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planned either, but something about the whole thing felt right, like divine intervention or fate.
    A majority of the wedding plans were taken care of for me.  I just had to find a dress and be to the church on time.  I didn’t even know my groom’s name and I wouldn’t know it until I met him at the altar.  I must have been out of my mind.  How was it that the panelists didn’t have me committed?  Maybe they figured marrying me off to a complete stranger was better punishment.
    Stacey and Jaime met me at the retail bridal salon and we started pulling dresses off the racks.  Jaime was even more supportive than Stacey was.  We’d all been friends for a few years, having met in college.  Jaime was almost nine months pregnant by then, with her first child.  The father, her college sweetheart, Beau, though they weren’t married, yet.
    “So when is your baby daddy going to put a ring on it?”
    “Hell if I know, but he better hurry up.”
    Stacey and I shared a glance, knowing that Beau already had the ring.  What the hell was he waiting for?  I found a dress quicker than I thought possible.  The three of us shed some tears, Jaime more than me and she blamed the hormones. 
    “I can’t believe you’re doing this!”
    “I know!  I’m so excited and ready for this.”  Hesitating, I add, “I just hope he likes me.”
    “Girl, are you crazy?  You’re smoking hot and you’re a keeper.  Any man would be lucky to have you.  Speaking of, what the hell happened between you and Heath?”
    “Heath?!  Kerrigan?  You hate Heath!”
    I glared at Stacey after Jaime’s outburst.  “Nothing happened and it was MONTHS ago.”
    “So something did happen?”
    “No!”
    “You sure about that?”
    “YES!  He’s like a brother to me.  Gross!”  If Heath could use that excuse then I could too.
    Jaime bought what I said with no question as I avoided eye contact with Stacey.  “Alright.  Time for you two to find a dress.”  Their heads popped up, what looked like disbelief on their faces.  “What?  Really?  Come on.  Who else would I ask to be my bridesmaids?”
    After I paid for our dresses, insisting to pay for theirs given the circumstance, Jaime headed home.  Stacey offered to pick up dinner and I took the dresses home to my place.  We were beyond fortunate that no altering of the dresses was necessary.  Even Jaime found one that accommodated her baby belly.  I’d be lucky if she didn’t go into labor at the wedding.
     
    The next couple of weeks flew by.  Almost every evening was filled with either working out, my girlfriends, or my parents.  Friday, the week before my ceremony I had a group of girls over at my place for a mini bachelorette party.  I was gifted with negligees and naughty items of all variety.  Sex toys, lube, condoms, were just some of the basics. 
    The next day I had my last meeting with my panel of experts.  We had been talking for several minutes when Dr. Phillips asked something I wasn’t expecting. 
    “Lucy, what if it turns out to be someone you know?”
    I started cracking up at the ridiculous thought and realized Dr. Phillips was serious.  “I, wait what?”  I looked to each of them.  “Are you serious?  It’s someone I know?”
    “You know we can’t confirm or deny that.  Would you still be open to the possibility if it was?”
    I felt myself begin to sweat and became nervous.  Honesty, it was the best.  “Well, if it’s one of my ex-boyfriends I don’t think I could.  There were reasons we ended our relationships.”
    They studied me intently and just when I was about to ask another question, Dr. Phillips reassured me, “Lucy, we meet hundreds of people over the course of a lifetime.  We really are confident about the match we’ve selected for you.  Obviously you’re both from the same metropolitan area, so there’s always a small chance that you’ve crossed paths with him.  I hope you’re as excited as we are.”
    Taking a