The Morning After the Wedding Before. Laura Ziepe
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LAURA ZIEPE lives in Brentwood in Essex with her husband Terry, three-year-old twins Harry and Darcey, and two dogs. Laura has always loved writing from a young age and was often writing stories from as young as eight. After leaving sixth form and working in office jobs for a year in London, Laura decided to go to university. Unsure what to study, Laura’s oldest friend asked her what her ideal job would be. Immediately answering ‘author’, Laura followed her dreams and chose a degree in Creative Writing and English at St Mary’s University in Twickenham. As well as writing books, she is a freelance make-up artist and loves travelling as much as she can. She has previously written three novels, ’Tis the Season to be Single, Essex Girls and Made in Essex and hopes to be writing for many years to come. You can follow Laura on Twitter @lauraziepe or on Instagram @lauraziepewriter.
The Morning After the Wedding Before
LAURA ZIEPE
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019
Copyright © Laura Ziepe 2019
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Source ISBN: 9780008330958
E-book Edition © 2019 ISBN: 9780008318499
Version: 2019-05-24
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Holly
Chapter 2: Holly
Chapter 3: Emma
Chapter 4: Holly
Chapter 5: Kim
Chapter 6: Holly
Chapter 7: Emma
Chapter 8: Kim
Chapter 9: Holly
Chapter 10
Chapter 11: Holly
Chapter 12: Emma
Chapter 13: Kim
Chapter 14: Holly
Chapter 15: Kim
Chapter 16: Emma
Chapter 17: Holly
Chapter 18: Emma
Chapter 19: Kim
Chapter 20: Holly
Chapter 21: Emma
Chapter 22: Kim
Chapter 23: Holly
Chapter 24: Emma
Chapter 25: Emma
Chapter 26: Kim
Chapter 27: Holly
Chapter 28: Emma
Chapter 29: Kim
Chapter 30: Emma
Chapter 31: Emma
Chapter 32: Holly
Chapter 33: Kim
Chapter 34: Kim
Chapter 35: Emma
Chapter 36: Holly
Chapter 37: Six Months Later – Holly
Chapter 38: Emma
To Stacey.
Always in my thoughts.
Forever in my heart.
As Holly looked around, hypnotized by the scene in front of her, she had a good feeling about this trip. It wasn’t as though she hadn’t been to a pool party on holiday before; she’d been to dozens when she’d been in her early twenties. It was just she’d never been to Las Vegas before; the swimming pool was absolutely enormous, the sun blazing, music blasting, the place was heaving with young people and it was a twenty-four-hour party paradise. She felt so pleased that her college friend, Emma Langford, had chosen Vegas as her wedding destination. Holly being a single mother to two young children, it was exactly the kind of place the doctor ordered. The wedding was the perfect excuse to escape toddler tantrums for this oasis of indulgence.
‘Emma?’ Holly called out hesitantly, as she made her way over to the slender girl in the white bikini taking a selfie. The girl she was calling had her back to Holly and hadn’t heard her voice over the loud music. Holly knew Emma had lost tons of weight, but they hadn’t seen each other in six months.