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“Isn’t chocolate so disgusting?” Jake adds as he puts an arm around Juliette.
She laughs. “Hi, ghost.”
“I visit you every holiday, shut up.”
“I visit her once a month,” Chris competes as he puts his arm on her other side.
My smile is hurting my cheeks. The fact that my twin and my foster brother fell in love with her like I did means everything to me. This girl might have had a rough start, but we’ll make sure she’s surrounded by love for the rest of her life.
“I visit her three times a week,” I add.
“Twice on weekdays and once on the weekend,” Juliette beams. “But what about when you go to Duke?”
“Rose, your slice of cake,” Rachel’s voice comes from behind me.
“One sec, Sunshine,” I say without looking. I grab Juliette’s hand. “We always figure it out, don’t we?”
“Rose, eat.” Rachel reminds me but I finish my talk with Juliette. “You won’t even miss me now that you’re gonna start fifth grade.”
“Rose,” Rachel insists. “I wasn’t joking earlier.”
“When?” I ask her as I turn around to grab the plate.
My mouth drops open.
She’s on one knee, holding a plate up. It’s got cake on it. And a ring on the cake.
“When I shouted marry me,” she murmurs with a tight voice. The shyness she managed to get over in the last year is coming back tenfold.
Silence falls over the room. I hear a plate break as someone gasps.
“I…” My heart is kicking in my chest, my hands becoming clammy. I look up for a second, searching for our men. They’re right behind her smiling at me.
“We talked about it,” Sam said. “We concluded that if you girls do it, then that means we can do it too.”
“We know what it’sreallylike behind closed doors,” Lik adds with a wink.
I want to laugh but I fall to my knees instead, putting my palms on the sides of Rachel’s face. I don’t know if it’s a sob or a giggle. A cry of happiness maybe. But the word is clear.
“Yes.”
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