The Bride Wore Starlight
“Alec found Joely sitting on a garden bench far beyond the house, in the clearing that overlooked the Tetons. This time of night there were no mountains visible, only pinpricks of stars and the waning crescent moon in the vast western sky.
“I just needed to breathe a little. Everyone else is wrapped up in conversation. I didn’t think they’d miss me for a few minutes.”
“I missed you.” He set his hands on her shoulders. “It’s been nearly forty-five minutes. Thought I’d better check.”
“Has it? Oh, ...then I am sorry.”
“No. I’m just making sure you’re okay. Did that story about your great-grandfather bother you?”
For a moment she didn’t speak. He rubbed her shoulders, and she shrugged into his touch. Tilting her head back, she pointed into the starry sky. “The Big Dipper. There’s Draco the Dragon curving around Polaris.” She made sure he saw what she was showing him although he didn’t know how it followed his question. “Gemini, Leo, Cassiopeia.”
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“I just needed to breathe a little. Everyone else is wrapped up in conversation. I didn’t think they’d miss me for a few minutes.”
“I missed you.” He set his hands on her shoulders. “It’s been nearly forty-five minutes. Thought I’d better check.”
“Has it? Oh, ...then I am sorry.”
“No. I’m just making sure you’re okay. Did that story about your great-grandfather bother you?”
For a moment she didn’t speak. He rubbed her shoulders, and she shrugged into his touch. Tilting her head back, she pointed into the starry sky. “The Big Dipper. There’s Draco the Dragon curving around Polaris.” She made sure he saw what she was showing him although he didn’t know how it followed his question. “Gemini, Leo, Cassiopeia.”
“Cool,”MoreLess
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