I like my life.
I make a difference in the world.
But that’s not enough anymore. I want to make a difference in Laney’s world.
“I’ll handle this one for you, Chandler,” Decker says. “Way better if I’m the one in a fight before your wedding.” He grabs me by the collar and pulls me up the walk past his brothers and Chandler.
“I’m not going to fight you,” I mutter.
“Dude’s getting cold feet,” he mutters back. “We’re not letting him out this easy.”
“Swear to god, if he hurts Emma—”
“We know.”
I side-eye him.
“We know,” he repeats. “And for what it’s worth, we’re rooting for you whenever you tell Laney. That’s gonna be…well, even more awkward than successfully flirting with her would’ve been. Guess it’s a good thing you’re probably not her half-brother.”
“Can I go check on the fucking wedding cake now?” I say through gritted teeth.
“Oh. Yeah. Good idea. Sorry about Chandler. He’s allergic to weddings. He’ll be better once he gets through the ceremony. More normal. Swear he will.”
Doubt that.
Nothing will ever benormalagain.
I like change.
But I don’t know if I’ll like the change that’s coming from what this week has been.
34
Laney
I haveno idea what to do.
Em’s in her wedding dress. Everything starts in fifteen minutes. I haven’t had a spare minute to check my phone since we left the spa, and we all promised Emma we’d be present in the moment instead of living on our phones today anyway.
Which means I don’t know where Theo is.
Their dad is in here.
He’s tearing up over Em in her gorgeous gown, hugging her and telling her that he wishes her mom could’ve been here to see her.
And I’m wishing Theo was in here right now too.
“He should be,” Sabrina murmurs next to me.
IknowI didn’t say that out loud.
She shakes her head. “You’re easy to read, Laney. And you’re right. He should be in here. They’re family. He shouldn’t feel like he doesn’t belong in his own family.”
Fuck it.
Yes,fuck it.
I hand my bridesmaid bouquet to Sabrina and go digging in my purse for my phone.
