“Okay,” Isla fluffed Cameron’s hair slightly, “what do you think?”
Studying herself in the mirror, Cameron loved the way Isla had made her curls look fun and casual. Cameron didn’t want a fancy hairdo; it was why she didn’t bother with a professional to do her hair. She wanted her wedding day to be as comfortable as it was meaningful and was thankful Melanie felt the same way.
“It’s beautiful, Isla. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Squeezing Cameron’s shoulder, Isla smiled at her in the mirror. “You’re going to make a beautiful bride.”
“I can’t believe I’m actually getting married for the first time at fifty-one.”
“Love doesn’t know an age.”
“Says the woman who’s gotten to spend most of her life loving Vera.”
“And now you’ll get to spend the rest of yours loving Melanie.” Isla smirked. “And besides, it’s not like you haven’t been insanely in love with Melanie for like ever.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Waving her off, Cameron stood and walked over to the wedding dress hanging on the bathroom door. “Help me get into my dress, will ya?”
As Cameron slipped off the robe she had been wearing, neither of them cared that all Cameron had on was a thong. Cameron held up her boobs that weren’t as perky as they once were thanks to age and babies.
“Do you really think the tape is going to help these?”
“If it worked for me, it’ll work for you.”
Picking up the tape off the bathroom counter, Isla got to work. She looked more focused than Cameron could recall her looking as she carefully tapped her boobs into position. It felt awkward at first, but Cameron hoped once she had the dress on it would feel better.
“What do you think?”
“I haven’t seen them this high since before Jonah.”
Isla rolled her eyes as she took the dress off the hanger. She carefully helped Cameron into it and zipped the back of the dress. Cameron was overwhelmed at the look of herself in the full-length mirror in the bedroom.
“Whoa.”
“Mel isn’t going to know what hit her.”
“You did great with my boobs.”
“Maybedon’tsay that to Mel,” Isla laughed.
She was already in her dress for the wedding. It was a lighter purple color with a V-neck, simple straps, and a slit down the side starting at her thigh. Vera had the same style as did Dylan. Jonah’s tie matched the color of the dresses to tie them all together.
“You look beautiful, Cam.”
“Thanks, Isla.” Hugging her friend, Cameron tried not to cry. Isla had already done her makeup for her so the last thing she wanted was to mess it up. “I can’t believe I’m getting married today.”
Dylan knocked on the door as she opened it. She was already dressed for the ceremony with her makeup on and hair done. Her smile was wide as her eyes met Cameron’s.
“Mom, you lookamazing.” Dylan made a beeline for Cameron and hugged her.
“So do you, sweetheart.”
“I just saw Mama, and she looksstunning. You’re gonna die. Not literally. But wow. You’re not ready.”
Seeing Dylan so excited made Cameron even more excited for the ceremony.
Instead of having their first look to be as they were walking down the aisle, Cameron and Melanie had arranged for a wedding photographer to take pictures before the ceremony at the Mackenzies’ house. They wanted it to be an intimate moment they could savor instead of being in front of a crowd. Cameron glanced at the clock on the nightstand. It was just before one in the afternoon and the wedding was to start at three.
“Is the photographer here?”
