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“I can almost picture my brother when he sees it. He will lose his mind.”
“I’m counting on that. How are you, Chloe? You’re pretty quiet.”
“Filip . . . he’s pushing to get back together.”
She sighs, resting her elbow on the table and her face in her palm, and I ask, “How do you feel about it?” Great, I sound like my therapist.
“I haven’t decided. He said I have time this weekend to figure out what I want, and he’ll respect my decision.”
Sophia rolls her eyes so far back just the white remains, and says, “Such a prick. Sorry, Bria, but he is one.” To everyone’s surprise, Chloe defends him. She has it bad, and Sarah and I exchange a knowing look.
“He tries, day in and day out, and even though I hate what he did, I’m getting weaker. We spent this entire week together, eating and talking and watching movies. I tortured him with all the sappy ones I could find. We even watched Frozen. I thought a movie for family and children would scare him off. And then he cried when the sun melted Olaf.”
Sophia spills her drink, her entire face beet red from laughter. She laughs so hard she hiccups, and I almost fall from the chair. When we calm ourselves, Chloe adds, “He was the perfect gentleman too, but I’m afraid.”
I stare at Sophia, her mind already concocting ideas to torment my brother with his Frozen liking, surely, and I place my hand on Chloe’s.
“In life, there are no guarantees. It’s good until it’s bad and vice versa. But if you’re lucky enough to connect with someone, that’s special and rare. Whatever makes your skin prickle, your heart beat faster, your mind deprive you of sleep because it feels too good to be awake is something to hold on to and it’s worth the risk.”
She leans in her seat and drags her lower lip through her teeth.
“I want him in my life, always kind of wanted him even though I never admitted it. I love being with him, the time we spend together as if we’re in a world of our own. I love the way he seems to have eyes only for me, the way he challenges me. He makes me feel like I’m beautiful, desired, and unique.”
“Because you are, and he’s not blind,” Sophia interjects, eyeing me as if she’s crazy. Yes, I guess her mirror is broken.
“He’s the only one to make me feel this way. I remember when I first saw him, he wasn’t even my type, but there was something about him that pulled me in.”
“The answer is in your heart, Chloe. Quiet your mind and hear what that tiny voice inside you has to say.”
“As if it’s that easy,” Sophia says, and both share a nod. I give up. Their lives, their choices.
At eleven-thirty, we say our goodbyes. Tomorrow is a big day. I call Damien, and the sound of his deep voice rolls down my spine, turning me into a babbling mess.
“Hi, baby.”
“Are you on your way home?”
“They already informed you I am,” I say, and he makes a sexy sound in the back of his throat.
“It has its perks.”
“Don’t get used to this. Are you nervous?”
“I’m marrying the woman I love, the one I have always wanted to take my name. Not nervous, I’m just overexcited and eager to call you my wife. I have waited a long time for this day.”
My lips curve into a smile as I let his words sink into my heart.
“We’ll be married tomorrow,” I say, eager for the night to end sooner.
“No cold feet?” he asks in a playful mode.
“Over something I believe I was destined to do? No, not even one bit.”
“Are you going to tell me the story behind the long pants this last week?”
“My lips are sealed, my today fiancé and tomorrow husband.”
“I’ll get my answer one day.”
