I splashed some cold water on my face and forced myself not to cry. Fucking Lynda. What was Josh about to say? Damn it. I needed to find a way to talk to him, and I needed to do it without that bitch seeing. Maybe I could have Brian keep her occupied. I was doing him a favor by letting him escort me to the wedding. His father worked with Ari’s and kept getting on him about not having a date for the wedding. Little did his dad know, Brian wanted to keep his real relationship a secret.
I looked up at myself in the mirror and let out a long, loud sigh. Christ, I look like shit.
Just then, I heard someone come into the bathroom. When I turned to grab some towels, I came face to face with Lynda.
“Well, fancy seeing you again so soon!” Lynda said in her chipper fake-ass voice.
Ugh. I dislike this girl very much.
“Hey Lynda, I was just freshening up. I’ve got to get back to Brian. I’ll talk to you soon. ”
“Oh yeah, sure. Hey, did Josh tell you our good news?”
I stopped dead in my tracks and turned to look at her.
“Um, no, I guess he didn’t. ”
“Oh well, we really haven’t told anyone. We’ve been talking about marriage. ”
I felt sick to my stomach. All I wanted to do was run into a stall and throw up.
“He asked you to marry him?” I said, a little too shocked.
“Yes…well not officially with the ring and all, but yeah, we pretty much have started talking and planning it. I’m beyond the moon. ”
“Don’t you think y’all should date a little longer before you talk about something like marriage?”
Lynda just laughed. “Gesh, Heather, you sound like my parents. Don’t get all elementary school teacher on me. Josh and I are great together, and the sex is pretty fucking awesome. ”
Oh god.
“I need to go, Lynda. I’m sure Ari and Jeff are planning on leaving soon. It was a pleasure talking to you. ”
I turned and walked out of the bathroom. I headed back over to where Ellie and Ari were talking to Jeff, Gunner, and Josh. Josh looked up at me, and his smile faded. I was sure I looked awful and I felt even worse.
Ellie took one look at me and stopped talking.
“Heather, are you okay?”
“Actually, I’m not doing so well. I think I’m going to head home. Ari and Jeff, congratulations, y’all, I love you both, and I hope you have a wonderful honeymoon. ”
I hugged Ari and Jeff, and then Gunner and Ellie. I looked at Josh, who looked confused as hell. I saw him look behind me, and I guessed the troll bitch was walking up.
“Hey baby, miss me?” she said as she walked past me up to Josh.
She went to kiss him, but he turned his head to the side, so she kissed his cheek instead. He never took his eyes off of me. I was so confused. He was looking at me like he wanted to tell me something, but he held Lynda in his arms.
“Okay, well, I’m going to go find Brian and get him to walk me out. ”
“I can walk you out,” Josh said.
“No, Josh, it’s best if you let her date walk her out. Don’t you agree, Heather?”
I couldn’t even answer her. I turned around and walked away.
My heart was beating a mile a minute by the time I found Brian. I asked him to walk me to my car. By the time I got in, he was a little concerned, but I assured him I was okay. I drove about two blocks before I pulled over and cried my eyes out.
He’s going to marry her? I almost couldn’t believe it. The way he was looking at me tonight was the exact same way he had looked at me the day I begged him to make love to me at Ari and Jeff’s house. His eyes looked like they were filled with.