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.

shocked. “You are getting married

I mean,” she said, doing a small gesture behind Marin’s back, indicating

laughed.

changed,” I told her. She

Mrs Andersen has

could have

right that we put

as he reached for my overnight bag

had a wedding the next day.

had heard about my return and many came by to say

his word and made sure men

life,” she huffed as she showed us the apartment. At least the

was now decorated

is the only place to read

the next chapter—visit us

is buying the friends act,’ Martin mind linked me as we said goodbye to Mrs

not. We are lucky we didn’t decide to

double wedding,’ I told him and I could see

sleep on the floor, which I refused. We were all adults

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

called Sam. Everything was going

heard how tired he sounded and I knew something was up.

time to talk about it. If he told me everything

pack. So it could wait until

*

place in the afternoon out

a farm?” Mrs Andresen huffed. “It’s

are getting married in all kinds of exciting places nowadays. I

said. Martin and I listened while

out into the middle of the woods, listening to

said in

long, as there really wasn’t much to show. But it was nostalgic for me. Martin

about the

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