The wedding was a delight for everyone; the bride, Janine, looked radiant in her ivory, lacy wedding dress that accentuated her gorgeous curvy, youthful body. The groom, Paul, glowed in pride and the bridesmaids made the pictures perfect. The best man stole a heart or two with his wit and good looks. That it happened to be me is by the by.
All good things have to come to an end and following the reception and departure of the bride and groom to their honeymoon, people remained chatting while the empty champagne glasses and remains of the celebration were cleared way. There was a sense of anti-climax after such a wonderful day.
I wandered over to Paul's uncle and aunt, with whom I was staying that night, to express my thanks and to get ready to go with them to the house. As we were chatting, we became conscious of Sue, Paul's sister, standing quietly beside us so we turned to her and smiled. She blushed and in a soft voice asked the aunt if she happened to have a spare room for the night.
I was surprised at Sue's last minute planning but privately welcomed her enquiry. She was petite, dark eyed and had short, mousey hair. I caught a whiff of her musky perfume. Until then, I had only known her as Paul's younger school-age sister and hadn't thought more about her; but here she was, now at university and I assumed we might have the opportunity the next morning to get to know her better.