Chapter 317\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow was planning?\u201d he asked, pulling me down beside him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood,\u201d I said, curling into his side. \u2018Really good, we got a lot done.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood,\u201d he said, kissing the top of my head. \u201cHow\u2019s Kiara handling being maid of honor?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s excited,\u201d I said. \u201cAnd she promise not to murder Derek.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Derek?\u201d he asked with a grin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cApparently you\u2019re sending him Kiara\u2019s number,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlready did,\u201d Tristan confirmed. \u201cCan\u2019t wait to see how that goes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018You\u2019re enjoying this way too much,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe,\u201d he admitted. \u201cBut in my defense, it is pretty entertaining.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I laughed and settled more comfortably against him, thinking about everything we\u2019d planned today, everything we still had to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Four months suddenly seemed like both forever and no time at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I was ready for it, ready for the planning and the stress and the chaos, because at the end of it all I\u2019d be married to the man I loved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And that made everything worth it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you,\u201d I said quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor what?\u201d Tristan asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor giving me this,\u201d I said. \u201cFor wanting the big wedding, for being excited about it, for just being you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to thank me,\u201d he said. \u201cI want this too, I want to celebrate us with everyone we know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know,\u201d I said. \u201cBut I\u2019m thanking you anyway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He kissed me then, soft and sweet, and I felt that familiar warmth spread through my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was real, this was happening, and I couldn\u2019t wait for it all to unfold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Four months, I just had to make it through four months of planning, and then I\u2019d be his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Forever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Three weeks had passed since we\u2019d announced our engagement and started planning the wedding, and somehow we\u2019d managed to survive without any major disasters, though Derek and Kiara were doing their best to test that theory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
1:24 pm P\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 317\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was sitting in the living room going through wedding binders that Sarah had made when my phone buzzed with yet another message in the wedding\u00a0<\/p>\n
planning group chat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Derek: The florist said they need a deposit by Friday. Someone should handle that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiara: By someone, do you mean me? Since I\u2019m apparently the only one who actually reads the emails they send?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Derek: I read the emails. I just don\u2019t feel the need to respond to every single one with a novel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiara: It\u2019s called being thorough. You should try it sometime.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Derek: I\u2019m plenty thorough when it matters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiara: Could have fooled me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sighed and put my phone down, watching as more messages continued to come through, they\u2019d been like this for three solid weeks, not quite fighting but not exactly getting along either, every interaction was laced with sarcasm and subtle jabs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStill at it?\u201d Tristan asked, coming into the room and seeing my expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey haven\u2019t killed each other yet,\u201d I said. \u201cSo I\u2019m calling that a win.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLow bar,\u201d Tristan said with a laugh, settling beside me and immediately placing his hand on my stomach like he always did now. \u201cBut probably\u00a0<\/p>\n
realistic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019m starting to wonder if I made a mistake,\u201d I admitted. \u201cPushing them together like this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cToo late now,\u201d Tristan said. \u201cThey\u2019re your maid of honor and my best man, we\u2019re committed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know,\u201d I said. \u201cI just thought maybe being forced to work together would help them resolve whatever is between them, but so far all they do is insult\u00a0<\/p>\n
each other.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGive it time,\u201d Tristan said. \u201cThey\u2019ve only been coordinating for three weeks, maybe they need longer to work through whatever their issues are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Or maybe they\u2019ll just keep insulting each other until the wedding and then never speak again,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s also possible, Tristan admitted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My phone buzzed again and I looked down to see Kiara had sent a message directly to me instead of the group chat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiara: Is it too late to resign as maid of honor? Derek is driving me insane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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