Thanks to everyone who read and commented on the previous two Six Sentence Sunday snippets from I Do. . .or Die. The first one can be found here, and the second one is here.
Here's the next bit, which happens right after gunshots ring out during the marriage ceremony. Hope you enjoy!
"Sonofabitch!" I tossed the bouquet over my shoulder, as I'd seen Alexa do millions of times, and darted towards my best friend, knocking her to the floor to prevent any further harm.
I looked up and saw the minister cowering under a pew, tugging at the tulle swag that moments ago had been decoration, not flimsy protection against wayward bullets. My heart pounded while my brain struggled with two wildly different thoughts.
One, the blood spurting from Alexa's shoulder ensured I would never have to wear this peach-yogurt-colored dress again.
And two, who could possibly hate weddings more than I did?
LOVE it! From the minister using tulle as a shield (LOL!) to her closing thoughts! I love humor in my romance, are your other books like this? Am assuming this one isn't out yet...
Posted by: Angela Quarles | March 25, 2012 at 09:32 AM
Fascinating and funny too! Love line about her dress.
Posted by: Paula Martin | March 25, 2012 at 09:36 AM
Angela, I'm glad you liked it. All of my books have humor in them -- I can't seem to write them any other way. LOL I think this one is one of the funniest, thanks to Shelby's personality.
I'm thinking I might self-pub this one. We'll see. :)
Posted by: Donna Cummings | March 25, 2012 at 09:45 AM
Thanks, Paula. And we've all had those kinds of bridesmaid dresses. LOL So it was fun to have her deal with it too.
Posted by: Donna Cummings | March 25, 2012 at 09:46 AM
Funny six! Great stuff here, about the tulle, the ugly drss, and wedding-hating. I'll have to check this out.
Posted by: Linda Morris | March 25, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Loved your description and your last line! Enjoyed these six :)
Posted by: Christine Warner | March 25, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Very, very well done. I'm ready to read the entire book. (I just learned about 6-sentence Sunday, and I'm enjoying my first romp!)
Posted by: Monica Epstein | March 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM
A different type of 'shotgun' wedding. Fab stuff!
Posted by: Gayle Ramage | March 25, 2012 at 11:33 AM
That last line cracked me up! Fantastic six! Donna, if you want any info about options for self-pubbing I'd be happy to help.
Posted by: Kate Warren | March 25, 2012 at 02:52 PM
I wasn't sure if I should laugh or not, but the last two sentences were pretty funny. Loved it!
Posted by: Ceri Hebert | March 25, 2012 at 03:58 PM
Linda and Christine, I'm glad you liked it. :)
Monica, welcome to Six Sentence Sunday! I just started a couple weeks ago, and it's been lots of fun.
Posted by: Donna Cummings | March 25, 2012 at 04:33 PM
Gayle, yes, it is a different type of shotgun wedding. LOL
Ceri, it's perfectly fine to laugh. :) In fact, I'm glad you did!
Posted by: Donna Cummings | March 25, 2012 at 04:35 PM
Kate, thank you -- that is very generous of you. I've actually self-pubbed two things, and I think this will be a good candidate for that as well, based on everyone's wonderful reactions. :) Now to find a cover that will perfectly display the romantic comedy aspect of gunfire at a wedding. LOL
Posted by: Donna Cummings | March 25, 2012 at 04:36 PM
Totally love your six. Excellent.
Posted by: Denny S. Bryce | March 25, 2012 at 05:17 PM
Fabulous six! Intense, humorous and a great description too. :) Loved it.
Posted by: Lorraine Paton | March 25, 2012 at 07:51 PM
Denny and Lorraine, thank you both so much. I'm glad you enjoyed my six. :)
Posted by: Donna Cummings | March 25, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Despite the seriousness of the situation, I love the humor in the last line. Great six.
Posted by: Heather Boyd | March 25, 2012 at 10:58 PM
Wow, someone REALLY hates weddings!
Posted by: Pippa Jay | March 26, 2012 at 01:05 PM
Thanks, Heather. I'm glad you liked it.
Pippa -- it sure looks that way, doesn't it? LOL
Posted by: Donna Cummings | March 26, 2012 at 01:35 PM
OMG, Donna! I am laughing so hard. This is perfect snark on the heroine's part!
Sorry I'm so late commenting. Was out of wifi range yesterday and just now getting caught up with my SSS favorites! FYI? I. WANT. THIS. BOOK. Like...NOW! ;)
Posted by: Silver James | March 26, 2012 at 04:26 PM
Silver, I'm glad you're laughing so hard! The heroine is a lot of fun. Anytime you need to read the whole thing, just let me know. :)
And I hate when there's no wifi available. I'm meant to be connected 24/7, even when I'm sleeping. LOL I shudder to think of not being able to cruise around the internet!
Posted by: Donna Cummings | March 26, 2012 at 05:20 PM