The bodice of her wedding gown was snug around Jilly's large, firm breasts. Her blonde hair was firmly encased in an updo. She was finally ready for her wedding. She couldn't wait to go down and find Lucas in the garden. Downstairs, the guests were beginning to mingle, as the waiters passed around hors d'oevres and the DJ was playing some of the first hits of the summer.
She wandered out into the hall. One of the bridesmaids was fumbling with a door handle holding two glasses of champagne.
"Hey," said Amy, smiling. "There you are! Can you help me fix my hair? I know I shouldn't ask you, since you're the bride and everything, but I think the back is coming loose."
They stumbled into one of the guest rooms.
"I can't believe you're getting married," said Amy, sitting back against the bedspread, letting Jilly sit behind her and letting her fan out her long black tresses.
"Me neither," said Jilly, rolling a little of it in her hand. She started playing with it, braiding it.
"This house reminds me of that one summer in..."
"In North Carolina," said Jilly, finishing the sentence with a laugh. They both knew which summer the other meant. They had spent a lot of years in college together, doing odd jobs, chasing boys, and hanging out.
But there had been a particular one, with a hot tub... where things between them had gotten interesting.
"Are you nervous?" asked Amy. Her cheeks were flushed ever so slightly.
"I would be," said Jilly. "But it's almost like Lucas raised the stakes in our relationship, and I couldn't help but go along. He can be very adventurous."
"Adventurous?" said Amy. Her lips were parted in surprise.