Chapter 3

Dan and Karen contacted the manager at Chandler’s Restaurant and reserved a private room for Brad and Abby’s rehearsal dinner. Everyone involved met at the Convention Centre, where workers were setting up the chairs for their outdoor wedding.

“The forecast is for blue skies and warm temperatures, so an outdoor wedding it is.” Tony Powers smiled, eyeing Abby’s available cleavage.

Tony walked everyone through the process of where Abby will make her entrance, where Brad will stand to wait, and the seating for guests of the bride or groom. Brad and Abby walked through the kitchen to see their wedding cake assembled, then refrigerated. They saw sample photos of what the main meal dishes would look like.

Father Williams arrived and went over their ceremony, when they’d recite their vows and exchange rings.

Shirley Compton sat with Brad and Abby, going over one final checklist of items for their wedding and reception. They had chosen to hand out small souvenir gift packs of a fruit-style cake to each guest or couple. Shirley explained that this is when they get to thank each person for attending their special day. This is also when they are normally handed an envelope with cash, a check, or, in their case, a donation to the Living Liver Foundation.

“The order in which the reception speeches could be: the Best Man, Maid of Honour, Father of the Bride, then to each other. You can make it whatever sequence you like,” Shirley explained.

All items were checked off the list, and all they needed was for their day to arrive.

Dan and Karen escorted everyone into the room they had reserved in Chandler’s. Those attending were the parents, the wedding party, Dan’s wives and children, Kevin and Doug, Cathy and Ben, Amber, Britney, and Tiffany. Father Williams and Abby’s oldest friend and mentor, Cathleen O’Malley.

Dan and Karen greeted everyone, even if they already knew them. He smiled, noting the unspoken dress code for women: low-cut tops or dresses and short hems. Father Williams blessed their meal and recounted how he met Dan through taking martial arts classes, then again the day of Abby’s accident. He praised Brad for his self-sacrifice and for saving her life. Brad and Abby sat together, glasses soon touching, announcing for them to kiss.

Jenny wanted to sit beside Dan and held his hand under the table at every opportunity she got. She further teased him by smiling at him while guiding his hand under her short hem. Cathy wanted to be with him also but kept her distance for now, fearing a public reaction from Ben. Dan kept an eye on him to make sure he didn’t cause a scene. Ben tormented Cathy for the wrong reasons by spreading her legs and rubbing her clit to make her body jolt.

Once the meal was finished, Abby stepped out to the main entrance, taking Brad with him. She leaned against the floor-to-ceiling pillar beside the door, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and pressing her breasts against him. His strong arms went around her slender body.

“I have something to tell you about what I did yesterday. After we decided on our wedding picture package, I returned the photo albums to Frank, the photographer. He offered me the opportunity to pose for some sexy pictures for you. I felt so sexy and so aroused posing for your erotic pictures that he ended up fucking me, and I gave him a blow job.”

“You cheated on me the day before our wedding?”

“Don’t say it like that, Brad,” she replied, unable to hold his gaze. “You know that we almost always have sex with others together as a couple. Please don’t say I cheated on you. I love you and would never do anything to endanger our marriage. That’s why I’m telling you, so we don’t keep any sex secrets from each other. I’ll try to find you a nice pussy to fuck to make up for it.”

“After we’re married?”

“We’re sort of out of time to find someone now.”

“I pretended to be offended by you fucking with him. Dad told me about the little extras Frank offers brides-to-be in the hopes of fucking the odd one. I appreciate that you told me and can hardly wait to see the pictures.”

“And the video he recorded of us fucking and giving him a blow job.”

“Did he eat your pussy after he fucked you?”

“Yes, and he gave me a good cum.”

“You are my very own Little Caprice,” he teased. “Was he a good fuck?”

“Not too bad, not near as good as you or your dad,” she replied, kissing him, and then they returned to the party.

Dan gazed at the women in his life, talking among them. Father Williams approached him, noticing where his eyes were looking. “Some devout Catholics I know would say you should pack several cases of sunblock because you’re surely going to burn in hell for having more than one wife.”

“You do have an odd sense of humour, Father,” Dan grinned.

“After my heart bypass and with what I’ve seen, I’ve learned to take life less seriously. Let me ask you. Do you love your wives?”

“Yes, very much. They have all come into my life in different ways. I’m a very fortunate man.”

“Love and family are the lifeblood of society, no matter the sexual orientation of the partners.”

Cathleen O’Malley took Abby and Brad aside. “I knew that tomorrow would come for you and Brad. Have you got the four things for a bride—something new, something old, something blue, and something borrowed?”

“Yes, I have new shoes, a blue garter to wear, diamond earrings borrowed from Vicky, and my mom’s necklace and wedding dress.”

“I have a gift for you that is older than I am. I don’t have any granddaughters, and I’ve always considered you a daughter and granddaughter to me.”

“You’ve always been like a mother to me. You’re a beacon of light that guided me through my years to become a young woman.”