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How can he be so happy right now? We just devastated our friends. They are going to hate us both.
This isn’t a good thing.
I don’t know why, but his calmness pisses me off.
“When?” Brett asks.
“Months ago,” Beckett tells him.
“Why didn’t you tell us?” Clay asks.
I hop off the couch and head into the kitchen. I know I should stick around and help Beckett field their questions, but I can’t. Especially not with the cameraman right there recording.
It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. If and when we told them, it was supposed to happen on our time. Not because someone forced our hand.
I pull out my phone and open social media.
Instantly I see that we are trending. Somehow these assholes got photos of us from our private socials and are spreading them far and wide.
Browneyedbeauty:He married her? Really?
PuckBunni23:They claim the second wife is the best wife. Call me when your divorce is going through, Hayes!
PuckMaster:I’d do her with the lights off.
HatTrick69:His focus should be on hockey, not chicks. Clearly his priorities are skewed.
LilRoxy:This is a joke, right?
My stomach drops as I read comment after comment about how they don’t think I’m good enough and how we were too young to be married.
The worst part is, they aren’t wrong.
Beckett Hayes deserves the very fucking best, and that’s not me.
For crying out loud, I’ve made him hide our relationship for over a year. Who does that?
Each comment is like a knife, cutting me deeper and deeper.
God, this is a nightmare.
“Peyton,” Cora snaps, getting my attention.
I look over at her and Grace as they stand side by side. Cora’s arms are crossed over her chest as she frowns, and Grace looks two seconds away from crying.
“Is it true, or is this some kind of joke?” Cora questions.
“It’s true,” I rasp.
Grace slaps her hand over her mouth. “Oh my god, your offhand comment about you two being married at the last game, you were serious.”
“I was.”
“And we laughed it off like it was a joke.” Cora cringes.
“It’s fine. You two didn’t know.”
“Why didn’t you correct us?” Grace questions.
