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She shrugs. “We didn’t want to wait. It’s been good to see you and catch up.” Except we didn’t really. “I have to go, though. Dustin is expecting me home in twenty minutes.” She stands, hugs me, and leaves.
Without even paying her bill!
Grumbling, I pay for our meals and head home.
Brittany never said what Rebecca did to piss her off. She didn’t want to think about it, much less talk about it. She’s been living here for almost two months now. We’ve both had our good and bad days, but it’s been fantastic. While you can tell a woman now lives with me, my house hasn’t changed too much. I do most of the cooking. We both take our pick of cleaning tasks.
We have at least one date a week, be it going out somewhere, or creating a date here at home. She hasn’t said it, but I think she fully trusts me now. Or, she’s as close as she can be to that point. I’ve done everything I can, so it’s in her hands now.
To
night, we’re supposed to have a quiet night at home while watching Dateline. Just as we’re about to sit down, there’s a knock on the door and we look at each other.
Brittany laughs.
“What?” I ask as I head toward the door.
“Last time someone knocked on the door when we weren’t expecting anyone, it was Clark and Amy.”
“They wouldn’t do that again.” Right? I open the door. It’s not my dad and stepmom. It’s Ben and Melissa, who are still dating. Sometimes, we go on double dates with them. “Hey, come on in.” I step aside and they walk inside, heading toward the living room.
“Hey, what are you guys doing here?” Brittany asks.
“What are y’all doing this weekend?” Melissa asks, not answering the question.
I look to Brittany, who shrugs. “Nothing. Why?”
“Then you’re free to take off and attend our wedding in Vegas tomorrow,” Ben answers.
“Wait. What?” Brittany asks, just as stunned and confused as I am.
Melissa bounces in her seat next to Brittany and squeals, “Ben asked me to marry him tonight, I said yes, and we’re eloping! We want y’all to come with us. We can fly out tonight, get married tomorrow, and be home before Lily has a chance to miss anyone!”
“And money isn’t an issue because I’m paying for all of us to go. So, what do ya say? Will you come?” Ben adds.
Brittany stares at Melissa like she grew an extra head. She seems speechless.
“Yeah, we’ll go,” I answer, causing her to whip her head around to look at me.
Melissa does another squeal and hugs Brittany. “Great! Especially since Ben already bought our airline tickets and they’re nonrefundable. Get packed and we’ll be back within the hour to pick you up and go to the airport. Thank you so much, Brittany.”
“Yeah, you’re welcome. Congrats, I guess,” she says.
“Yes, congratulations.”
Ben slaps me on the shoulder as I walk them to the door. “We’re glad y’all are coming with us. We’ll see ya in an hour.”
“We’ll be ready.”
They leave and I turn to face Brittany, who is still sitting on the couch.
“What in the hell just happened? Did you know he was going to propose?” I shake my head. “I can’t process this. It’s only been almost three months. THREE MONTHS! What are they doing? What if this is just some crazy idea they came up with? You know they’re impulsive. What if we should’ve talked them out of it? Are we seriously going to Vegas tonight? I…what…how…but…”
I grab her shoulders. “They didn’t ask for our opinion or approval, so we aren’t asking questions. They’re excited, they came here and asked us to go with them because they want to share that moment with us, and we’re going to go and be supportive. Can you do that?”
She nods, but picks up her phone. “What am I supposed to wear to this shindig?” she asks when Melissa answers the phone. I leave her to talk and head to our bedroom to pack. Ten minutes pass and I nearly have both of us packed when Brittany joins me. “I still think this is crazy.”
“That they’re getting married or that they’re eloping to Vegas last minute?”
