Chapter 93: Meant to Be
Henley
I rushed to the Bride’s Room, hoping Mom wasn’t driving Ari too crazy. After all, she was pregnant and didn’t need any more stress.
I knocked on the door and waited.
“If you’re Maxwell, don’t come in!” Mom’s frantic voice rang out from the other side of the door.
I chuckled, shaking my head. “It’s me, Mom.”
“Well then, get in here!” she yelled through the door.
Ari flung the door open and rolled her eyes. “Thank God you’re here!”
“Hey! I heard that!” Mom yelled.
“Good! You were meant to!” Ari teased, laughing as she turned to me, and her smile faded. “I’m sorry to hear about Isabel.”
I nodded. “I am, too.” Then I plastered a smile on my face. “But today, we’re going to celebrate!”
“Not until after the wedding,” Mom replied, adjusting her hat with a small veil. “I can’t get this thing right—”