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Belle spoke up, “We are going to hide our um…new relationship until after the wedding.”

“Good girl,” Ma said as she poured the coffee into our mugs. “No use in stealin’ their thunder.”

Fate beamed at me.

I secretly flipped him off, when Ma was handing Belle her cup.

Fate chuckled.

“The next three days need to be all about them,” Ma stated.

Belle laughed and looked over at me. “See?”

I shrugged and grumbled, “I still don’t see the point.”

“In what?” Ma asked me as she sat down.

“In hiding it,” I replied as I raised my coffee mug up.

“Are ya crazy?” Ma said. “You gotta keep this quiet.”

“Keep what quiet?”

We all looked over to see Scarlet coming in.

Belle stood from her chair and said, “Surprises for the wedding. So, never you mind.”

Scarlet smiled at her. “Yeah, yeah…I noticed you missed breakfast.”

Belle looked a bit panicked.

“And Justice said you did too,” Scarlet said as she looked over at me.

I shook my head and said nothing. No lie would leave my lips.

“So, what’s really going on?” Scarlet asked.

“Right now, we are having coffee,” Belle stated the obvious as she avoided the real question. “Then we are going to decorate the ballroom.”

“That’s already done,” Fate stated.

Belle and I looked over at him. I raised my brows as I did feel surprised by this.

“Well, I still gotta get Belle’s approval on it, but we did it last night.” Fate shrugged.

“We?” I asked.

“Me, Dad and Redemption,” Fate said.

Scarlet smiled. “Well, thank you, Fate.”

“It’s fine,” he replied. “Didn't take much time.”

“Well today,” Belle said. “We need to make sure we have the punch bowls and cups ready. Along with table centerpieces and tablecloths.”

“Then we need to talk to Logan about the music,” I added with a nod.

“Seems to me it is all shaping up well,” Scarlet said. “You two make a good team. I think Jarret was right. “

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