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Mr. Brightside - 24. Chapter 24
The sun was just beginning its descent, crimson and lavender bleeding from the sky into the azure water. Guests of the luxurious resort had already started to gather for dinner on the platform overlooking the private beach.
Torches, chairs, a small gathering of guests, and a minister standing under a flowered arch showed that a wedding was being held there. The plaintive opening strains of “Somewhere over the Rainbow began” as pretty strawberry haired woman in an emerald green dress was led down the aisle by a muscular man in white linen.
They were followed by three men. The older man in the middle was tall, with a military bearing. He was flanked by a young man with chestnut hair and another one whose locks gleamed gold in the setting sun. When they reached the arch, the older man hugged them both, before stepping back to join the other guests.
As the ceremony began, waiters moved among the diners, passing flutes of Taittinger champagne. “Complimentary. In honor of the grooms,” they whispered. As the two grooms kissed at the behest of the marriage official, the maitre d’ singled for a toast. Startled by the noise coming from the terrace, the two grooms, glanced up at the desk to see the cheering crowd raising champagne glasses. Realizing what was happening, they smiled and waved.
At the back of the terrace, in the shadows of an arched loggia, two men stood. One was tall and elegant, his deep tan a startling contrast to his icy blue eyes. Beside him was a muscular man, his impressive build filling his impeccably tailored white linen suit.
“The boys did good, Mr. P.,” the muscular man said, raising his flute in salute.
“Yes, they did Ramon,” said Victor Pamchenko, clinking his glass against Ramon’s. “Yes they did.”
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