Daisy held a finger up. “Give me one second. I’ve got an idea.”
“Cora, this is gorgeous.”
Tears were threatening to spill. I’d planned to pick whatever I could find that fit. Never in a million years did I expect to find… this.The one.It was almost like it was tailor-made for me. It fit perfectly.
“You said it would be an outdoor wedding, so let’s try this,” Daisy said as she returned with a fur shoulder cover. She wrapped it around me and tied the silk ribbon in the front. When she stepped back, she smiled. “Oh, my goodness. You look spectacular.”
Anna’s eyes welled with tears. “Jason is going to lose it when he sees you. It’s perfect.”
“Hold on. We need to complete the look, and I think I’ve got just the thing.” Daisy trotted off, and not a minute later, she was back with a veil. She spread it over me, covering me entirely. It was almost like something out of a royal wedding. “Yep. That does it. Perfection right there, darlin’.”
I sucked in a lungful of shaky air.I was getting married.
To a man who kissed me like I mattered. Who held me like I was precious. Who made me feel safe and terrified all at once. And I’d asked him to pretend it didn’t happen because I was a coward who couldn’t handle wanting something I’d never be able to keep.
He was a billionaire.
I was a nobody from Nebraska who lived in a tiny apartment in an area that Jason wouldn’t even walk through. What would he want with me?
He sure hadn’t kissed me like he felt that way. The way he’d kissed had said I was everything he wanted and more.
He hadn’t kissed me like he felt that way, but he could have any woman he wanted. I’d saved his life, and obligation did all sorts of weird things to a person’s head. In a few months, he’d wake up and realize that he wanted someone who fit in his world.
Not me. I would never.
Still, as my eyes roamed over the woman looking back at me, I couldn’t help but wish and wonder, and dream. It struck me then. I was Cinderella and my fairy godmother was giving me a deadline. As soon as I was granted permanent custody of Elias, this whole thing would be over.
I’d return to my world and raise my son.
Maybe I’d continue working for Jason… if it weren’t too painful.
“Cora?”
I blinked and smiled. “What?”
Anna eyed me as Daisy said, “So, what do you think?”
“I think it’s perfect.”
“The fit is so perfect, I think we might only need minor hemming,” Daisy said, kneeling to check the length. “We can have that done by Friday if you put a rush on it.”
The alarm on Anna’s phone went off. “Oh! We have to be at the bakery in ten minutes!”
Ten minutes later, after Daisy had taken a few quick measurements and Anna had handled the payment and pickup details, we were practically running down the sidewalk toward the bakery.
The bell jingled as we stepped inside. If the cake was as good as this place smelled, I was going to buy one just so I could snarf it while watching cartoons.
“Oh wow. It smells delicious in here. If Aunt Helen catches wind and I don’t send her something, she won’t speak to me for a week.”
My eyebrows hit my hairline.
“I’m kidding, but she would be seriously miffed. Don’t let me forget to have her something delivered.”
An older woman appeared from the back of the bakery. “Hi, I’m Tilly Rae Walker. You must be the Georgiou party.”
“That’s us.” Anna beamed.
The woman tilted her head, studying my face. “You look…” Her mouth dropped open. “You’re Maya’s sister.”
