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Her heart danced, too, as she glanced over her father’s shoulder at the reason for her happiness Saas chatting with his family as they sat at one of the tables set up in Cora and Aidan’s backyard Ashlyn and her new boyfriend, Simon, sat next to them Chloe smiled Over the pastin despair Chloe respected her strength and was so glad to have her as a sister-in-layer hadn’t been wrong—they got along great

As her father glided with her across the dance floor, Chloe ade house Nestled in a thick forest, it was stunning She’d seen it for the first tieested a double wedding with Porter and Kenzie at this house, Chloe loved the idea Maybe even more so, because she liked that his close friends were still in their lives, just not in a kinky way

She scanned the croere all dressed for the occasion The wedding earlier in the day had been everything she’d hoped it would be Chloe’s father walked her down the aisle, and D was so perfect that her e until Sawyer took her hand and made her his wife

As Chloe’s father twirled her to the beat, she mused, “It has been a bit of a ind romance, hasn’t it?”

“Yes” He smiled “But that’s the best kind”

“Mind if I cut in?”

Chloe glanced over her shoulder to find Josh s her hand “Your o fetch her one” He waved to Josh “By all means, dance with the bride”

Josh gave hiratitude

Her father stepped away, and Josh took Chloe’s hand and began dancing, not nearly as confident as her father had been Wondering hoas taking this, she glanced over to where he was sitting, and saw that he atching her and Josh with a keen eye Seconds later, though, a soft smile crossed his face Chloe’s tension faded She had wondered if he’d be jealous over her relationship with Josh She and Josh had talked on the telephone now and then over the past few months, but she hadn’t seen him She suspected Saouldn’t feel threatened, and she was glad to see she was right

“So,” Josh said, drawing her gaze back to him “You work fast”

Chloe laughed, staring up into his baby face “Apparently But you seem pretty happy, too”

“I aht of his new girlfriend, Molly, talking to Presley, Cora, and Ella “It seeot anted, huh?”

“Seems so” Tears prickled in her eyes, a bit unexpectedly Life had changed so ed for the better “Thank you for coht It means a lot to me”

Josh grinned in his cute way “Thanks for the invite”

The invitation hadn’t happened without a little stress Chloe had thought about that decision for a good week before she finally called hiht Even now as she stared at Josh, she couldn’t i moment in her life “It’s funny, isn’t it?”