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I
nodded my head and cr
ied
.

He stood up and
wrapped his arms around my waist
, kissing
me until I was out of breath.

Before he could kiss me again, I pulled away.


How do
you know what s
ize ring
I wear
?”

“I don’t,” he laughed. “As a ma
tter of fact, we’re going to
have to
get you a
real
ring tomorrow.”

“Why? What’s wrong with the one in the box? You said I’d never have to return—” I stopped as soon as he opened the box and revealed the “ring”: A strawberry flavored Ring Pop.

“I take back what I said about marrying you now.”

“I love you too,” he laughed and picked me up,
clasping me across my thighs,
draping me across his shoulder. “We’ve got
a lot
of lost time to make
up
for
Mrs.
Sterling
. My
place?”


Our
place.”

 

Take Three: A Romantic Comedy

(The Jilted Bride Series)

 

Chapter 1

Selena

 

I was on top of the
world. I was
soaking up the sorrows and sympathies from fans and media outlets worldwide.

I was mentioned in nearly every paper, gracing the covers of the most star-driven magazines. The headlines were all in my favor: “Selena Left at
the
Altar:
How Matt
Betrayed Her Trust,” “Selena Ross in Deep Depression, Miscarries Baby,” “How Will Selena Move On?” “Selena’s Pain: Every Woman’s Worst Nightmare.”

I was doing interviews on all the hottest shows—crying and relaying what happened when Matt
Sterling
left me at the altar. I even did a separate special with the OWN network, a segment that featured other women who
were
ditched by their fiancés.

Everything was perfect.
Until now. Supposedly.

My publicist Katy called and told me she had some bad news. She said she was on her way over to talk to me about it. Of course, in her world of over-exaggeration
s
, a
low-earning movie at the box office
qualified as bad news so I wasn’t really worried.

My personal assistant walked into my bedroom, without knocking first, and dropped my breakfast onto the floor. I
rushed over
and saw that the
vintage
crystal plates and glasses were now useless shards.

“Re
ally Samantha?” I glared at her
. “Those dishes cost
more than you’ll make this year!

“I’m so sorry,” she whimpered. “I’ll be right back.”

“Could you please
knock
next time?”

“Yes, Miss Ross.”

Ugh. What a waste. Maybe I need a new assistant…

There was a knock ten minutes later.

“Who is it?” I called.

“Samantha, Miss Ross. It’s your breakfast.”

“Come in!”

She
walked into my room
at a snail’s pace
and set my breakfast on the table. She was avoiding my eyes and taking her precious time pouring the juice.

“Thank you Samantha,” I shooed her
away
. “
Find out who made the shoes Carrie Underwood was wearing last night and order me a pair in every color.”

“Yes, Miss Ross.”

I sliced the crepe in half and dipped it in yogurt, my favorite thing t
o eat. Whenever reporters asked
what my favorite food was
,
I always lied and said
spinach and ricotta gnudi, or something else Italian.
I
wanted them to think
I actually knew about
the intricacies of
fine
food.

“Selena!” Katy’s voice
bounced
off the walls.

“I’m back here!”

She burst through my door seconds later. She was sweating
profusely and wearing
pajamas.

“I got here as fast as I could,” she plopped down on my sofa.

“You didn’t have time to change clothes?
Never mind, d
on’t answer that. I’m actually glad you’re here in person. Is there any way I could
not
go to that charity thing to
night
? I don’t feel like playing with dirty little kids.
They creep me out.


You might want to stick to all charitable events from now on
.
It might be good for your image
.”


My image? I’m a saint. I was left at the
altar eight weeks ago. Or did you forget
that
already?

She slid me a manila envelope and s
ighed. “
Us Weekly
is going to release the photos tomorrow. They wer
e nice and decided to give you one
day’s notice.”

“Is this about me eating McDonald’s instead of Burger King? I already apologized to—” I pulled out the first picture and gasped.

I flipped through the entire packet. It was all in chronological order and
that
was definitely me in the
photos. They
were
all
crystal clear.


Like I was saying,” Katy shook her head, “you may want to go through with the charity event to
night
. Then I need you to disappear
for a while.”

“How long?”

“At least six weeks.”

“Six weeks? Are you kidding me?

“No. You really fucked up.”

“Fine. I’m sure the press will be lenient. They love me.”

“I’ll do as much damage control as I can

Selena Ross
caught kissing her
last
director days before her wedding and at least once a week since is going to be one hell of a fire
to put out
.”

“What’s the big deal
though? I was left at the altar
and I’m single now. I needed someone to comfort me.”

“A married man with three kids?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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