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It’s his dream camera. I know it because he told me one night when we were lying in bed just talking. Complete with a note.
I wanted you to know that I believe in your dreams as much as you believe in mine. If you can do what you’ve done with a phone camera, imagine what you’re capable of now. Don’t limit yourself to painting when your passion is in photography.
He reads the note out loud and everyone acts like it’s themost romantic thing they’ve ever read. I don’t know how they can feel that way when he said what he did about our trip.
“This is perfect, come here,” he says, yanking me into his lap. He plants a million kisses all over my face. My forehead, both cheeks, my nose, and then my lips.
“I love you,” I mumble against his lips.
“I love you,” he replies, kissing my forehead again.
Chapter 37
Ares
3 months later…
It’s the middle of winter, but the sun is still shining; one of the many perks of living in Doves Harbor. It’s 59 degrees which with the sun is perfectly comfortable in the sweater I’ve got on.
I’m getting ready to meet Katherine at Roman and Audra’s house. They say they have wedding updates to give to all of us. Katherine also says she wants to talk to me when we have a minute to sneak off.
I don’t know if I should be nervous or horny in anticipation of it. Nervous seems to be winning over though. Hopefully, it’s a happy surprise.
When I walk into Audra and Roman’s house I’m the last one there. Which makes no sense because Luna is late to everything.
“How the hell did I make it here after Luna?” I ask, finding the seat next to Katherine.
She looks as beautiful as ever. Her hair is curled, perfectly framing her face. She’s got on a long-sleeved dress. It’s bluewith orange flowers all across the fabric. With one leg crossed over the other, her heel bounces lightly in the air.
“They tricked me!” Luna exclaims.
“They tricked you?” I ask with a laugh.
“Yep. We told her to be here an hour before all of you. Thought that way she might be on time.”
“Just mean, you’re cramping my style,” Luna pouts.
“Cramping your style? What are you, sixty?”
“I just enjoy being fashionably late. You stole it from me.” Luna crosses her arms tightly over her chest and turns her nose up at all of us.
“I sure hope you’ll make it,” Ravyn teases, giving her an artificial pout of sympathy.
“Yeah, try being the one who had to get her to Audra’s party on time,” Sebastian chimes in with a defeated huff. If looks could kill he’d be dead. Luna’s shooting him daggers.
“You could have just told me where we were going.” She shrugs.
“I was actually under specific instruction to not do that,” Sebastian counters.
“Okay, okay. Can you all quit the bickering? I brought you here for a reason,” Audra scolds. Everyone goes quiet like she’s our angry mother. “Thank you.”
“I wanted to tell you all that we set a date for our wedding,” Audra announces.
Everyone is attentive and listening now. Especially the girls who seem to be ten times more invested in the wedding than the guys. The girls are all practically bouncing in their seats and leaning forward, waiting on what she has to say.
“We’re going to get married on May 2nd of next year.”
“Ah yes, the famous spring wedding,” I say. Audra laughs.
