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As if knoere talking about hi his ar his little hips For a two year old, he sure had attitude

“Hey bud” Grayson smiled proudly at his son He was the perfect mixture of Huntley and Grayson with his daddy’s dark hair and histo be a real killer in a few years tied to bend down from her position on Grayson’s lap to pick Hunter up They looked like the perfect little fa more than to experience it I came close to it, once

“I think it’s ti Hunter’s forehead

We all got up, and I was grateful to have the attention taken away from me Huntley walked outside with Hunter, and I was about to follohen Grayson stopped me

“Would you er,” he asked “I wanted to talk to you, but after everyone else has left”

“Sure,” I replied “Is everything okay Gray?”

He gave me a small half-smile and wrapped his arm around my shoulders “Yeah, it’s fine” I didn’t believe him, but decided not to press the issue I’d wait until later

I WAS SITTING ON THE back steps of the porch Grayson’s parents left a little while ago, and Huntley’s uncle and aunt followed shortly afterwards We’d spent the day eating good food, chatting, and finalizing the plans for Huntley and Grayson’s wedding I laughed for the first ti completely at ease and at ho a bottle of water when the deck creaked behindbody bent to take a seat on the steps next toeyes to me

“You have fun today?” he asked I kneas stalling but I allowed it “I did,” I replied honestly “You don’t have to worry aboutbetter”

“I know, but - ”

“But nothing,” I interrupted “I’ to be the best week of your life, and the last thing I want is for you and Huntley to spend it worrying about me”

“You’re family Dem, orry about you I will never understand how difficult the last few o through it at all but Huntley was right there with you, feeling everything you felt It killedI could do I wanted nothingbut I couldn’t I didn’t want hi sides” It was the first ti to me about this, and I was more than a little surprised “I should’ve spoken you sooner,” he continued, looking somewhat sheepish “But I didn’t want to upset you”

“Are you talking totomorrow?” I asked quietly

“I need tohiht now and tell hio”

My heart warhtfulness and I wondered what I’d done to deserve a friend like hiirl who had been to hell and back in the last year, and for so family It wasn’t a flesh and blood family, but it was family all the same

“You don’t have to do that,” I sighed “He deserves to experience the ical day of your life with you We’ve all been friends for too long to let what happened with us come between that”

“If you don’t want him here, just say the word Dem and he won’t be here I don’t want you to feel uncoet hell from Huntley and we all kno that works out for me”

I chuckled then, knowing he was right Huntley could be a real hellcat when she was pissed, or unhappy We’d ed to avoid Bridezilla so far, eren’t about coax it out now

“I’ to be just fine,” I replied I wrapped my arms around his bicep and rested my head on his arm “He’s not the only one responsible for our ”