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“How do you know that?”
Gu
Josh and I both noticed at the same time, and then we both asked, “Jessie?”
“Yep. He stopped by the other night, and we had a few beers. He opened up and said he hasn’t been able to stop thinking about her since the night he drove her home after they dropped off my drunk ass.”
“Really? Jessie, huh?” I said with a smile on my face.
“Dude, Ari is so head over heels in love with you. You ain’t got nothing to worry about,” Josh said with a chuckle and started toward the bar.
After about four beers, I was feeling pretty good. Ari was having fun, and Ellie was so damn happy that my heart was overflowing.
That was when I saw the bastard talking to the DJ. What in the hell is his romantic ass up to? “Ah hell…what’s he doing, Josh?”
Josh looked over toward Gu
Gu
“Holy hell, Ellie. That boy is looking at you with nothing but love in his eyes,” Amanda said.
I glanced over at Brad and Amanda. She was sitting on his lap, and his hands were on her belly. I smiled, thinking about how far they had both come in the last few weeks.
Then, Ke
Ellie smiled and stood up as he kissed the back of her hand. As they were heading out to the dance floor, Gu
I watched while they were dancing, and Ellie buried her face into his chest. I had to hand it to him. He made my sister happy. I gri
“He loves her so much,” Ari said from behind me. She put her arms around me and kissed my cheek.
“I know he does.”
“He’s so sweet with the way he’s always sweeping her off her feet.”
Wait. What?
She moved around and sat down next to me, facing Amanda and Heather.
“Did Ellie tell you how he packed up everything the other day and took her and Alex to the river for a picnic?” Heather asked.
The other two sighed.
I looked over at Josh, and he just smiled and shrugged his shoulders. Then, I glanced toward Brad.
“Don’t even try, dude. He’s got us all beat,” Brad said.
Fuck this shit. I stood up and walked over to the DJ. I can be just as romantic as Gu
I asked the DJ to play a certain song, and he gave me a thumbs-up. When I went back to our table, I noticed Brad and Josh laughing at me.
Bastard friends.
Ari tilted her head at me and smiled. Gu
Leaning down, Gu
I snapped my head around to him. He started laughing, and I was just about to curse his ass out when “Like Jesus Does” by Eric Church started.
I jumped up and pulled Ari to me. “I love you, Ari.” I kissed her with as much passion as I could. When I moved away, I picked her up and carried her out to the dance floor. After I slowly let her down, I kissed her again. “This song is for you, baby.”
I saw the tears building in her eyes. She grabbed the back of my neck and brought me in for another kiss. Her low moan moved through my body like water.
She pulled away from my lips and looked up at me. “I love you so much. You have no idea how much I love you.”
I smiled at the love of my life as I wiped away the tear rolling down her face. “I think I have a pretty good idea. I love you, too, baby…so damn much. You will never know how much I need you. My life would be nothing without you and Luke.” I placed my hand on her stomach as I looked into her beautiful green eyes. “And our baby girl.”
She buried her head in my chest as she started crying. Then, she began laughing as she looked up at me.
“What if it’s a boy?” she asked with a wink.
I shook my head. “Nope. I feel it in my soul. Our baby girl is sending us her sister.”
She looked into my eyes and smiled. “I feel it, too.”
We finished off the dance and then danced to the next song.
Afterward, we walked back toward everyone. Gu
Brad started laughing.
“What? I totally had that,” I said as I gave Brad a dirty look.
Brad shook his head and whispered something into Amanda’s ear. Amanda got up and moved to another chair as Brad started walking up to the DJ.
I glanced over toward Gu
He started laughing. “Dude, what the fuck did you start?”
I gri
Brad turned and came back with a big-ass smile on his face. He walked up to Amanda and held out his hand. She looked up at him as she put her hand in his.
He pulled her closer to him. “Will you dance with me to the next song?”
Amanda smiled and reached up to kiss him. “Of course I will.”
Just then SafetySuit’s “Never Stop” started playing as Brad led Amanda to the dance floor.
I looked at Gu
He just started shaking his head. “Fucker…that’s a good song.”
Gu
Damn it.
“Look at those two cutting it up out there!” Ellie walked up and sat on Gu
Sitting down next to me, Ari watched Brad and Amanda dance. “I’m so glad they worked things out. I pray that Brad stays strong.”
I couldn’t pull my eyes away from Ari. She was so beautiful.
She looked back at me as she tilted her head. “They’re go
“Yeah, baby. They’re go
Scott walked up and reached out his hand toward me. I stood up and shook it. He reached for Gu
“What’s up Scott?” Gu
“Hey, Scott. Listen, I’m really glad you’re go
Scott gri
Josh nodded. “I really appreciate that.”
“You’re very talented, Josh. I see you going really far with this.” He looked at Heather and gave her a big smile. “Congratulations. I heard you’re having twins.”
Heather smiled and blushed.
“So, who all is heading to the beach for the wedding?” Scott asked.
“It’ll mostly be just family and friends along with a few business associates that I’ve known since my dad ran the business.”
“Is Je
When I looked over at Gu
Heather smiled. “Yes! She’s amazing. I mean, only Jen could put together a wedding in just a few short weeks.”
“An out-of-town wedding to top it off!” Josh said with a laugh.
Scott smiled. “So…is Jessie going to be there?”
Heather perked up a bit as she snapped her head over toward Ellie.
“Yep, Dewey also,” Heather said.
Brad and Amanda came back to the table as I noticed Josh walking away.
“Hey, Scott. Damn, man, it’s been a long time.”
“Hey, Brad. Shit, it has been. How are you doing?”
Brad looked over at Amanda and put his hand on her stomach. “Pretty damn good!”
Scott glanced at Amanda’s pregnant belly and laughed. “I’d say so.”
Brad and Scott talked for a bit as I looked around for Josh. He was talking and laughing with the DJ.