The Accidental Bride
“Wished they weren’t in the middle of a solemn occasion so he could say something to erase the hurt in her eyes.
Instead, he tightened his hand on hers and prayed for a quick ending.
Minutes ago she’d been mad as a hornet, his little wildcat, her olive eyes spitting amber sparks. In her younger days she would’ve smacked him then and there. Anger had always been her default, and that hadn’t changed.
And she had plenty to be angry about.
Her composure had fallen as the pastor spoke words of love, ...and that’s when the hurt surfaced. Now he just wanted to take her in his arms and say he was a hundred kinds of sorry.
Sorry he’d hurt her. Sorry he’d been too young and foolish to realize how special she was. Sorry, he thought, watching the ache wash across her face, that “sorry” might just be too little, too late.
“Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.”
It was almost over, and he felt the moment slipping through his fingers like floodwaters through a barbed wire fence.MoreLess
Instead, he tightened his hand on hers and prayed for a quick ending.
Minutes ago she’d been mad as a hornet, his little wildcat, her olive eyes spitting amber sparks. In her younger days she would’ve smacked him then and there. Anger had always been her default, and that hadn’t changed.
And she had plenty to be angry about.
Her composure had fallen as the pastor spoke words of love, ...and that’s when the hurt surfaced. Now he just wanted to take her in his arms and say he was a hundred kinds of sorry.
Sorry he’d hurt her. Sorry he’d been too young and foolish to realize how special she was. Sorry, he thought, watching the ache wash across her face, that “sorry” might just be too little, too late.
“Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.”
It was almost over, and he felt the moment slipping through his fingers like floodwaters through a barbed wire fence.MoreLess
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