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“Had,” Ash corrects far too cheerfully as he looks adoringly at Ellis “Had”

“Had,” Toren agrees, jostling Luna on his knees and wrapping his arles some more

Kirian nods “Had,” he echoes like a bad recording He and Lindy give each other googly fish eyes, which are probably supposed to pass as so lovey-dovey

“Well, that’s it” Leandra finally speaks up She’s wearing a bright yellow dress, which is no doubt her boutique special, and she crosses and uncrosses her legs, careful about the high slit at the side “I’ht as well actively try and findIt’s kind of freaking lonely now that you’ve all gone traitor and left me to fend for myself”

Granny nearly leaps up from her chair in excitement The flash of her hot pink suit nearly blinds rin “That’s the spirit!”

I should be thinking of a way to digabout how it ht be a very real possibility that I love Elodie ht were possible Icake, bacon, ice cream with brownie pieces in it, or bacon-topped cakes with brownie pieces just waiting to be licked I want to say it I want to tell Elodie all that, but lued together as a practical joke by my asshole cousins and brother when I was passed out

“Elodie is aweso that has made me not so uncomfortable this entire time “She’s the best person for you”

“I think you’re pretty darn lucky,” Ash says, and this tioodness he doesn’t have a moony expression on his face anymore, either “By all accounts, Elodie should prefer to make out with a lla than you, but to each their own”

“She’s far, far better than you deserve,” Toren, leefully

“I really do think you’d ushes

“The cutest And you’re both adorable together What’s sweeter than best friends falling in love? Gah! You guys have been together for your whole lives, and now you can continue to be together for your whole lives!”

“That’s the thing How can anyone know that together is forever?” There, I unglued my mouth, and I said it It’s out there

But it wasn’t what I wanted to say Or rather, it didn’t come out the way I meant it I didn’t mean for there to be so much doubt in it, but I’m overwhel it takes us to discuss hoant to handle this together, et the chance They’re all here, talking about babies and how lucky I am, and I know I’m lucky I’et to the point of discussing babies already? This pacing isup so well under the Croht If s out, Elodie and ranny weren’t soand meddlesome, ould have been fine

But now I just said so the pressure

The room falls silent And it’s the kind of silence that acco one hell of a bomb

Suddenly, Granny laughs Because, of course, she does Because she’s Granny, and even though she’s had like sixty love interests sinceatwhat forever is

“What did I just say about growing up? If you’re worried about things ending before they start, how can you get going? You clearly love this woman We all know it, and we can see it We’ve seen it for a long ti that ether The curse is a hot pepper that adds a little extra zing to poopers the next day Except it does that for a relationship”

“Granny!” I spit her name out like a curse “Don’t talk about poopers!”

“Yeah, gross” That sentiment comes from Ash, but it’s echoed by most of the room, except for the women, who aren’t related to Granny and find her to be spicy herself, and utterly hilarious It must be nice to be able to appreciate Granny that way It’s easier to listen when she cracks sexy jokes and talks about anatomy and her lovers if one is not related to her