Chapter 1 On my wedding day , I woke up at five in the morning only to find the makeup artist working on my bridesmaid's face . " Mr. Grayson paid extra for me to do another bridesmaid look , " the makeup artist said casually as she applied foundation to Penny's face . " Your bridesmaids wanted to let you sleep a bit longer , so they got up early and asked me to do their makeup first . " ] ] " Don't worry , Raven ! I'll be done in just a sec , " Penny chirped with a playful grin . ] ] I noticed she wasn't wearing the bridesmaid dress I'd picked out for her . Instead , she had on a pure white gown - the exact same color as mine . My blood pressure shot straight through the roof . I grabbed my phone and speed - dialed Grayson . [ ] " First off , my makeup artist is only doing MY makeup today . " [ ] " Second , tell your little childhood friend to change into the bridesmaid dress . Right now ! " ] Grayson's voice was groggy from sleep , tinged with annoyance . " Babe , do you really have to be so uptight about this ? " " Penny told me the dress you ordered was way too big on her . It looked ridiculous . " " And about the makeup thing - Penny's a total tomboy . Girl can't even do her own eyebrows ... " 1 cut him off mid - sentence . " Ha , that's perfect then - wedding's canceled ! " ] ... G The line went dead silent for what felt like forever . Finally , Grayson let out this heavy sigh . " ... Is it really that serious , babe ? " " Whatever . Happy wife , happy life , right ? Put Penny on . I'll handle it . " [] I shoved the phone at Penny . [ ] The second she answered , all the color drained from her face . Her eyes immediately welled up with tears , like she was some tragic victim . ] " Gray , it's your big day and I just wanted to look pretty . Is that such a crime ? " ] " Since when does being a bridesmaid mean you have to look like total garbage ? How insecure is your bride that she needs me to look awful ? " ] Say Yes to the Dress Of Say Yes to the Meas ? I Said NEITHER Chapter 1 I knew damn well she was saying this for my benefit . ] But I didn't even look up . [] This bridesmaid situation was Grayson's mess . [ ] He brought her here , then handled it himself . ] A week ago , he'd dropped this bomb on me out of nowhere . [ ] He'd lined up three groomsmen , but I only had two bridesmaids , Amy and Mia . He needed me to find a third . [ ] I was still trying to figure out who to ask when he just steamrolled me with his solution . [ ] " Penny grew up with all of us . She's literally the only girl in our crew . " " The other three guys are all groomsmen . If she's just a regular guest , it'll look like I don't care about her . " [] " You need another bridesmaid anyway , so why not just ask her ? " [ ] He said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world . [] Something about it rubbed me the wrong way , and I wanted to say no . ]] But then he started with the puppy dog eyes and sweet talk . [ ] Laying it on thick until my rejection got stuck in my throat . [ ] So I caved . ] ] That same night , we had our pre - wedding friends ' gathering . ] It was my first time meeting Penny face - to - face . ] ] She showed up completely bare - faced in a white tee and jeans - this whole fresh - faced , girl - next - door vibe . [ ] The moment she saw me , she was all over me . [ ] Literally grabbed my arm and started calling me " sis . " ] " Gray hit the jackpot ! I can't believe he managed to snag someone as gorgeous as you ! " ] " None of us could stand any of his exes , but looks like he finally leveled up ! " [ ] She had me on one arm , Grayson on the other , pulling us both down to sit . [ ] The whole overly familiar act made my skin crawl . [ ] " Thanks for letting me be your bridesmaid ! Otherwise these idiots were gonna make me be a groomsman ! " ] " Hahahaha ! " ] Say Yes to the Press Ok Say Yes to the Musa ? | Sak3 NEITHERU 02 Chapter 1 One of Grayson's buddies , Mick , jumped in : " We already had your tux fitted ! You're our princess , Pen . You gotta be front and center for Gray's wedding ! " ] " Stop it ! Raven's the star of the show ! " ] They kept this whole back - and - forth thing going . I couldn't get a word in edgewise . ] ] The entire night , I felt like an outsider looking in . [ ] T When they started drinking and playing games , Grayson automatically blocked shots for Penny . [ ] Once everyone got tipsy , Penny draped herself around Grayson's neck and they started belting out some sappy song about brotherhood . Had everyone practically in tears . ] ] " Gray , you're not just mine anymore ... " " Say it ! Tell everyone we're ride - or - die forever ! " ] She was practically yelling into the mic at him . I'd had enough . I slammed my drink down and stormed out . ] That night sparked a week - long fight between me and Grayson . We only made up the day before the wedding . The bridesmaid thing was already set in stone - too late to change it now . [ ] I just wanted to get through this wedding without any more drama . But here was Penny , stirring up trouble again . [] I was not about to put up with this bullshit , [ ] If things didn't go my way today ? ] This wedding was fucking off . ] ( 0 )