Page 133 of The Best Friend Power Play

"Yikes," I say, handing him his phone back.

"They're really on the rocks. I don't know what advice to give him."

I shrug. "The only thing he can do is follow his heart. Love doesn't make sense."

"And neither does Love and Deception." He points at the TV. "It's starting again."

We watch the rest of the episode in riveted—possibly horrified—silence. Of course it ends on a cliffhanger, with Alessia and her best friend mid-brawl. Which means we'll have to tune in next week to find out what happens.

I turn off the TV and scooch over to his side of the couch, lying so that my back is pressed against his front. "This feels nice."

"It really does."

"How did we get so lucky?"

His warm breath hits the back of my neck, and he hugs me tighter. "That's a question I ask myself every day."

We lie in silence for a while until I sigh.

"What?" he asks.

"I was just thinking about the wedding disaster we watched on TV, and it made me think of…"

"Fraser and Evie?" he guesses correctly.

I release another sigh. "Yeah."

The poor guys. They've really had the worst luck ever.

Their first wedding—a winter wonderland-themed extravaganza held in the week between Christmas and New Years—was canceled due to a blizzard, and then their Valentine's Day ceremony had to be called off due to a freaking earthquake.

"I think they should stop trying to get married in the mountains," Culver observes.

"I agree."

"Has Evie said anything about wedding number three?"

"No. They need a bit of a break."

"Fair enough. They'll find a way to make it work."

"I'm sure they will."

Culver chuckles, and I feel the vibration against my back.

"What is it?" I ask.

"Well, Fraser and Evie may have had back luck, but their wedding fiascos haven't been a total waste."

I grin. "That's right. Two of our friends did manage to find love."

"Well, almost," Culver clarifies. "Milo and Beth are still very much in their will they or won't they era."

"Oh. They will."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because they enjoy hating each other too much to not make it work."

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