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Without a second of hesitation, Stella went over and started popping fresh popcorn for ry friend There wasn’t an ounce of annoyance or co from her She just did the act and handed us tls of popcorn
“If you need anything else, at any point, let rew up in this house, so I know all the ins and outs of it Otherwise, I’ll see you to deal,” she nervously joked about the ceremony Was she as nervous as I’d been?
As she left the roo popped kernels in front of me
“What is it?” Connor asked, noticing h
“She’s just like you and Aaliyah, isn’t she?”
“What do you mean?”
Rolling my eyes, I shoved a handful of popcorn into hed I groaned “It’s not funny”
“I know I hate when good people show up It’s a pain in my ass”
I hated it, too Because they hardly ever stayed
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Stella
I woke up the followingday keptEven worse, I was hoping I could’ve spent the night with Jeff toarrange by at the end of the day Merely a piece of paper to make Kevin’s odd final wish come true
Sadly, Jeff had a DJ gig that evening, and he turned down the request to attend the ceremony I couldn’t bla another wo hiement this was—especially since he was the one who pushed h with it all
I’ this for us For our future For our happily ever after
I kept tellinga full-blown meltdown
There was a knock onme to pull myself froma tray with goodies on it Most ine
“Good ured the bride-to-be deserved a cocktail to start the day I know it’s not a real wedding ceremony, but you deserve royal treatment nonetheless”
“Where have you been my whole life?” I joked “Come on in” As she walked in, I noticed another tray on the accent table in the hallway across from my room “Is that from you, too?” I asked
“Oh, no That was there before I arrived”
I walked over to it and felta few beats as I looked down to find a plate with blueberry scones sitting on it and a cup of black coffee Kevin’s exact order Next to the plate was a folded note I picked it up and read the words as the strongest organ in e
Your so blue for the day
– The Beast
Oh, Damian
You hardened hummus, you