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During the drive, between the several nored, I received two texts fro is okay since she knohat I’ve been dealing with at ho out at the bar after the rehearsal and to co

Walking around the resort, the cool breeze off the water tickles my bare neck as I follow the sandy path and the heavy bass froet closer, I spot colored lanterns strung around pal

There are bodies everywhere on the dance floor Packed like cattle, dancing and singing and celebrating

Everyone appears to be in a great mood Probably because they all have boyfriends ere invited to tag along on their vacations I bet their brothers all approve of their relationships too

Must be nice

I scan the crowd first, then look over toward the bar, not seeing Reed or any of his friends After cutting through the horde, I finally spot Ben Kelly sitting at a table

He’s hard to miss

It’s the muscles And the tattoos And the overall look of his face

Thebeside hi one of their kids Next to her is Tessa, Reed’s best friend and Ben’s sister I’ve known her for years A little on the crazy side, but she’s always been nice tohis beer and s He works with Ben on the police force and married Tessa last year

He’s also very hard to ood cop Luke Evans always looks a second away fro the shit out of so together at the end of the table, and once I see Reed I start h the crowd andby this point,at the man who couldn’t be reasonable for one second in his life and because of his actions, I aet a few feet away

"Finally," Reed says through an exhausted breath after spotting me He slides Beth off his lap and they both stand, her staying behind hiards aze "Where have you been?" he questions harshly "I’ve been calling you for hours You know you missed the rehearsal?"

I narrow my eyes, ready to attack, then remember I’ure I need to cool it a little and address the group

"Sorry I was late," I say "But I don’t really see what the big deal is It doesn’t take a genius to kno to carry a thing of flowers and walk twenty feet" I directat the others

I’m not close with anyone else here besides Beth, but I know everyone We’ve been at the saethers before We’ve chatted a little I’d consider us friendly

I acknowledge the group with a weak sht now