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“Ari? Sohes, the bride-to-be, teased in her singsong voice

It took all the willpower I possessed to divert er who so mesmerized me

Shelby gave a coy s “Someone you know?”

“I, uh…” I shook my head Swept a feard strands of ht the limpse of Dane My pulse spiked and adrenaline flooded ?”

She laughed “I know that look all too well Every time Matthealks into a room, I’m utterly speechless”

Mrs Hughes shter’s hand “You’re such a sweet couple”

I’d ree

“Sooo…?” Shelby prodded agging brows

I tried to fight the blush, to no avail Even the reat interest in this turn of events, perking up considerably I shook e the vision of Dane Bax that burned a hole in my brain I said, “I actually don’t know him” That was pretty close to the truth

I spared a peek at my notes and then picked up where I’d left off, clearly disappointingto say about the man? That I had no idea who he really was and yet I was absurdly fixated on hih it’d be a pointless endeavor?

When I’d finished s, I reached for ulp My insides were on fire, just knowing Dane sat tables aith lancesto find out but didn’t dare look over my shoulder Not this time

I wrapped up ers thatbook With nothing more to discuss at the moment, I said, “I’ll type all of this up and send it in an e-ain,I possibly can about the venues and vendors we’ve talked about”

“This is really great, Ari,” Shelby said “I’iven us”

“Take your tih it all” I handed over the packet I assembled for bridal parties, with the pertinent ins and outs and protocols neatly, concisely described so no one was too overwhelmed It was a futile attempt to keep everyone calm, because there were just so many decisions to s And Shelby’s had Cinderella Moment written all over it

The threesome left me and I jotted down rew a bit antsy over the ruh the clouds