the bouquets or Nick’s wedding ring. No one had had any reason to stare at her. Or laugh.
    So why couldn’t Sarah enjoy the result of all the hard work she’d done with Lindsey? It was all Corbin Morrissey’s fault. But even that was silly. She barely knew him, and it wasn’t even his fault they’d been locked out on the fire escape last night.
    No, they’d gotten off on the wrong foot when she’d been late for rehearsal and had to listen to his cheerfully grating prattle while she waited half of forever on the bridge. He really wasn’t that awful. Just a little full of himself. Confidence wasn’t a bad trait in a guy, was it?
    So that made it all her fault.
    Lindsey leaned over. “You okay?”
    Sarah dredged up a smile and pressed her shoulder against Lindsey’s. “I’m fine. Sorry for making you worry about me.”
    “Thanks so much for standing up for me. I really appreciate it.”
    “That’s what best friends are for.”
    “Once you get used to Corbin, he’s a great guy. A lot of fun. I thought you’d really like him.”
    Sarah fixed the smile in place. What positive thing could she say? “He’s really cute.” Because that was no lie. Tall, dark, and handsome was the tip of the iceberg. Twinkling blue eyes, athletic frame, a quick smile. Easy to look at, for sure.
    “He is, isn’t he? You guys are adorable together.”
    “Don’t even start, Linds.”
    “Oh, humor me.” The bride lowered her voice a little and leaned closer, shoulder pressing against Sarah’s. “Promise me something?”
    Sarah narrowed her eyes. “What?”
    “If he asks you out, accept? Just once is all I ask. I bet that will be enough.”
    There was no way he’d ask, not after she’d pushed him aside a dozen or two times today. But it was remotely possible a decent guy lived inside that hunky body, well hidden behind the annoying mannerisms.
    “Please? I’ll text you every day and ask you if he asked you for a date yet.”
    “On your honeymoon?” Sarah raised her eyebrows. “I think you’ll have other things to think about.”
    “So you wouldn’t want to be responsible for distracting me.”
    “You’re crazy.”
    “Promise. Then I won’t have to be distracted.”
    Sarah couldn’t help the laugh that bubbled out. “Okay, fine. One time. I promise. But don’t you dare plant the idea in his head.”
    Across Lindsey and Nick, Corbin glanced at her, his smile warming when he caught her eye. Uh oh. She was in trouble