Photo Credit @ Fatima Falkier Deria
Nothing Quite As Sweet
By T. Delaplain
She worried a dried fleck of white from the lilac tulle; nothing quite as sweet as wedding frosting or bridesmaid’s couture.
Still wet from the kisses and caresses hidden beneath yards of satin and tulle she ached for their reunion. How long would the honeymoon last, a week, a month, a lifetime?
Love; bitter and so sweet.
The longing pulled her toward the window; one parting glance.
A glimpse of white and a handful of draping orchids whirled past; the white satin slipped through her fingers again and her lover was gone.
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A Friday Fictioneers 100 word tale. Join us on the lawn to tell your tale of weddings, garden parties, high tea, lost love or anything that makes your heart race. Thank you to our talented author and hostess Rochelle Wisoff. Come play with us here.
Another day in Baja.
Tracey Delaplain, MD 
I wonder if she knows she may never find that feeling again for the rest of her life? Nice character piece.
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It’s hard to say, as long as she’s holding out for her girlfriend to return to her.
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Wait… is she the new husband’s lover? And… the poor bride’s friend to boot – how else would she be bridesmaid…
(Did you mean “on” instead of “or” bridesmaid couture?)
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She’s a bridesmaid and the bride’s lover and I meant that bridesmaid couture was sweet like frosting. I thought this was obvious.
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Yes. That’s what I understood, Tracey! It was obvious to me.
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She needs to live as a self-respecting singleton or meet a free man. Even if if her lover comes back to her, what kind of person would do such a thing on his wedding day? He would do exactly the same to her in time.
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She doesn’t want a man to love. Maybe we are too quick to judge the groom. Thanks for commenting.
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Something is terribly wrong. I think the groom is a cad! And his lover is …. is …. well, despicable. This is so well written. Kudos, Tracey.
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The bride is the cad in this case.
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Oh! Sorry. My head was in the sand. I see it more clearly after reading the comments. My face is red.
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My mother would have loved this story. She was a big fan of True Confessions magazine and a soap opera addict.
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This soap opera might have been a little too modern for her.
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Although you’ve focused on the lover here – lost and lonely though she will definitely be – it’s clearly the bride that has the problem. Cheating on your spouse on the day of the wedding? Perhaps the bridesmaid won’t have to wait too long, for surely the marriage can’t last that long. Sad for all concerned. Lovely language and images throughout Tracey – a real sense of yearning
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I agree, the cultural focus is usually on men denying their attractions but I’m sure women have made painful choices too trying to conform to societies expectations. Thank you for your thoughtful comment.
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Very true, though I’d hope it happens less often now than it did in previous generations. My pleasure
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That’s a unique take on the prompt, Tracey. My imagination was working overtime on that. Well done!
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So glad to give you a workout. Thank you Sandra.
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Dear Tracey,
I see by the comments that I read this story correctly. Well written. And so nice to see you here, I might add.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle. Thinking past cultural norms is always difficult. I’m glad it made sense to you. I’m glad to be back with my Fictioneers.
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I missed it, too, until reading the comments—all clear now. I wonder if the poor groom has any idea who his new bride is. And I wonder why she married him.
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I hope she realises that this woman ain’t worth worrying over. Still love doesn’t work like that. I feel sorry for her, hope she finds love. Feel sorry for the bride/groom/non-binary spouse to be this cheater is marrying too.
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No good can come from this triangle. Heartache all around. Thanks for stopping in to comment.
Tracey
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I got it right away, great twist away from the expected. I suppose in the past (and in far too many places still) women had to get married because their parents made them, because it was the only way to keep their hidden love affairs and so on.
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And thus causing more heartache from denying their feelings. I can only guess at these feeling having been happily married for 36 years.
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I got it wrong too, but thankfully, read the comments and got everything. Great modern take on love, longing, and betrayal.
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Love is love and betrayal is betrayal. Thank you for commenting.
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Great story, Tracey. If the bride is in a society where she can’t be openly gay, or if her wedding is dictated by her family, I can understand her wanting to betray her husband. But, as you say, betrayal is betrayal. The sort of society where it’s hard to be gay, or your parents dictate your marriage is likely to be zero tolerance towards such betrayal. It’s going to be a clandestine relationship at best.
I feel great sympathy for the girls because although betrayal is betrayal, it’s all-too-true that love is love.
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Great comment. I try not to judge anyone’s choice to love or betray but even I cringed a little writing this scene on anyone’s wedding day. At least wait until the honeymoon is over. Thanks for stopping by,
Tracey
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it looks like the marriage is headed into a rocky start.
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Yes, indeed.
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i found this mystical and poetic. Loved the picture from Baja.
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Thanks James. That is my community in Loreto, BCS, MX.
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Ah… the comments helped… a marriage is not always easy, there are always those left behind.
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I love the poetry in this story.
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I loved this story, Tracey! Descriptions so vivid, and the pain and longing was so tangible I felt it too. More so, for turning stereotypes on its head. A cheating bride and her bridesmaid-lover. Really well done!
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Thank you
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