We arrived in the town in the afternoon and I guided Martin to the diner. I had barely got out of the

car when I found myself in a hug. CeCe squealed as she hugged me. I laughed and hugged her

back.

“You look amazing!” she told me.

“Look who’s talking. You are radiating,” I said to her. She giggled.

“I am annoyingly happy,” she confessed, making me laugh.

“As you should be. Come and meet my friend,” I said and pulled her over to where Martin stood

with an amused smile. “CeCe this is Martin, Martin this is CeCe, the bride to be,” I introduced

them.

“Hello, and congratulations,” he said.

“Thank you and welcome to the metropolitan we call home.” CeCe leaned in to me. “That’s not the

man you left with,” she whispered. Martin could hear her with his improved hearing, and he had to

fight not to laugh.

“I know,” I whispered back.

“Where is the other one? Did you dump him?” she continued our whispered conversation.

“I told you, me and Finlay are just friends. He had to go on a business trip,” I explained.

“And you just had a spare hunk lying around? What is this place you have moved to and can I come

as well?” she asked. Martin had to pretend to look for something in the back of his car. But my

hearing and the slight shaking of his shoulders told me he was laughing.

to be shocked. “You are getting married

doing a

laughed.

I told her. She

go to the coffeeshop. Mrs Andersen has turned the

could have

that we

her as he reached for my overnight bag as

who had a wedding the next day. Very

diner was still a meeting hub, the locals had heard

talk a little. Martin kept his word and made sure

showed us the apartment. At least the apartment had changed

last. It was now decorated in an

to

the next chapter—visit us now and

is buying the friends act,’ Martin mind linked me as we

not. We are lucky we didn’t decide to pretend

into a double wedding,’ I told him and I could

I refused. We were all adults and I trusted him.

two of us to sleep in without it being awkward. Before we went

Martin called Sam. Everything was

how tired he sounded and

about it. If he told me everything was fine, whatever

pack. So it could wait until we all were back home

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ceremony would take place in

Mrs Andresen huffed.

People are getting married in all kinds

said. Martin and

Sunday best hiking out into the middle of the woods, listening

said in

show. But it was nostalgic

rambling on about the place. We got a lot

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