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Not wanting to leave her body just yet, I bury my face in the crook of Vayda's neck. I inhale her sweet scent as I allow my heart rate to slow, and both our breaths begin to even out. "I fuckin' love you."
Vayda peppers kisses down my face. "I love you too."
A few minutes later, after getting herself cleaned up, Vayda walks out of the en-suite bathroom to find me sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for her. "You want to go clean up?"
"No. I'm perfectly content wearing the smell of your pussy all day." I smile.
Vayda shakes her head and rolls her eyes. "You're too much, Malik. But I wouldn't have you any other way."
"Damn straight, baby."
I sit for a minute and watch Vayda as she walks over to her suitcase and plucks a pair of panties from the bag and slips them on. I take that time to pull the envelope from my cut.
"What's that?" she cocks her head to the side.
I reach out, thrusting the letter toward her. "It's something for you."
Vayda takes the envelope. "From who? What is it?"
The question dies on her lips when she recognizes the penmanship on the front of the envelope. She covers her mouth with her hand and drops to the bed beside me. "Damien."
"He...uh...he wanted me to give this to you on your wedding day. He wrote it the day before he died."
"Do you know what it says? Have you…"
"No. It's addressed to you. My only job was to make sure you got it. Damien was adamant you get this letter today should something happen to him."
Vayda sits silently as she stares down at the white envelope in her hand. Then she smiles, tearing it open. I watch as several emotions play out on her face. Her brow scrunches, she bites her bottom lip to fend off a smile, then the tears start rolling down her face. Finally, the last emotion is of pure joy, and without warning, she bursts out laughing. I'm talking a head tilting, full-on belly laugh. I look on in part amusement, part confusion as she regains her composure.
When Vayda is done reading the letter, she swipes the tears from her eyes while holding the piece of paper to her chest.
"Everything okay, baby?"
"Oh, yeah. Everything is perfect." Vayda thrusts the letter toward me. "Here. Read it."
I take it from her. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. Please, Malik. Read it."
Doing as requested, I read what Damien wanted to say to Vayda on her wedding day.
Baby Sister,
If you're reading this,then fate had other plans for me, and I am not there to watch you walk down the aisle and marry your soulmate. As I sit here on my bunk writing this letter while listening to my best friend snore, I know that even if I'm not there, you'll be okay. You'll be okay because Malik will make me proud and live up to his promise to look out for you. Not only that, I know you will be okay because you are strong. You, baby sister, are the strongest person I know. Your strength and determination are what I admire about you the most. As you read this letter while getting ready to move on with the rest of your life, know you and Malik have my blessing. If my intuition is on point, it's my best friend who will be waiting for you at the end of the aisle today.
I wish the two of you all the happiness in the world. No two people are more deserving of each other than you and Malik. So, go out there and live your best life, baby sister. Live each day to its fullest for the both of us. Let Malik make you happy and give you everything your heart desires, just as I know he will. Because Malik is the best man I know. Tell Malik he wasn't fooling anyone while growing up. I always knew my best friend had a thing for you. I knew he had feelings for you for longer than he's probably willing to admit. I'd also bet anything he gave you a hard time and fought that shit too. I used to get a kick out of threatening to kick his ass when we were kids. He's such a chicken shit. Ha. Ha. Ha. My best friend is loyal to a fault, but I knew he wouldn't be able to stay away from you forever.
And Vayda. One more thing before I go.
Tell dad I love him, and I hope I made him proud.
Love always
Your big brother
PS
Tell Malik it's about time he pulled his head out of his ass.
