Page 74 of Forever

“November,” Matt said.

“The fall! Matt, you divine beast, you have exquisite taste. The fall is still so hot for weddings.” He pulled out his phone. “Let me check my calendar for next November. We’ll figure something out.”

I pressed my lips together. NotnextNovember.

“Are you at all open for a Friday wedding?” He kept staring at his phone.

“Yes,” I said. “But we didn’t mean next November.”

“Phew,” he said. “Because I didn’t have a single opening. I almost had a heart attack. So the following November? Fantastic. We definitely need two years to plan it. This is going to be the wedding of the century. And I have Saturdays open. Does one of these work?” He put his phone in front of my face.

“We actually don’t want to wait two years,” Matt said. “We’re thinkingthisNovember.”

“This November?” Justin sounded eerily calm.

“Mhm,” Matt said.

“ThisNovember?” he said again in a hushed voice.

I nodded.

“This November?!” he screamed at the top of his lungs.

He was going to wake Jacob.

“You can’t get marriedthisNovember! November starts in two days, you maniacs! I’m a wedding magician,not an all-powerful genie!” He downed more tequila directly from the bottle. “This is like the sexy little Hunter brother wedding all over again.”

What?I turned to Matt.

“Another shotgun wedding,” Matt clarified.

Right.I think Daphne had mentioned something about that.

“And technically the older Hunter brother too. My heart with that man!” Justin sighed at the thought of James.

So apparently Bee and Mason were the only ones not pregnant when they got hitched.

“But no,” Justin said. “Not happening. I can’t do this November. Look at my calendar!” He turned it back to next month and showed me.

Each day was filled with several different things. All in different colors. He was very organized. And very busy.

“We really need you,” Matt said.

“We really want you,” I added.

It looked like Justin’s head was about to explode. “No.”

“Justin,” I said.

“Brooklyn!” he screamed.

“Please.” I grabbed his hand. “I made a promise to you 16 years ago. And I feel like you made me a promise too.”

He exhaled slowly. “You’re lucky you disappeared for so long because I have a huge team now,” he said. And then he slapped his hand over his mouth. “I didn’t mean that. I mean, I do have a huge team now that can help me. But I wish you hadn’t disappeared for so long, Brooklyn.”

I smiled. “I knew what you meant.”

“Of course I’ll plan your shotgun wedding,” he said. “You’re my favorite human.” He started blinking fast like he was going to cry.

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