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He cracked a smile and eased his eyes open. “It would probably be a bad sign if you weren’t.”
“Yeah,” I laughed, “especially since I already married you,” I trailed a finger down his bare back and he shivered.
“Good point,” he rolled over onto his back, staring at the ceiling with a serious look on his face.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“Nothing,” he shook his head. But then explained, “I was thinking about how…before I met you, I never thought about getting married or anything like that. But once I met you,” he rolled to his side and pulled me down beside him, “all of that changed.”
“Why do you think that is?” I asked, staring at his chest so I could avoid his intense gaze.
“Maybe,” he rolled on top of me, staring down at me as I squirmed beneath him, “there are certain people that are meant to be together. If that exists, I know we are,” he cupped my cheek. “We were waiting for each other.”
“Like…soul mates?”
He shrugged. “I don’t know…that sounds a bit too far-fetched, but…maybe.”
“I believe we were meant to be, too,” I told him. “And I’m happy that we didn’t rush into a relationship. We got to know each other as friends first, and that’s made us a stronger couple. Don’t tell Avery,” I grinned, “but you’re my best friend. I know I can tell you anything and you won’t judge me. You’ll listen to what I have to say and give me your honest opinion. A lot of couples don’t have that, but we do. We’re lucky, Trace.”
“I know,” he kissed me, “believe me, I know.”
After we’d all eaten breakfast together, Lily insisted on separating Trace and me. It wasn’t long until Avery, Luca, my mom, and Nick arrived.
“Hi,” I greeted Luca, hugging him.
“Hey.”
“I’m glad to see you two got things worked out,” I whispered in his ear, so Avery wouldn’t overhear, and let him go.
“Me too,” he nodded.
“Trace is in his room,” I pointed at the stairs. “Lily told him he had to stay in there until she told him he could come out.”
Luca chuckled, running his fingers through his wavy light brown hair. “Is he in trouble or something?”
“I think she’s afraid he might try to see me in my dress. But the wedding isn’t until tonight, so I don’t know why she’d be so worried about that,” I shrugged.
“I’ll go hang out with him,” Luca started for the stairs, but turned around and kissed Avery.
My heart melted at the look he gave her. Luca was…weird, but he was a nice guy, and I knew he loved Avery. If she messed up their relationship again I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from kicking her.
“Why are you guys already here?” I addressed Avery, my mom, and Nick.
Nick held his hands up in surrender. “Don’t look at me.”
“We’re here to help you get ready,” Avery rolled her eyes. “Why else would we be here?”
“It’s ten in the morning, the ceremony isn’t until eight-thirty tonight,” I looked at my watch, calculating the hours. “It’s not going to take me that long to get ready.”
“Oh yes, it is,” Avery took my hand, dragging me upstairs.
“How do you know where you’re going?” I asked. As far as I knew, Avery had never been here before…at least not with me. But maybe she’d come with Luca.
“Who do you think has been helping Lily with everything? Honestly, Livie, you can be so dumb,” she shook her head.
She opened a set of double doors that led into a guestroom. The bag my wedding dress was in already laid on the bed, along with Avery’s garment bag. There was even a hair and makeup station set up.
“Go shower,” Avery pushed me towards the bathroom, handing me a robe to put on. “The hairdresser will be here within the hour.”
