Wedding Bells Part 2: The Reception

[Jared Vanders]

Jared had enjoyed his dances with Emily. He wasn't much of a dancer himself, but the swaying slow dances he could keep up with. That just meant he got to hold her close and look into her eyes. That was enough. Jared had to laugh though when Emily wanted to avoid seeing his sister being affectionate with her boyfriend. He was able to see himself when he had turned around. Their kiss was pretty passionate. Emily tended to be overprotective of her sisters though. That was probably the cost of her having to take over after her parent's death. Emily cared deeply for her sisters, and Jared knew she wasn't too fond of Cruz - mostly because he was friends with a guy named Nox. Jared had been told the whole story.

They separated after the dance and Emily apparently had clocked a reaction in Rachel and went to douse the fire. Jared moved towards the bar, noting that Jay had joined the dance with the flower girl, and for the first time wondered where Natalie was. Natalie and Emily had met, and he was sure Natalie had been sent an invite. He wondered why they hadn't come together. It appeared that Kiriena and Jay had a good time though.

Jared went to the bar, ordered a beer and turned around, surveying the scene and sipping at his drink. He was sure someone would come to bother him sooner or later, but it was his day too (okay - it was Emily's day, but he got some of the backsplash), so he could take a few moments to relax.