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\u201cObviously,\u201d Orion agreed. \u201cI\u2019d be offended if you asked anyone else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDerek can be a groomsman,\u201d I added. \u201cAnd we can figure out the rest later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about Lily?\u201d Athena asked, \u201cCan she be our flower girl?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019d love that,\u201d Sarah said. \u201cShe\u2019ll be so excited.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Liam can be the ring bearer,\u201d I suggested.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s two,\u201d Orion pointed out. \u201cHe might not make it down the aisle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cThen he\u2019ll be the cutest ring bearer who didn\u2019t make it down the aisle,\u201d Athena said with a grin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I noticed something in her gaze, she was thinking something disastrous and a part of me knew what she was about to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow about\u2026\u201d She started, and I stared at her, waiting for her to throw the bomb she was about to throw.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow about making Derek your best man, while I make Kiara my maid of honor.\u201d I smiled because I was right, I knew she was planning\u00a0<\/p>\n
something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHmm\u201d I said looking at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait listen, let me explain.\u201d She said looking at us with a pleading look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo ahead\u201d Orion sad, gesturing her with his hands but the smile still plastered in his face. He knows his sis too well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKiara and Derek has helped us a lot, and we all know there\u2019s something there. We just need to push them a little, like make them sit close during the wedding on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So they\u2019ll have no choice than to face whatever was going on between them. This is the only way we could pay them back.\u201d She looked among us with a pleading eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t say no, I could never say no to Athena and I know Orion too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And I was right because he gave a defeated breath. \u201cIf you say so, I don\u2019t mind\u201d she smiled and looked at Sarah.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease Sah\u201d Sarah smiled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, I don\u2019t mind. I\u2019d never pass on a Derek, Kiara moment. I\u2019m actually rooting for both of them, so let\u2019s do this.\u201d Sarah said, mirroring Athena excitement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Land Orion looked at each other, feeling pity for Derek. Because he doesn\u2019t know what he just got himself into.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s settled then. What could I have said, I didn\u2019t have a choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
9749\u00a0<\/p>\n
We spent the next hour talking through details and ideas, Sarah taking notes on everything while Athena\u2019s excitement continued to build.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Orion threw in practical suggestions here and there while I mostly just watched Athena light up talking about our wedding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was what I wanted to give her, this joy, this excitement, this feeling of being celebrated and cherished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay I think that\u2019s enough for tonight,\u201d I finally said when I noticed Athena starting to yawn. \u201cWe have four months to figure all of this\u00a0<\/p>\n
out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut there\u2019s so much to do,\u201d Athena protested even as she yawned again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we\u2019ll do it all,\u201d I assured her. \u201cBut right now you need rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s right,\u201d Sarah said, standing up from Orion\u2019s lap. \u201cWe can pick this up tomorrow, I\u2019ll call the estate and some bridal shops and we can\u00a0<\/p>\n
start looking this week.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d Athena agreed reluctantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Orion and Sarah said goodnight and headed up to their room, and I helped Athena up from the couch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReady for bed?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m too excited to sleep,\u201d she said but I could see the exhaustion in her eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll be asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow,\u201d I predicted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We headed upstairs and I helped her get ready for bed, she brushed her teeth while I changed into pajama pants, and then we climbed\u00a0<\/p>\n
into bed together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I pulled her close and she immediately curled into my side, her head on my chest and her hand on my heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cToday was perfect,\u201d she said sleepily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was pretty good,\u201d I agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re getting married,\u201d she said, like she still couldn\u2019t quite believe it. \u201cIn four months we\u2019re going to be married.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are, I confirmed, running my fingers through her hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd we\u2019re having twins,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And building a house,\u201d I continued. And moving onto the property our parents bought together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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