Page 47 of Kiss the Bride

Caleb: Lina didn’t mean a thing to Mitch.

Hunter: You his little lap dog now?

Caleb: Wake up, dude. She wasn’t the first.

I hate that Liv nailed it.

Hunter: How many?

Caleb: Does it matter? He loves Olivia and they deserve the chance to make things work.

Hunter: How many?

Caleb: Don’t think anyone was counting. We’d go out, he’d pick up.

Hunter: How did I not know?

Caleb: No one was going to tell you. No one could trust you.

Caleb: You’re not part of his party group

I thought we were as close as brothers. Obviously not. I move to the next thread.

Lina: Olivia isn’t talking to me.

Hunter: Do you blame her?

Lina: It only happened once. It didn’t mean a thing. She’s my best friend.

My reply was part guess and part instinct.

Hunter: That’s not what others have said. Seems the bride was the last to know, and she’s redefined what she is looking for in a best friend.

Lina: Okay. But it just happened and we couldn’t help ourselves. Mitch was getting it out of his system, you know how he is. I wasn’t the first.

Hunter: But you were the last—at least while he was with Olivia.

Lina: Please get her to call me. I need to talk to her and explain.

I think Olivia intends to have that conversation in person. I chuckle, leaving the thread open which will mess with Lina’s head, before the next thread wipes away the smile.

Mitch: Hey asshole, enjoying my honeymoon with my wife?

Hunter: Weather is fantastic. Can’t wait to go glass-bottom kayaking.

Mitch: With my wife.

Hunter: I must have missed the ceremony.

Mitch: I love her.

He ignored my threats to keep away and I can’t believe he’s pulling this shit.

Hunter: So I heard. Seems you’ve had a lot of love to share around.

Mitch: They don’t mean a thing. Olivia is the only one I love.

Hunter: How many? She deserves to know the truth.

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