Chapter 14

Elena’s POV

I swallow harshly, just hearing his name.

“It is, isn’t it?” Kris pushes.

When I nod, Alisha gasps again.

“W-W-What?” she sputters. “How?! Where?! When?!”

“My wedding,” Kris answers.

I nod again.

“That’s where you disappeared to?” Alisha slaps my shoulder. “You lied to me! You said you went back to your room because you weren’t feeling well and thought you had come down with something.”

“More like came down on something — some dick.”

I burst into laughter at Kris’s blunt words, and it’s exactly what I needed. I laugh and laugh until my laughter turns to tears once again.

I don’t know how long it takes me to stop crying, but when I do, there’s a tissue in my hand — courtesy of Alisha — and I dry my eyes.

“Sorry,” I say. “I’m kind of a hormonal wreck right now.”

“Don’t apologize. This is kind of a life-changing situation right here.”

I laugh sardonically. “You can say that again.”

“What are