The Bridesmaid's Best Man - Page 64

“I don’t know why she asked Heidi to be maid of honor.” Cheryl scoffed and rolled her eyes. “Brittany thought she would do whatever we asked, but it turns out the woman was useless. Her ineptitude was going to ruin the wedding. Heidi needed to be told what to do, how to do it and when it needed to be done. It made my job twice as hard.”

“I’m sure it did.” Angie nodded her head vigorously as she took another step back. “So you had to get her out of the wedding?”

“No, that was a bonus.” Cheryl took the next step. “I was reminding her of her duties and she went off on me. She was complaining about how much work was involved.”

“Didn’t she realize that this was an honor?” Angie asked and realized Cheryl didn’t hear her sarcasm.

“She made me so angry,” Cheryl growled. “I have worked on this wedding for months and I wasn’t paid for the extra time. I did all this while doing my regular job for Brittany. Heidi barely did anything. I don’t know what came over me. I just snapped.”

Angie looked quickly behind her. There had to be another way out. “And that’s why you hit her with a flower vase.”

“How do you know that?” Cheryl asked, her voice rising. “I was very careful putting back the arrangement.”

Angie held her hands up. “You did a great job. Honest. And you did it when no one saw you. How is that possible? I admit that those strippers were distracting, but...”

“No one notices me,” Cheryl said sadly. “Not even Brittany. I’m the assistant. Invisibility is my superpower.”

“Are you kidding? You are an essential part of the team. This wedding wouldn’t have happened without you.”

“Oh, sure,” Cheryl muttered as she took the last stone steps. “I’m noticeable when something goes wrong. Then everyone is looking for me.”

“What’s wrong with being invisible?” Angie asked. “It’s comfortable. It’s safe. It means you’re doing something right.”

“Oh, what would you know about being invisible?” she spat out. “That stripper picked you out of a crowd of women. Beautiful, glamorous women who know the difference between Prada and Pucci. And he can’t keep his eyes off you.”

“Brittany notices what you do. She’s desperately looking for you now.” Angie glanced at the small church building. What was taking Robin so long?

“And when she finds me, I will be tending to your concussion,” she said sweetly as she advanced. “Everyone knows you can’t walk in heels.”

“That may have worked before but not this time,” Angie said as she scurried back. She jumped when the prickly needles from the hedge poked her behind. “You let everyone think Heidi had too much to drink. But you didn’t know that Heidi was clean and sober.”

“I don’t believe you. Brittany talked constantly about Heidi’s wild antics. I knew the woman was going to be trouble before I met her.”

“And when Heidi was out, you saw this as your chance to get into the wedding. You wanted to be a bridesmaid.” Angie shook her head with disbelief. “Why?”

“Why? A bridesmaid is chosen based on how close she is to the bride. Someone who is important and part of the bride’s life. Brittany hasn’t seen Heidi and Robin for years. They didn’t know what was going on in Brittany’s life. I do. I’m with Brittany every day. I’m an important part of her life.”

“I’m sure—”

“Do you know why Brittany became a personal shopper?” Cheryl asked. “Or what her goals and dreams are? Do you know what problems she had to overcome to get where she is today? I do.”

“So what?” Angie said, shrugging. “I could find all that out if I wanted to. Brittany doesn’t strike me as a very private person.”

“So what? I know every intimate detail of Brittany’s life. I am her closest confidante. I get rid of obstacles in her life and I protect her. I should have been a bridesmaid.” Cheryl flattened her hand on her chest. “I should have been picked to be the maid of honor.”

“You’ve definitely proven how indispensible you are in Brittany’s life. If she didn’t know it before, she definitely knows it now.”

“She appreciates me,” Cheryl shouted. “I know she does.”

Angie cringed. Her instincts were to duck and take cover, but she had to keep her talking. She had to buy herself more time. “But you did your job too well,” Angie decided. “She wanted you to stay in your role of assistant and she made Robin maid of honor.”

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