Chapter 315\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDerek?\u201d Tristan said. \u201cYou still there?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I\u2019m here,\u201d Derek said, his voice different now, tighter. \u2018Kiara is the maid of honor?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, Tristan confirmed. \u201cAthena asked her and she said yes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course she did, Derek muttered, so quietly I almost didn\u2019t hear it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that going to be a problem?\u201d Tristan asked, though I could tell he was trying not to smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, Derek said quickly. \u201cNo, it\u2019s fine, it\u2019s your wedding, you can have whoever you want in it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat,\u201d Tristan said. \u201cSo you\u2019ll be able to work with Kiara on the planning and coordination stuff?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWork with her, Derek repeated flatly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, the best man and maid of honor usually coordinate on things,\u201d Tristan explained, clearly enjoying this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, making sure everyone knows what they\u2019re supposed to do, organizing the bachelor and bachelorette parties, that kind of\u00a0<\/p>\n
thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRight,\u201d Derek said. \u201cYeah, I can do that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPerfect,\u201d Tristan said. \u201cI\u2019ll send you her number so you two can start coordinating.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou do that,\u201d Derek said, and I could practically hear him gritting his teeth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks man,\u201d Tristan said. \u201cI really appreciate it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, no problem,\u201d he responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations again, I\u2019m happy for you both.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks,\u201d Tristan said. \u201cI\u2019ll talk to you later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hung up and immediately everyone at the table burst out laughing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was mean,\u201d Orion said, but he was grinning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was perfect,\u201d Sarah corrected. \u201cDid you hear how his voice changed when you told him about Kiara?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
11:49 Fri, Jan 23\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 315\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard it,\u201d Tristan said, looking at me. You\u2019re evil, you know that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no idea what you\u2019re talking about,\u201d I said innocently. \u201cI just asked Kiara to be my maid of honor because she\u2019s my friend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUh huh, Tristan said. \u201cAnd it has nothing to do with the fact that she and Derek clearly have unresolved issues that you\u2019re trying to force\u00a0<\/p>\n
them to address?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u201d I said, unable to keep the smile off my face. \u201cIf that happens to be a side benefit, who am I to complain?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re terrible,\u201d Tristan said, but he was laughing. \u201cPoor Derek has no idea what he\u2019s in for.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNeither does Kiara,\u201d Sarah added. \u201cThis is going to be so interesting to watch.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as they don\u2019t kill each other before the wedding,\u201d Orion said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey won\u2019t,\u201d I said confidently. \u201cThey\u2019ll be too busy planning and coordinating to fight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOr they\u2019ll fight more because they\u2019re forced to spend time together,\u201d Orion pointed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEither way,\u201d I said with a shrug. \u201cAt least they\u2019ll be dealing with whatever is between them instead of avoiding it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re playing a dangerous game,\u201d Tristan said, but I could see the approval in his eyes. \u201cWhat if it backfires?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt won\u2019t,\u201d I said. \u201cI have a good feeling about this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFamous last words,\u201d Sarah said with a laugh..\u00a0<\/p>\n
We finished breakfast and Sarah started making more detailed lists, pulling out her notebook and going through everything we needed to do in the next few weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay so tomorrow we\u2019re looking at Riverside Estate,\u201d she said. \u201cWednesday we have the first bridal shop appointment, Friday we have two\u00a0<\/p>\n
more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a lot of dress shopping,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to find two perfect dresses, Sarah said. \u201cThat takes time, plus you need to account for alterations, we should start looking as\u00a0<\/p>\n
soon as possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s right,\u201d Orion said. \u201cWhen Sarah was dress shopping for our wedding it took her months to find the right one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt did not take months,\u201d Sarah protested. \u201cIt took six weeks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s basically two months,\u201d Orion said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
11:50 Fri, Jan 23\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 315\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s six weeks,\u201d Sarah repeated..\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSame thing, Orion replied, grinning when Sarah swatted at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I watched them bicker affectionately and felt that same warmth in my chest, this was what I wanted with Tristan, this easy comfortable love that could withstand teasing and disagreements and still come out stronger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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