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“Nah. She’s back in Seattle. I haven’t heard from her. Which is okay.”
“Well, we’re going to head back to our table. Talk to you later?”
“Yeah. Sure. Enjoy the wedding.” I smiled.
I couldn’t even begin to tell you the feeling that washed over me. It was a mixture of different emotions. Sadness, anger, surprise, shock, to name a few.
“You can’t be mad or upset, Bean,” Kellan spoke. “You did tell him that he’s only a friend.”
“I know that, Kel, and I’m not upset.”
He rolled his eyes. “Have you forgotten that you can’t hide anything from me?” He kissed the side of my head.
“Hey, sweetheart. What’s going on with you and Drew? I see he’s here with someone,” my dad asked.
“Drew and I are just friends, Daddy. Nothing more.”
Confusion set in as he looked at me. “I thought you two were dating.”
I swallowed hard. “No. We’re just friends.”
“Jillian, what’s?—”
“Come on, Dad. They want everyone to sit down for dinner.”
Taking my seat next to Kristen at the bridal table, I couldn’t help but glance over at Drew and Lia, noticing how the two of them were talking and laughing. For someone who wanted more than just friendship, it didn’t take him too long to move on to someone else. Was I really surprised? Not a bit. Look at how fast he moved from Jess to me. Fucking douchebag.
“I know that look, and I know right now you’re angry,” Kristen spoke in my ear. “But you can’t be and have no right to be. You made it very?—”
Putting my hand up, I interrupted her. “I know. I made it very clear that we’re only friends.”
After we ate, it was time for Kristen and Noah to take their first dance as husband and wife. Kellan walked over and hooked his arm around me.
“Your dad apologized to me.”
“He did?”
“Yep. You know I never had anything against him. But Patricia.” He shuddered, and I couldn’t help but laugh.
After their dance ended, it was an open floor for all the guests to dance the night away. The song “All of Me” by John Legend started to play. Kristen and my dad were the first on the dance floor, while other couples followed behind.
“Come on, Jilly, let’s dance.” Kellan smiled as he led me to the dance floor.
As we were dancing, I saw Drew and Lia on the dance floor. My heart started to beat rapidly, and I buried my face into Kellan’s shoulder.
“It’s okay,” he whispered.
“I’m not sure it is.”
Just as the song ended, the DJ announced to switch partners with the couple dancing next to us as he played “Stay with Me” by Sam Smith.
“Oh, hello, darling.” Kellan smiled as he took Lia’s hand.
Shit. Shit. Shit, I thought to myself as I took in a deep breath and placed my hand in Drew’s.
“We’ve never danced together,” he spoke.
“No. We haven’t.”
