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.

I pretended to be shocked. “You are

know. But I mean,” she said, doing a small gesture behind

laughed.

happy you haven’t changed,” I told her. She sighed and shook

the coffeeshop. Mrs Andersen has

could

only right that

as he reached for my overnight

looked relaxed for a couple who had a wedding the next day. Very little had changed in town

hub, the locals had heard about my return

kept his word and made

huffed as she showed us the apartment. At

was now

only place to read the complete version of this book

next chapter—visit

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

didn’t decide to pretend to be dating.

double wedding,’ I told him and I could see

on the floor, which I refused. We were all adults and I trusted him. The

enough for the two of us to sleep in

was going well at the

he sounded and I knew something

me everything

could wait until we all were

*

would take place in

Mrs Andresen huffed.

married in all kinds of exciting places nowadays.

and I listened while

in her Sunday best hiking out into the middle

said in

really wasn’t much to show. But it

rambling on about the place. We got a

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