Page 30 of The Work Wife

She held her phone and bit her lip. Was he going to call it off? She almost hoped he would. It would spare her from having to do it, and the need to admit she had made a huge mess.

Yes.

Are you freaking out?

Yes. Of course she was freaking out. Wasn’t he?

I’ve been thinking . . .

She was all over the place. She thought she wanted him to change their minds, but now that he was on the precipice of doing it, she felt panicked and strangely alone.

A lot of people panic the night before they get married. Just because we are panicking doesn’t mean we’re doing the wrong thing. It just means we’re thinking about it seriously.

We’re not normal people getting married. We’ve never even kissed.

That’s how it was done years ago.

Years? Try centuries. I guess so.

You’re my best friend. If I get to grow old with you, I’ll count myself lucky. Not everyone has that.

And just like that, she was back in the game, and all the doubts that had kept her awake drifted away.

I’ll see you at eleven, he texted after a long pause.

See you then.

She was getting married tomorrow to her best friend.

Chapter 6

Texting with Jamie in the middle of the night settled Wes’s nerves, allowing him to sleep well until his alarm went off at eight.

He was getting married today. Married.

After rolling out of bed, he went to the window to look at the situation as he did every morning. It was not good. Big, fluffy flakes gathered at the corners of his large windows. The gray sky loomed over the city. Jamie would not be happy.

He smiled at the vision of her grumbling the whole way to the JP office.

At least she would be able to leave for Virginia tonight. And he would be here in Boston. Alone with his video games.

For an entire week.

His phone buzzed with a text. It was Jamie.

You’ve got to be kidding me with this shit.

He chuckled again.

It’s just a little snow.

I hate it.

See you soon. He didn’t add a question mark, but he was definitely asking. This whole situation was absurd, and he kept waiting for one of them to come to their senses.

As he pulled on his suit coat later that morning to head out, he knew it wouldn’t be him that came to his senses. He was okay with the plan. Welcomed it, actually. He would never have to worry about spending his life alone.

He had someone.