The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Chapter 81

Up in flames As her hair was getting done, and her face touched up with makeup, Peach kept telling herself to breathe, and knowing that Elijah was waiting on her at the altar made her less afraid.

“Mama, what time is it?'” Peach asked, her eyes closed as the lady brushed a soft peachy color eyeshadow on her eyelids.

“Two o’clock,” Miss Grace said with a smile, and yet, tears stained her face, feeling, overwhelmed by her daughter becoming a bride before her eyes, and every stage of Peach growing up from an infant to a woman kept playing in her head. 1 “The wedding starts at three… do you think we will be late?”

“No, honey. The drive to the ceremony is not that long.”

Pulling her hand away from Peach’s face, the makeup artist smiled and said, “Well, the bride is ready to get dressed.”

Slowly, Peach opened her eyes to see her reflection staring back, and her lips pulled upward into a soft smile.

“You look beautiful, honey.” Miss Grace whispered as Peach stood from the chair. “Thanks… can you please help me put on my gown, mama?” Peach uttered, looking at the garment bag on her bed.

Nodding, Miss Grace smiled and then walked over to the bed, unzipping the bag, pulling out this full-length gown with a sultry, unlined illusion lace bodice with beaded lace and a deep sweetheart neckline with delicately beaded spaghetti straps.

After helping Peach get into the dress, she stood behind her daughter, rested her chin on her shoulder, and whispered, consumed with emotions, “You are now a bride… God, I want Albert here with us so bad… to see what we made from love finally find love.”

“I miss him too, mama. But this is papa… this entire motel… Every inch of it has a memory of him, even the zinc and the ceilings…” Peach said with a chuckle.

“I know… he used to make me worry so much about him when he turned into a carpenter.”

“Yeah? Back then, I thought he was a superman whenever he was up there with his tools… But I understand… After Elijah got beat up in front of me, I think I know what your worry was.”

A knock on the door made Miss Grace and Peach turn around simultaneously, listening to Matt and Ryan say almost in unison, “Two very handsome bridesmaids are reporting for duty.”

“Your bridesmen are here,” Miss Grace chuckled, feeling relieved that Elijah had a group of supportive friends that adored her daughter.

and then Peach’s

his way to the ceremony,” Ryan said,

your entire family is at the beach,” Matt uttered, not

was alense two minutes silence before Peach woke from

“Yeah,” Ryan said calmly.

her,” Don’t stress about them.

both know that’s not inue” Peach mumbled

sweet, and romantic vibe with blush pink and white

expecting something less breathtaking than this setup, and his mind couldn’t seem to settle on anything else other than

a man who doesn’t have a job afford such a decent wedding like this?” Amelia muttered,

thieves and hoodlums…. They are into shady shit, so who knows what he did to fund it.” Josh mumbled, clutching his fist as he tried not to

the back of them, Cora sighed softly before looking at their mother

My best guess is that they are a part of the gang he’s in… “Eli trailed, looking at his

Tommy. “None of these men looks familiar from the business circle or high-class people, so they must all

people that idler is involved with?” Elmer mumbled, frowning in disgust

around at his brothers, Matthew shook his head in disbelief and said, “This guy is going to fuck up our family reputation with all this low-class filth he’s involved with…

the back, and then she looked at her son, letting out, “We are not here to celebrate or care about those people… so we should

sudden sound of clap and excitement drew the Hayes’s attention towards the back, and their gaze rested on

Elijah’s eyes darkened, and she frowned slightly,

of men led by Dice suddenly walked over to where Madam Jewel was sitting with the rest

growing, a bit still in the shoulder at the

the better end of this divorce, Elijah. I will not be a laughingstock… Someone who was replaced within a short time by her good-for-nothing husband, like I am easy to forget. That is not how our

it lasted for a great length of time until he heard the bridal chorus, and then everyone suddenly stood up, leaving the Hayes as the only ones sitting down. Their faces contorted

suddenly softened when he

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