Back Before You Say I Do
Chapters (40)
  1. Cover
  2. Also by Clare Lydon
  3. Dedication
  4. Chapter 1
  5. Chapter 2
  6. Chapter 3
  7. Chapter 4
  8. Chapter 5
  9. Chapter 6
  10. Chapter 7
  11. Chapter 8
  12. Chapter 9
  13. Chapter 10
  14. Chapter 11
  15. Chapter 12
  16. Chapter 13
  17. Chapter 14
  18. Chapter 15
  19. Chapter 16
  20. Chapter 17
  21. Chapter 18
  22. Chapter 19
  23. Chapter 20
  24. Chapter 21
  25. Chapter 22
  26. Chapter 23
  27. Chapter 24
  28. Chapter 25
  29. Chapter 26
  30. Chapter 27
  31. Chapter 28
  32. Chapter 29
  33. Chapter 30
  34. Chapter 31
  35. Chapter 32
  36. Chapter 33
  37. Epilogue
  38. Would You Write Me A Review?
  39. Acknowledgments
  40. Also by Clare Lydon

Jordan waved a hand at her. “Details. Ones we’re going to talk about over brunch with all our parents, right?” Jordan’s insides rolled. “I still can’t quite believe we’re introducing everyone. Especially when the tennis is on. What sort of planning is that?”

“Yours, I believe.” Abby gave her a look. “Will your parents eat square sausage?”

“They’ll eat anything you put in front of them. Including each other. So let’s keep the conversation going before that happens, okay?”

Abby shook her head. “You make them sound terrible. They’re both lovely people.”

“Individually, yes. Together, not so much.” Jordan pursed her lips. “But they have to meet sometime, so it might as well be today.” She pulled Abby close to her. “It’s all worth it, though, if I get to marry you at the end of it all.”

Abby smiled. The smile she kept just for Jordan. “Whoever thought Mrs One Night Stand would be saying that?”

Jordan pressed a finger to her chest. “Not me.” She cocked her head. “You definitely want to marry me?”

Abby slapped her arse. “Stop asking stupid questions.”

“You sure this is the wedding of your dreams?”

“I never had a wedding of my dreams. I had a wedding I thought I had to have. But I didn’t go through with it.” She paused. “Talking of which, I meant to tell you. I saw Arielle last week in London when I was at a meeting about my new job.”

Jordan stilled. “Marcus’s cousin?”

Abby nodded.

“How was that?” Awkward would be the first word that sprang to mind.

Abby dropped her head. “Okay, surprisingly. Almost normal. We had coffee. She told me my hen weekend was one of the best she’d been on. I wasn’t expecting that.”

Jordan exhaled a breath. “Did she bring up Marcus?”

Abby nodded. “She did. He’s got a new girlfriend. A new fianceé, in fact.” She rubbed her palms up and down her thighs. “So, Marcus has moved on. I’m pleased for him.”

Jordan hugged her tight. Abby had agonised over the pain they’d caused him. It was good to know Marcus was going to get the happy ending he deserved, too.

“I’m thrilled for him as well,” Jordan replied. “Wedding fever is clearly in the air. But our wedding: St Albans town hall, pizza, beer, a live band. It’s not too low-rent for you?”

Abby laughed. “You remember I come from Glasgow, right? We might live in the mean streets of Hove now, but I can take on all-comers.” She paused. “Plus, did you see Mum’s face when we told her? I think it reminds her of her wedding. Far more casual and DIY. So that’s another thing in your favour. Along with the fact that you love her daughter.”