Legend of the Forbidden by J. F. Jenkins Page B

of her own to pass down? From what she understood of her parents’ wedding, there weren't a lot of formalities. The whole thing had been a whirlwind romance of sorts. Her parents had run off to elope as quickly as possible. Maybe Ethan's mom has a wedding dress to pass down.
    Dani's father called out through the door, “Let her get the dress she likes, honey.”
    With a sigh, her mother handed the first dress back . “Okay, we'll look at this one again.”
    â€œThank you,” Dani said, and started to take off the strapless dress with a great deal of enthusiasm. “Once this is done, we can get dresses for you guys.”
    â€œHmm?” Maya raised her eyebrows. “You guys?”
    â€œYeah, you and Mom.” Dani glanced over her shoulder at Maya and smiled. “I figured you could be in the wedding. It's normal to have another girl be a part of the Terran wedding to witness the whole thing. You're kind of the only girl my age I know. Unless you don't want to, of course.”
    Maya smiled a little, but felt a bit guilty given her brief moment of stupidity with Tyson. “I would love to, but can we talk? Just the two of us, quick?” She glanced over at Dani's mother, not wanting to confess the whole thing in front of her too. Maya was already scared enough of Dani's reaction.
    Her mother shrugged and kissed Dani's forehead. “I'll be waiting with your dad. Maybe seeing it from a new perspective will sell me too.”
    Once the woman was out the door, Maya took in a deep breath to collect her nerve. “So I told you I would do some research when it came to Tyson. I've concluded he likes aggressive women. I'm pretty sure he's into you too, but he's waiting for you to make a move.”
    â€œA move?” Dani asked.
    â€œYes, well, from what I know about Terran, the girls don't wait around for the guys. At least, that's what all the Terran movies are like. Come to think about it, any movie the normal humans make reflects it. The dragon culture is the only one that practices such primitive dating rituals. I mean, in the sense that the girl has to wait for the guy to come and take her away,” Maya explained, but she was still dodging what needed to be said. “Anyway, I bring this up because I made a move. I shouldn't have, and I pray you forgive me, but at the time it seemed like a good idea.”
    Dani stared at her with a mixture of awe, shock, and confusion. “What do you mean, made a move ?”
    â€œWe kissed?”
    â€œOh…”
    Not quite the reaction Maya had been expecting, and she didn't know how to take it. Was Dani jealous? Mad? Okay with it?
    â€œI am really sorry,” Maya whispered.
    â€œWhy?”
    â€œFor some reason, I wanted to see what he would do if he was advanced on. Maybe break him out of his shell or something,” she explained, hoping Dani would understand the logic.
    Dani shook her head. “No, I mean, why are you so sorry?”
    â€œBecause he's your fiancé.”
    â€œI know, but you didn't mean any harm, and it's not like it meant anything to either of you. Maybe it's better he give it a try, so he can get some confidence. Good idea,” Dani said with a small smile.
    Maya couldn't believe what she was hearing. She was being congratulated for kissing another woman's man? Was there something wrong with this girl? Or maybe she's looking for a reason to get out of this whole thing after all?
    After a brief moment of quiet, Dani glanced over her shoulder at Maya, still smiling. “Can you zip me up here?”
    She reached toward Dani, and pulled up on the zipper at the back of her dress. It was simple in design. It had thin spaghetti straps covered in silver jewels, and an empire waistline that flowed into a chiffon skirt with a small train. Under the bust was a jeweled band decorated with a flower pattern. Over the cleavage of the bust was another flower made from the same silver jewels. Absolutely