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out.
    “There’s no point in
focusing on bouquets when your private life is down the toilet,”
Sophie said.
    “Telling Eddie to have
a fling is insensitive,” Helena Wright snapped.
    Eddie sighed. “Maybe
Sophie’s trying to live vicariously. She’s no longer a free agent,
so it’s up to us to live it up,” she said and raised her champagne
glass in a toast. “Although,” she turned to Sophie, “Helena has a
point too. You might as well know I’m experiencing a bit of bride
envy.” And she didn’t want a one-night stand. She wanted what
everyone else seemed to get so easily. But first, she had to find
someone she wanted and who wanted her right back. “I don’t
understand why we haven’t done this before. A manicure. Champagne.
Chocolate covered strawberries...”
    “Because this is the
first time I’m getting married,” Sophie said.
    “You’ve caught the last
of the good guys. I doubt there’ll be a second time.”
    “There are plenty of
fish out there. You only need to know what bait to use,” Sophie
said.
    Helena tossed back her
drink. “Having a plan of action doesn’t hurt either. Meanwhile, I
suppose there’s nothing wrong with finding someone to have fun
with.”
    Sophie nodded. “We hear
he’s good looking and traveling alone. He’d be perfect. Here today,
gone tomorrow. And don’t give us that blank look. Yes, we’re
talking about Theo Kendrick. Pity we can’t get into town early
enough to catch sight of him jogging. Does he really have a
six-pack?”
    Eddie rolled her eyes.
“Yes, he does and I’m not after something temporary.” There, she’d
said. “I wouldn’t be any good at it.” She’d had a couple of
long-term relationships. With three brothers looking over her
shoulder, it hadn’t been easy to become more than friends with
anyone. There had been Derek. He’d moved to Eden during her last
year of high school. They were together for over three years.
    Derek had always wanted
to study geology but first he’d worked for a couple of years in his
grandparents’ farm to save enough money to cover his living
expenses. Once he’d moved to Melbourne and started his studies, the
relationship had cooled down until eventually they’d gone their
separate ways. Although, they had remained friends and to this day,
they still sent each other birthday and Christmas greeting
cards.
    It had taken her a
couple of years to find someone else. Roy had come to Eden to take
up a teaching post at the local high school. They’d become
inseparable and everyone had thought they’d get married. In fact,
they had been headed that way. They’d made plans. They’d looked at
houses in the area. They’d even set up a joint bank account. Then
one summer, Roy had gone on an impromptu holiday to visit his
family up north... without her.
    Eddie’s breath hitched
and she mentally scurried to find her bullet point list of
events—the one she relied on to stop herself from falling into the
trap of dwelling.
    He’d bumped into an old
girlfriend.
    She’d fallen pregnant.
With his baby.
    End of story.
    At first, she’d given
herself six months to get over the feeling of betrayal. But with
each passing day, her head had filled with more reasons why she
should avoid becoming tangled up with a man again.
    Yet, here she was
dreaming and wondering, wishing her special day would hurry up and
come. She wanted to be married. To start her own family. To live in
a house instead of at the pub. Everyone around her seemed to be
settling down. Why was it taking her so long?
    She chortled under her
breath. Was she suffering from selective memory loss? There had
been Derek, and then Roy…
    Assuming disasters came
in threes, her next relationship was bound to end up in the
trash.
    If the best she could
hope for was another bad relationship, then maybe she should focus
on getting it over and done with. Then she’d be free!
    “So you’re suggesting I
let my hair down, and go with the flow. Keep it casual. And