Can't Buy Me Love (13 page)

Vanessa dropped the list, pushing away from Ted, gathering up their plates and disposable chopsticks. “Not funny.”

“Who said I was kidding?” Once in the kitchen, Ted leaned against the white tile counter while she rinsed the dishes under scalding hot water and loaded them into the stainless steel dishwasher. “I'm not saying we have to wear scrubs. But you've got to admit the hospital is our life. We could get a picture by the ambulance or the nurses' station. It'd be fun.”

Proof that she needed to let go of the idea of a normal wedding. Again. But was this worth fighting about? Probably not. After all, marriage was about compromise, right? Planning the wedding was giving her plenty of opportunity to practice. Creative engagement photos, check. “I'll see what I can do.”

Ted bent to open the cabinet beneath the sink, talking over his shoulder. “So, with a small wedding, we'll both have just one person in the wedding party, right? I'll have a best man, and you'll have a maid of honor.”

“Sure.” Even the simplest of weddings were complicated—not that she hadn't learned that inescapable truth years ago. Now to figure out who could be her bridal attendant. Somebody.
Anybody.

Nobody.

She retrieved another can of soda and a slice of precut lemon from her container in the fridge, along with a bottle of water for Ted. “Why don't we skip the whole best-man-for-you, maid-of-honor-for-me tradition?”

“Really?” Ted looked up from loading soap into the dishwasher. “I should ask my brother to be my best man. Tradition, right?”

“Oh.” Right. Tradition. Vanessa shrugged. “I'm sure I can think of someone.”

Because, somehow, some way, getting married for the second time would be easier than the first. It had to be—even if she had to hire someone to be her maid of honor.

ALSO FROM BETH K. VOGT

Wish You Were Here

You Made Me Love You: an eShort Sequel to Wish You Were Here

Catch a Falling Star

Somebody Like You

Can't Buy Me Love: a Destination Wedding eNovella

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