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together for almost five years, it was happy. The entire deck burst out into a
hum of activity. Hugging. Laughter. Questions fired left and right about
wedding dates and preparations and plans. Jack, as per usual, shrugged off
the questions after a round of hugs and handshakes, and went to mash
potatoes and make salad. Amy took one for the team and stayed out on the
deck answer all their questions.
No, they hadn’t set a date. No, they hadn’t even picked out a ring. They’d
discussed marriage for a long time and made a decision together that they
finally wanted to go ahead and make it official. Yes, common sense was
romantic for her. Yes, she wanted to make the decision with Jack, not have
it sprung on her when she wasn’t ready because it was expected or because
someone thought they should. Yes, she wanted a summer wedding, when it
was nice out. Yes, they were happy where they were. No, they weren’t
planning on starting a family for a few more years. Yes, she was
ridiculously excited to have their families officially joined, though they had
been friends for years. After Jack and Amy started dating, it wasn’t long
before both sets of parents met and became fast friends. No, she hadn’t told
her family yet. They were actually planning on stopping by after the
barbeque.
Eventually, Travis had to make his way back to tend to his meat
smorgasbord and Deb excused herself to go to see how dinner was
progressing. Emily stood up to set the table, and Amy went off to help with
whatever else needed doing.
That left Romi. She felt like she would just be in the way inside and her
dad would shrug off any attempts to have her help with his master meat
plan, so she took a few minutes to relax. She’d been able to dodge her
brother’s questions for the time being, but she knew she couldn’t dodge him
forever. She really was an open book when it came to him. He’d no doubt
read something on her face in those few brief moments when work was
mentioned.
