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I held the bride close, being foolish for just a moment December was all heat, all me the way, after she’d dropped intoHad I found her first, that ood as friends

But you lost

I had been aware of that Another otten to her first and actually, was responsible for the reason Dece set up and on lock before I could even step foot in the game I’d had no chance, my current reality with December already predetermined She’d always been meant to be his

“Ramses?”

Dece thing byme look directly at her Tawny brown eyes sparkled in that snohite dress of hers This girl was Snow White from her fair skin to the ruby red tone of her lips Her dark hair was nearly black, but make no mistake December Lindquist was no fair maiden, no damsel in distress

And I guess she was December Prinze now

I held on to that asmyself to smile down at her I had at least a foot on her up here

“You’ve been scarce tonight” Her hand moved to my shoulder, and I breathed This location was okay, easier Her lips parted “You all right? I haven’t seen you since the bouquet toss”

Oh, and how fun that’d been I

’d actually caught that shit, like she’d been ai for me, and possibly had My best friend had been known to meddle more than once in my personal life, and whenever we did see each other, it was like she was always trying to hook me up with someone

I folded“Yeah, and thanks for that You pissed off ht, I’m sure”

I ot wayto avoid action tonight, not be at the center of it

Deceet a rin “You’re welcoht, and I’m totally responsible for that”

“I didn’t ask to get laid” Spinning her, I brought her back tohips I eyed her “I was perfectly fine hanging out Being single”

“H for you?”

Not as fine as I would have liked, but I was in a good place now that I was back home and out of the fray of all that I just wanted to chill Having soe priority

Truth be told, I’d hadto help her with this wedding It was unbelievable hooood h thehadn’t been easy Especially since I had to book a lot of her appointments and man her bridal party, the epitouy and like, her entire party I’d gone to high school with I’d been givenfrom the other women, came with the territory since we’d known each other

It’d been all worth it, though—a good ti for this girl Always

“I’m okay” I atteood job at that, too Tonight wasn’t about me and my problems “You don’t need to worry about me”

“But don’t I?” Our dance slowed in place She squeezed my hand “You still haven’t said what happened Why you came home?”

Because I didn’t have to, and I was not talking about that here And definitely not now My choice to leave Brown University and transfer closer to ho to do with her

Even if I had dealt with the issue in the same way

I’d be lying toaas how I dealt with things In this case, I really didn’t have a choice I’dthat shit in the face every day, Ihome was the best decision, and I stood by that