Van
A few minutes earlier
As I walked away from Julia and Vicki, I had the oddest sensation.
It was normalcy.
Is that even possible for a man like me?
I slowed my stride and turned back. From this distance, the ladies' words were out of range. Their expressions weren't. The joy on Julia's face, the way her lips gaped as she laughed. It was such a simple gesture and yet somehow it felt monumental.
For a few moments, I watched as the two conversed, mesmerized by the woman about to be my wife. In her robe, with her damp hair tied into a bun on top of her head, and no makeup, Julia was without a doubt the realest and most beautiful woman I'd known.
The old saying about beauty was never truer than with Julia.
Her splendor radiated from within. That wasn't to say she lacked anything f
