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The Wedding Date

By:Jasmine Guillory

The Wedding Date
Jasmine Guillory

       Acknowledgments


I am so fortunate that I have so many people in my life to thank. I'm more grateful for all of you than I can say.

Holly Root, thank you for everything that you've done for me and my  book. I'm happy every day to have you in my corner. To Cindy Hwang,  Kristine Swartz, Marianne Grace Aguiar, and the entire Berkley team, you  have all been a joy to work with. Thank you for making this dream a  reality.

The other writers who helped me along the way are some of the best  people in the world. Amy Spalding, I never would have written a single  word without your encouragement in the beginning, and I never would have  kept writing if you hadn't been there to help me, every step of the  way. Thanks for changing my life. Thank you to Akilah Brown, who seemed  to know I was a writer before I did. Thank you to Melissa Baumgart, who  was the entire reason I started actually writing this book instead of  just thinking about it. Thank you to Sara Zarr, who gave me some of my  first, and best, writing advice. Thank you to Tayari Jones, Robin  Benway, Ruby Lang, Rainbow Rowell, Heather Cocks, and Jessica Morgan,  who have all helped me, inspired me, and answered millions of tiny  questions. And Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe, who have been some of  the biggest cheerleaders in my life, the biggest toast of all to both of  you.

Everyone has their talents in life; mine is making really good friends.  Simi Patnaik and Nicole Clouse, your love and support (and many, many  text messages) keep me going. Janet Goode, you are one of the best  friends a woman could ever have. Melissa Sladden and Jina Kim, I love  you both so much. Jill Vizas, I'm so glad we became friends so long ago,  and Katie Vizas and Sally Vizas, thanks for welcoming me into your  family. Thank you to Julian Davis Mortenson, Kyle Wong, Toby Rugger,  Leslie Gross, Kate Leos, Lyette Mercier, Joy Alferness, Nanita Cranford,  Stephanie Lucianovic, and Laurie Baker. You all have been there for me  in countless ways. And Colleen Richards Powell, thank you for the  sandwich line that you delivered so memorably that day on the 4th floor  of Claflin Hall.

Thank you to every teacher I ever had, but especially Elizabeth Varon,  Anita Tien, Pamela Karlan, Bonnie Sussman, and Brad Goodhart. None of  you were writing teachers, but you all taught me how to write. Thank you  to Wellesley College, who made me who I am.

Michelle Obama, thanks for all of the pep talks, even if they were only in my own head.

And finally, I could have done none of this without my family. Thank you  to all of my grandparents, but especially to my grandmothers, Joyce  York-Brown and Lillian Guillory. Thank you to my many cousins, who are  always there for me. Thank you to my sister, Sasha Guillory. And most  importantly, thank you to my parents, Paul and Donna Guillory, who have  always believed fiercely in me. Together and separately they both taught  me to dream big and have supported every dream I've ever had. Thanks,  Mom and Dad. I love you.





Alexa Monroe walked into the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco that  Thursday night wearing her favorite red heels, feeling jittery from  coffee, and carrying a bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne in her purse.  She took out her phone to text her sister, Olivia, upstairs in one of  the guest rooms.

Getting on the elevator!!!

It was always good to give Olivia a little more advance warning than  most people. It didn't matter that Olivia had just made partner at her  New York law firm; some things didn't change.

Oh no, was just about to get in the shower.

Alexa got Olivia's text just as she stepped into the elevator. She  laughed out loud as she pushed the number of her sister's floor, the  laughter calming her nerves. Alexa couldn't wait to celebrate with her  older sister, despite . . . no, maybe because their relationship was  still tricky after all these years.

The elevator glided in the air, in that smooth, noiseless way elevators  in expensive hotels do, while Alexa checked her purse for the third time  to make sure she'd tossed the fancy crackers and Brie in there. They  would need a pre-dinner snack to soak up all of that champagne, after  all. She wished she'd found the time to make brownies the night before.  Olivia loved her brownies.

She spied the cheese and crackers in the corner of her purse, tucked  away from the heavy champagne bottle. Just then, the elevator stopped  with a jerk. A second later, the lights went out.

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