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Ever since she’d confessed her vision to him on Thanksgiving, things had been noticeably different. He no longer talked about a future with her or tried to plan anything too far in advance. He’d stopped inviting her over if his girls were staying with him, and if he spent the night at her house, he was up and dressed, ready to leave, by the time she woke up.
Not that she blamed him for cooling things a little.
It’s hard to get serious with someone after they tell you there’s no future with them.
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Aiden
He didn’t understand her.
One day she’s telling him they have an expiration date, she just doesn’t know exactly when it is, and the next she’s telling the young woman at the Dragonfly’s front desk how great he is.
He’d spent almost all of December trying to figure out how to be in this relationship and falloutof love with her, with no luck.
Dakota was brilliant, kind, beautiful, and made his dick so fucking hard just looking at her, there was no way he could be anything but in love with her. Probably not even once they broke up—something she was convinced was inevitable.
And it kind of pissed him off a little.
Aiden respected her gift, or as he preferred to call it—her intuition—but this wasn’t fair to him. He didn’t think he deserved to be punished for a crime he hadn’t actually committed, but she’d had a “vision” about.
She’d already decided he was going to hurt her when he’d given her no reason to think that way. If anything, ever since she told him she saw him leaving her heartbroken in the future, he’d taken extra care with everything he said and did to make sure he didn’t inadvertently hurt her feelings with a careless word or action.
He didn’t know what else he could do.
They approached their room door, and she said, “Here, I’ve got it,” as she took the trifold from his hand, slipped the key card out, and waved it in front of the door. The green light came on and she turned the knob.
Aiden appreciated the view when she entered in front of him. And he didn’t mean the room, although Dakota let out a little squeal when she noticed the Christmas tree decorated in pink and purple in the corner.
The fire in the fireplace was going, and on the small table next to it, there was a bottle of champagne in an ice bucket with two champagne flutes and an envelope covered in hearts with their names on it. He took out the card and smiled when he read it out loud.
The left side was in flowing penmanship.
Dear Aiden and Dakota,
Thank you for being here. Steven and I are so happy you’re celebrating our wedding with us and are thrilled that you’re here as a couple. We like to think we played a small role in bringing you two together.
We’re the luckiest people in the world to have found each other and can’t wait to say I do tomorrow in front of our closest friends and family.
Thank you again for being a part of our special day.
Love, Whitney
On the right was the block writing that he immediately recognized as Steven’s.
Thanks for being here to witness me marrying the love of my life. I obviously did something right to deserve such a wonderful woman.
Have some champagne, relax, and enjoy your time together.
And in the words of theGolden Girls—thank you for being a friend.
Cheers—
Steven
“That’s so sweet,” Dakota cooed.
Aiden dropped the card on the table and pulled the bottle from the ice bucket to examine the label.
