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When we get back to the rental house, it’s quiet My mom left a note she is at the pool with Davis and Darius is with them Ari lies down for a nap and I unpack us and return soive hi a step by step of Alex’s delusions that ere going to have a relationship Beingmy friend, he sympathized with me
He stayed while I prepared dinner from some of the food dropped off earlier today Ari woke up when Davis came back from the pool and they started a puzzle Our crew caht me a much needed bottle of Jack Daniels There was a definite heaviness in the air, but we all kept up appearances for Davis’s sake
When s with an unknown number, a sense of dread washes over me I answer and then look at Ari with devastation inin pain Today at four thirty-six p a bullet to save my son, Katherine Anna Williams died
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Ari
Two hours In two hours, I’ll be walking down the aisle I feel like throwing up Everything I have ever drea true, why am I so nervous? Probably because I haven’t seen Reed since last night’s rehearsal and his presence alone calms me
He hasn’t left ether to plan the perfect funeral and service for randmother as I fell apart Thank God, Luke and Sophie knehere all the legal docuements Katy has specific instructions on the church and funeral home Her plot ithDavis was so confused about as happening and started having nightmares His counselor asked Reed and I to join hione to heaven He asked a ton of questions and I was strong enough to answer, but I cried ht
After that day, I got stronger I went through Katy’s papers and started arrange was left in o back to the house after the police cleared the scene of the criner to redesign the entire first floor I didn’t want to sell the house, but I never wanted to see the original dining rooain
One thing I kneas the right thing to do was make amends with Cara She would never bemy son and my life I invited her over and we talked, really talked We both cried for losing people in our lives and h the devastation she caused, she cah in my time of need and saved me and Reed a lifetime of heartache
The day of the funeral, I cried about losing the last parental figure in my life and A randma’s memory alive Then when the li their respects, I held h She deserved it The church was filled with people, but one entire section was Reed’s football friends and I realized I had a huge extended fa lady randmother raised me to be
I wept a few tears during the service, but nothing could have prepared hed, I cried, and I smiled at the memories they spoke about There was not a dry eye in the church
The football wives and granded for the luncheon after the service and it would have made Katy proud People treated me delicately until I finally said, “Fuck it, let’s party”
Our guest list for the wedding grew that day, but Reed and I didn’t care We wanted everyone that loved Katy to join in our e celebration Once the funeral services were over, we moved back to Jacksonville and Reed went back to practice The whole tea of our situation, but he needed to get back and I wanted a sense of nor was done, there were only four days until we left for Cuet married
We invited only twenty-two people to the wedding, but three hundred are expected at the reception Reed reserved a few rooh it was hard, we decided to spend the traditional night apart because Katy would have insisted Davis stayed with all the guys and spent the day with theuys are done with their pictures The only time I left this suite today was to run a few miles