Free Wedding Haters (Event to Remember Series-Book 2) by Melissa Baldwin

innocently.
    I can’t believe that she would actually imply
that Cole would cheat; she hardly knows him.
    “Ellie, if you are implying that Cole would
cheat, you couldn’t be more wrong. He travels because that’s his
career and he loves it. He has begged me to travel with him for
some time, but I have my own career.” Ugh, I stop myself because I
realize I don’t need to give her an explanation and I refuse to let
her get to me again.
    “Whoa, Madie. Why are you getting so
defensive? That’s not what I was saying at all,” she says
innocently. “I was actually saying that because he is always
traveling, what’s wrong with you taking a few days to travel with
your best friends.”
    She’s so full of it and that was exactly what
she was referring to.
    “Please let me do this for you. My friend
Frankie can hook us up.” I admit I’m torn because there is a small
part of me that really wants to take her up on the offer. I mean, a
hook up at the Bellagio? That would be so awesome even if it means
spending a weekend with them.
    “Let me just run things by Sienna and Abby,
and I will let you know,” I say finally.
    “Well, hurry!” she says firmly. “It’s really
short notice, so I will go ahead and call Frankie to give him a
heads up.” I sigh because I know she has no intentions of giving
up.
    I can see through the front store window that
Sienna is still on the phone. She is slowly pacing back and forth.
I wish I could somehow eavesdrop on her conversation because I’m
dying to know whom she is talking to. My attention is suddenly
pulled away from Sienna and her mysterious call when Stephy returns
to the fitting area still talking a mile a minute, and I can see
that poor Jennie is probably on the verge of quitting her job just
to escape. I don’t blame her one bit, although I’m sure Stephy is
not the first obnoxious woman she has dealt with.
    Sienna’s return interrupts my thoughts.
    “So, are we done here?” she asks. “I have to
go in to the office to take care of a few things.” I’m about to ask
her who was on the phone when Ellie interrupts us.
    “Oh good, Sienna. I was just talking to
Madison about the bachelorette party. I put a call in to my friend
at the Bellagio. We’re going to Vegas!” She starts clapping.
    “Really? We—as in all of us.” Sienna raises
her eyebrows as she points to each one of us.
    “Of course! We are Madie’s bridal party and
her best friends. Seriously, you’re a wedding planner you should
know this. It’s our responsibility to do this for our Madie.”
    Ugh! She’s so fake! Is there a trash can
nearby? I wonder what Ellie would say if I started vomiting in the
middle of Alexa’s Bridal and her $10,000 dresses? I have never
thrown up in a public place. Well, except that one time I almost
got sick on the Ferris wheel at Disneyland, but I think that’s a
regular occurrence for a theme park, not a bridal shop. I can see
that Sienna is patiently waiting for an explanation from me. Maybe
it would be easier to just throw up because that would change the
subject for sure.
    “Thanks, Ellie, that’s sweet. I told you that
we would talk about it and see if we can swing it,” I say with a
swift glance at Sienna.
    “What’s there to talk about?”
    “Ellie, you’re so right. I’m in!” Sienna
exclaims. I have to admit my mouth drops open because I’m surprised
by her excitement, especially without discussing it.
    “Perfect!” she says excitedly.
    I wait until my cousins finally leave to ask
Sienna what she was thinking and why she just agreed to go on this
weekend away with them. We must have been thinking the same thing
because a hookup at the Bellagio is way too good to pass up. So I
guess we are going to Vegas with the evil stepsisters. Now if only
we can figure out a way to ditch them?

Chapter 5
     
    I love date nights. I hope that even when
Cole and I are old with grandkids that we will still go on dates.
After the stressful week that included the