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He grabbed his soda water and tapped it to the edge of my glass. “To my girlfriend.”

I still wasn’t quite ready to say the L word… but I did want to be his. I leaned in and kissed him gently.

From across the table, we heard a collective “Awww!” and each looked to find James and Nate staring at us from behind their menus.

“Although, you know it’s bad luck to cheers with water, right?” James whispered.

Lex laughed and set his water down. “Trust me, for me it’d be worse luck to cheers with alcohol.”

Nate rolled his eyes. “That’s my husband. Always putting his foot in his mouth.”

I smiled, unable to help the joy blossoming in my chest. At least half of the burden had been lifted off my shoulders… for now.