Their father stood outside the bridal room wearing a suit that looked slightly too formal for him.
When Chloe stepped out in her dress, he froze.
Then covered his mouth.
“Dad?”
“You look like your mother.”Track Pregnancy
The room went still.
He immediately shook his head.
“I’m sorry.”
Chloe smiled.
“No.”
She took his hand.
“It’s okay.”
Then she added:
“I look like me.”
He smiled.
“You do.”
Elena arrived twenty minutes before the ceremony.
She looked elegant.
Confident.
Expensive.
Julian was beside her.
Chloe had never met him.
That felt strange.
This was the man her mother had left them for.Track Pregnancy
He shook Chloe’s hand politely.
“Congratulations.”
“Thank you.”
Elena hugged her.
Too long.
“My beautiful girl.”
Chloe stiffened but allowed it.
“I can’t believe this day is finally here.”
Neither could Chloe.
Elena behaved perfectly during the ceremony.
She cried.
Clapped.
