Page 64 of Forever Love-Reimagined

“I can’t help it. I think my face is permanently like this now.” My cheeks hurt, but I didn’t care at all.

My mom would scold me for causing more wrinkles, but I didn’t have a good RBF like her.

“So, what about you, Leia? Are you still deliriously happy?” Ty questioned.

“This is the first time Blake and I have put clothes on in two days,” Leia responded, and Ty groaned.

“I didn’t need that mental image. But I’m glad you two decided not to greet us in your birthday suits.” He got up and went to the kitchen.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

“Lay, you want me to grab it?” I questioned.

“I checked the Ring. It’s Shannon and Toni. I’ll tell them to come in.” Which she did through the app.

The two of them entered the house holding hands while Shannon held a bottle of wine in the other.

“Hey, everybody. The party is here!” Shannon whooped, which was true because Shannon did like to party.

I was so glad I had the last six months to get to know her and Toni. They were so cute together, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if they took steps toward moving in or marriage even. It was weird how we all found our person at the same time in our lives.

We were still waiting on three more people to arrive at our we-are-leaving-for-two-weeks-on-our-honeymoon party. Leia and I both agreed we could take one night off from our sex-a-thons to socialize with our friends since we’d be in Greece and incommunicado. I was sure we would see the sights, but I was looking forward to discovering more of her body on a different continent. While I was lost in my own world, the doorbell rang again.

“It’s Haley. Come In.” Leia announced, and Haley walked in with Adam in tow.

“Oh my God, can you believe I’ve never been here before? Thank you so much for having us. We’re so excited!” Haley exclaimed while Adam looked like he’d rather be anywhere else but here. I didn’t know him that well, but he never appeared too thrilled.

“We’re glad to have you,” I responded.

“But hopefully, this won’t be our place for long. We’re on the lookout for something else,” Leia called out from the kitchen.

I had sold my place and moved into Leia’s after getting engaged, but we wanted something to call “ours.”

“Well, this place is great. If you’re looking to sell it, I might be interested.” Haley turned to Adam, who stared blankly as if he wasn’t even listening.

“I’ll keep that in mind.” Leia walked in and wrapped her arm around my waist.

As I was about to shut the door, David strolled up, holding a huge bouquet.

“Wow, gangs all here,” I acknowledged now that the final three had wandered in.

I motioned for Haley and Adam to take a seat. Haley fit right in talking to Shannon and Toni while Adam was doing something on his phone.

“Thank you so much for having me.” David hugged me before handing me a beautiful bouquet of lilies. “These are for you and Leia.” I grabbed the flowers from him and headed into the kitchen area to put them in water.

“What do you have for me?” Ty asked as he came up to David, sticking out his cheek.

David wrapped his arm around Ty’s waist and kissed his dimple. “I gave you my heart. Do you need anything else?”

Ty pointed to his lips, and David gave him a peck.

Leia joined me in the kitchen to get the food, and I grabbed a bottle of wine.

“Is there anything you need help with?” David asked.

“I think we’re good. We were waiting for everyone to arrive. Now that all of you are here, we can sit and eat.”

We brought the goodies to the table, joining the rest of the group.

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