33. SOMETHING BLUE

SOMETHING BLUE:

The Bride must always wear something… anything… blue. It can be a trinket or undergarment. Some choose to put a blue lining on the wedding garter that they wear under their wedding gown.

Ryder.

That did not go as planned.

Astrid is a little firecracker. You don’t handle her properly, she will explode. And damn! I did not handle that well.

I wanted to woo her, show her my charming side, the one that is not uptight and suspicious of all women. The real me without masks and with all my guards down.

I thought I was doing a great job earlier in the afternoon. I thought she’d appreciate the movers, but I don’t think Astrid likes owing people anything, especially favors with a financial value attached to it. A very admirable trait.

Wow! I have