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Twenty minutes before you are about to get married, you find your mother and your fiancé kissing passionately.

Posted in Romance on Aug 5, 2021

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Here Come The Scones

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“Hi.”“Hello.”“Is this seat taken?”“No.”“Mind if I sit on it? I much prefer the shade.”“Me too.”“Is this your first cruise?”“Yes. Well no, really. I should be on another one.”“You’re on the wrong cruise?”“No. I’m definitely on the right cruise. I just chose not to go on the other one.”“Oh, where was that one going?”“To Alaska.”“A bit different from the Caribbean then?”“Yes. You could say that.”“I’d say a lot different. One place is hot and the other, I guess would be cold. Especially up on deck. No sunbathing like today.”“Yes, you’re right.”“...

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I Wouldn't Marry Him. Would You?

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“Darling, we’re going to be late!” I furiously hollered, holding up my skirts so that the water wouldn’t ruin the lace on the edges of my wedding dress. He didn’t reply. Lizzie nudged me, giving me the look that I should do something. I ignored her and turned around on my heels, creating the most annoying sound that you could possibly hear. My new, perfectly white dance pumps squeaked a little, shoe language for get your fat feet off me or I’ll eat your nail polish, I reckoned. “If you’re going to be that loud, I’m not sure if I’d want to ma...

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Complicated Loyalty

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Complicated LoyaltyChapter 1   "Miss, would you like another drink," the pool waiter asked Shannon. "Yes, she said, trying to manage a smile behind her dark sunglasses. She had worn the glasses everyday hiding her swollen tear stained eyes while she sat poolside in St. Lucia. She was supposed to be on her honeymoon, she laughed, what an awful joke. No matter how much she tried she couldn't unsee it, twenty minutes before she was to become Mrs. Simon Anderson she walked in on her fiancé passionately kissing ...

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A Marriage Journal

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JULY 27th, 2020.Today marks the first day of my honeymoon. As I turn onto my left side, I see my best friend sleeping peacefully. Gently I push away the covers and step onto the floor, hoping that it will not creak. Not everyone is an early riser like me, and that is OK. I throw the blue satin robe from the armchair over my shoulders, grab my diaries and a pen, and then promptly sneak out onto the balcony overlooking the ocean.The sun has not come out yet, but you can already see the orange hue poking out from behind the horizon. The honeymo...

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Wedding Bells

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Heartbreak. It’s something we all feel, but we never expect. You can be having the best day of your life and then, tragedy strikes. You would expect a friend, a significant other, or even death to break your heart, but I never expected my own mother to betray me in the way she did. We were best friends and even though I was in love with someone, she was still my soulmate. At least I thought she was. I’ve always loved the sound of wedding bells, it means someone is getting happily married, living a life together and enjoying each other's com...

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My Witch of a Mother

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I sat there on the bench, staring at my giddy self in the mirror, too elated to contain my grin, knowing that in an hour, I’ll be marrying the love of my life. I met Kyle when I was in high school. He was the jock, I was the nerd - horn-rimmed glasses, dorky clothes, even dorkier braces trying to contain my front teeth on the verge of jutting out of my mouth. Needless to say, I was a nobody until I left for college. I haven’t been home for two years, the memory of living with childish taunting and painful experiences too much for me. But whe...

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Extreme Naivety.

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“Well, well, well. Mother, Annabelle was saving it for the one she loved. I just guess it wasn’t me? Was I going to be like my father, short of ‘home-nooky’ as you were actually saving it for my mother? In 20 minutes I was going to be hitched to someone who actually preferred to bat for her own side. At least you needn’t have been so open with you smooching, I can take it, I’m a professional, but the ordinary public couldn’t, I think. Are you pair just lip kissers or is it tongues down the throat which I told is delightful to some poor peopl...

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" ON MY OWN "

Submitted to Contest #52

                                               Careless whispers drifted on the wind, finally resting heavily on my shoulders and deep within my heart. Twenty minutes before I am to walk down the aisle to marry the love of my life, my fiancee and mother are seen passionately kissing. This is not heresy, I ...

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Mom What Are You Doing?

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It was the most exciting day of my life. I was finally getting married to my prince. Just five years older than me. He's so perfect. I'm 45 I honestly didn't think it was going to happen. I have my wedding dress fresh flowers even hired someone to put my makeup on. Its such a beautiful place. It's the museum I was able to rent one floor. Its usually hard to rent. I was so happy when they called and told me one weekend was available. After the wedding were staying for two nights. Then going on our honeymoon. So pretty just like me. All this i...

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The Million Dollar Question

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Your mom is not a typical mother. For your third birthday, she led you into a Target and showed you how to move objects to the wrong shelves to confuse the security guys. Then, you stuffed the loot into your pockets. In a pinch, she'd pretend to be pregnant, so she could stuff her maternity clothes full of groceries. Once you got older, she gave you harder jobs. “Remember,” she told you one day, “People will always underestimate you as a woman. Use that to you advantage.” You did, too. No guy suspected the gorgeous woman who he'd helped up...

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Perfidiousness To Reminisce

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I gazed at the pretty reflection on the dressing mirror. I didn't look less than a princess and I wasn't as pretty as the stars either but I was beautiful.Today wasn't one of the days I could get away with the impression that I wasn't pretty enough for my groom. Despite he never welcomed my idea on resorting but I did see that spark in his eyes whenever I looked pretty sheen.The glimmering look of his eyes was all I could imagine. It wasn't definitely going to be a dim glow because today was special. Special enough to thaw a frozen heart or ...

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Lost Again

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I am so very much in love. She's so perfect. Even in her flaws she's perfect. I love everything about her, not just her body, which is fantastic, but her smile, her face, the sound of her voice, the joy she brings by just being in her presence. Her laughter lights up a room. From her long flowing red hair, to her perfect nose, I just adored everything about her. We dated for over a year before I asked her to marry me. She answered with a very enthusiastic "Yes!" And threw her arms around me. It wasn't a long engagement. Just long enough for ...

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The Pompous Parent and the Sly Sleuth

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Good things come in threes, and I believe it. In the span of six months I won the lottery, met the man of my dreams, and got married. When it rains it pours, and I believe that, too. These idioms rang through my mind like a broken doorbell on my way to see Dr. Post H. Pemulous. His office was on the 17th floor of a skyscraper in downtown Austin. As I rode up in the glass elevator I had a view of the Lady Bird Lake Trail, and by the time the elevator dinged, I had tears flowing down both my cheeks. I stepped into the restroom to fix my makeu...

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Best Day of My Life....Sure

Submitted to Contest #52

I woke up, the sun was shining through my curtains. Birds were chirping right outside my window. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and yawned. Seconds later, I realized.  “IT’S MY WEDDING DAY!!” I yelled. I jump out of my bed and twirled around my room. “YES YES YES!! Today is the day!!” I smiled widely, skipping my way to the bathroom.  I started the shower and yelled once more, “I’M GETTING MARRIED!!” **** “Okay, hun? I’ll say this once more, SIT STILL.” “Sorry Rosetta. I’m just so excited! Henry and I are gonna be so happy togeth...

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Worth Something

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I looked at my watch to see that it was only 20 minutes until the ceremony started. My mind was short circuiting and my stomach was twisted and eating itself. Everybody I have talked to about getting married had said that butterflies and nerves were the worst right before getting married. I felt something else. I felt like I was unsure and making a mistake. I was never unsure about my relationship with Ivory, especially since we were both women. Now it felt different. Did I really want to spend the rest of my life with her? She is a gorgeous...

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