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“Olivia’s passed out on the couch. The crying was stressing her out, so she drank a bottle of wine. Penelope’s been a big help.”
“Okay. We have to go. See you tomorrow. Bye, Tilly,” Marley said and abruptly ended the call. “What was it that you said about missing the twins?” She cocked her head.
“I never said that. Nope. This, right here, is what I’ve missed.”
“Good answer. Me too.” She lay in my arms and lay her head on my chest.
Chapter Thirty-Five
Charlie
I had the best weekend and birthday of my life. One night spent alone with my sexy fiancée was more than I could have asked for. I’d spent most of yesterday hungover from the birthday bash Chase and Lila threw me. But I had to quickly sober up because Marley’s father and Miranda were coming over for dinner. They were thrilled about our engagement and celebrated with us.
“Did you and Marley set a wedding date yet?” Chase asked.
“We did.” I smiled, leaning back in my office chair. “We’re getting married in five months.”
“Five months? It took Lila and I a year and a half to plan our wedding. How the hell are you two doing it in five months?”
“She told me she has it covered and not to worry. Don’t forget she’s an event planner, which brings me to something I want to talk to you about.”
“Okay. What is it?”
“For a wedding gift, I want to buy Marley a building for her event planning business, filled with staff and everything she needs.”
“Is she planning on doing events again? I figured with the twins, she wouldn’t.”
“Yeah, she’s planning on it. She wanted to wait until the twins were at least six months old before taking on any new clients.”
“I think you should talk to her first, Charlie.”
“I plan on it.” I smiled. “I’m going to call Grant and have him start looking for the perfect building for her.”
“Since Lila got laid off from her administrative assistant job, maybe she can help Marley out.”
“I’m sure Marley would love that. She and Lila are close.”
Two Months Later
Marley
I stepped out of the dressing room and stood before my mom, Olivia, and Penelope, sitting there with champagne glasses.
“Marley. Oh, my God.” Penelope walked over. “It’s gorgeous on you.”
“That’s it, girl. That’s the one.” Olivia smiled, wiggling her finger.
“Mom?” I asked, noticing the tears in her eyes.
“It’s perfect, Marley—absolutely perfect.”
“And it’s almost a perfect fit.” Glenda, the sales associate, smiled. “We’ll just need to take it in a little bit here.” She grabbed my waist. “I have the perfect veil to match if you plan on wearing one.”
“I really didn’t think about a veil, but I’ll try it on.”
Tears sprung to my eyes when she placed the veil on my head.
“She’ll take it.” Olivia held up her champagne glass.
