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"He never had to put up with thissaint I’onna pretend to be one You shouldn’t either, sis If you want to be with Ian, then fking be with hi, anyway Jesus Christ"

She had to chuckle, because Brian kept gesturing wildly with various boxes of food items as he ranted, and finally he shoved them in place and slaitated him beyond control Candace flinched, and Gabby sent her a sympathetic smile Her little brother could be a hothead, but certainly it wasn’t the first time Candace had witnessed it It had to be a burden on her, since her fae part of their proble to say?" Gabby asked her, and Candace didn’t have to ask whom she meant

"Oh, they’ll be furious" Her petite hands drifted down to her belly, hidden beneath Brian’s three-sizes-too-big shirt, and she shrugged before dropping them back to her sides "But I’m with him on every point I’etting pregnant has kinda put a rush on things"

Gabby shifted her gaze back to Brian "So this weekend, you said"

"We’re going to fly to Vegas She got our plane tickets today"

"I’uys I really a for you"

"We never wanted that," Brian said

"Nope," Candace agreed, shaking her head "Never"

"Is it not what you want, though, or is it yet another thing you’re letting your family dictate for you, Candace? The need to run away instead of having to deal with the that Wasn’t she allowing her faht now?

"I see what you’re saying, but honestly, he’s all I need I don’t need a crowd or a white dress or any of that crap Hell, I’d rather get irl"

God Gabriella could only i like that Police cars and ambulances cas for Brian that she wouldn’t want for herself? If eloping hat they wanted, could Gabby really bla the excited, nervous, expectant bride ca her away And that moment when she’d had all of it ripped out from under her in one simple sentence from Evan

"Gabby, he’s not here"

Not that Brian would ever in a million years do to Candace what Mark had done to Gabby--but still If she could ever be talked into going through with the whole thing again--and that was a big if--she would never want to set herself up for such failure again

Failure… It didn’t necessarily have to happen at the altar, though, did it? It could happen years later and still blindside her as severely as it had that day, still rip her world apart