Page 59 of Bridesmaid Undercover
“Because we caught you almost kissing Everly?” he asks.
“Uh, no, I wasn’t going to kiss her.”
“We heard you say it, didn’t we, Maple?” Brody continues.
Still on the floor, I glance up at Maple who nods. “I think you said you were going to show her a wet kiss.”
Mother of fuck!
“I was not,” I say, defending myself like a whiny child because honestly, I’m exhausted at this point.
“Your hand was on her cheek,” Brody says as he stands.
“Because I was frustrated,” I say as I stand too. I dust off my clothes and glance around the room at the people incriminating me, who should be on my side.
“What could Everly ever do that frustrates you?” Brody asks.
I push my hand through my hair, hating every second of this goddamn meeting. This is not how I expected it to go, not even close. Brody and Everly are supposed to be friends, cohorts, aides in my mission to win back Maple, but, for the love of God, they feel like sworn enemies—Brody more than anything.
“I’m not frustrated with Everly. I’m frustrated with you,” I say to Brody.
“How does being frustrated with me make you want to kiss Everly?” He tosses his hands up in the air. “Color me confused.”
I’m about to blow a gasket.
“He wasn’t going to kiss me,” Everly finally chimes in. “We were talking about how he accidentally kissed my nose, then I told him it was wet, and, for some reason, he thought it necessary to show me that it wasn’t a wet kiss—and that’s when you guys walked in. Now, this all seems ridiculous. Can we perhaps act like a bunch of adults and move on with this conversation?”
“I’d like that,” Maple says, relief in her voice.
“Great. Shall we move to the main space in the courtyard?”
“Yes,” Maple answers, leading the way. She brushes by me, feeling even icier than she did before.
Fucking great.
“Okay,I’ll send over the mockups for the decorations and then you can approve. I also have the party favors on my list, and food. I’ll be in touch shortly,” Everly says as Maple opens the front door to exit.
“Thank you, Everly. I really appreciate all of this. I’d be lost without you.”
“Not a problem at all. That’s what I’m here for. And like I said, day of, I’ll guide you, but you’ll be able to spend more time with Polly.”
“That would be ideal. Thank you.” And then to my surprise, Maple gives Everly a hug.
When they part, Maple waves at Brody and then looks at me. With a stiff smile, she gives me a nod and then takes off.
Everly shuts the door behind her and then spins around to face me. “That was a disaster.”
“I fucking know.” I turn to Brody, who is now leaning against one of the white brick walls, this one most definitely not false.
He breathes out a heavy sigh. “I feel like I blacked out. What happened?”
“What happened?” I shout. “Jesus Christ, Brody, you lost your goddamn mind.”
“Did I? There was so much pressure to be cool that I felt like there were moments where I wasn’t cool. Were there?”
I look at Everly whose jaw is slack just like mine, both of us in awe.
Let me recap for you…
