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"We're getting married!" she squealed, her voice echoing through the connection. Harley’s grin was equally as wide as he slung an arm around her shoulders and pulled her into his chest, pressing a soft kiss on her hair.
I forgot all about being tired, my jaw dropping…even as a pang hit my chest as I watched how in love they were.
The way he’d held me that night, the feel of his lips…the way he’d looked at me like he could love me to my soul…
“Harley. You’re finally making an honest woman out of her. I’m so proud of you,” I cooed, trying to push away all my other thoughts.
“Hey! I’ve been trying to get her to marry me for the last year, Jones. You should be proud.”
I snorted, my eyes widening. I hadn’t known that little tidbit.
"I’m really happy for you both,” I said in a softer voice, feeling oddly like I was going to cry.
There was a pause on the other end, and Maddie shot a glance at Harley before looking at me again.
“What? You’re making me nervous!”
"Olivia," Maddie began tentatively, "I—I want you to be one of my bridesmaids."
I blinked in surprise, my heart fluttering. The offer was unexpected, and I was more touched than I would have…thought.
Until I remembered what the realities of my life were and why they’d been so hesitant to even ask.
I stared at the happy couple, two of the only people in the world that had been on my side throughout all the shit.
I wanted to go to their wedding.
Desperately actually, which was a weird thing to think. I stared at them, probably resembling a crazy person. How had they managed that, even after everything—getting under my skin?
It sucked because now I was going to have to do whatever it took to make it happen.
Even if I had to beg.
"Maddie. I would be absolutely honored,” I finally replied.
Maddie didn’t seem to mind my long pause, she just let out another delighted squeal that had Harley wrinkling his nose because he was probably deaf now.
“Yes, yes, yes. I’m so happy right now. Liv, it’s going to be the best!”
“Okay, so when’s the big day?”
Maddie and Harley exchanged another one of those glances, where they were communicating silently. They didn’t have to say the words out loud, because they knew each other so well.
The ache inside me grew. I could only dream about having that kind of relationship with someone.
“So…it’s in two months…in Dallas. We wanted to do it before the start of the season. And since most of Harley’s and my family are there…it just makes sense." She bit down on her lip. “But we’re doing the shower, the bachelorette/bachelor parties, and everything else over that three day weekend so that no one has to travel twice,” she added, like she was making a sales pitch.
Maddie was still beaming, but her smile had dimmed some, like she was waiting for the inevitable pushback or for me to say I couldn’t do it.
“Okay then…in two months I will see you in Dallas,” I said, forcing a brightness to my tone even though I was dreading the conversations that were going to have to take place to get me there.
When I’d refused to perform as a pushback against the conservatorship, it had also meant the end of my freedom. Besides trips around town, I hadn’t gone anywhere. Not vacations, not day trips. Nothing.
So this would be a big jump.
But as they signed off and I promised to keep them updated on my travel plans, I decided it would be worth it.
That seemed to be happening a lot these days.
