ded, replaced by

e Isabelle's parents were holding cou

Mr. Davenport, Mrs. Davenp

ked up,

led off th

ed. "What? Why? Wha

ce flat. "She said she can't go throug

fter all the expense, the embarrassment! This is what

immering beneath the

peated, turning away. "Dir

I headed towards the bridal suite

n the door t

apped gift in her hands. She looked up, her expression shift

g? You look like yo

I said, the words still tasting lik

ned, then narrowe

ce between us. She didn't offer

t in the eye, a small, determi

, her voice clear and s

in her hand. "Happ

ct, their youthful prom

you sayi

to marry you, I'm not." She took a breath. "Marry

was insane. It

ited in the wrec