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He lowers his head until his mouth is just above mine. “Whatever you say.”
I gulp. “I say the pizza’s getting cold.”
That’s when LuLu starts to howl.
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NATALIE
As it turns out, poor LuLu just needed to use the little chihuahuas’ room. So Brady and I take her out to the side of the clinic in the patch of grass there to do her business. By the time he gets her resettled in her kennel, we both ignore the fact that we’d been about to kiss again. This is probably for the best. Our attraction to one another is real, but we both know it can’t go anywhere. Brady and I are adults. We can be grown-ups about this.
Also, being a grown-up kind of sucks.
So we finish all the pizza, shoving food in our faces to avoid doing other things with our mouths. When the last slice is gone, I get my phone to let my mom know I won’t be home for dinner.
“Wow!” I call to Brady over the half wall. “Apparently, I missed thirty-six messages while we were eating.” I return to the lobby, scrolling through texts on three different threads.
“Popular,” Brady says. “Are these messages from your legions or your droves?”
“Neither. Some are from my brother, some are from the other bridesmaids, and some are from my mother, the matchmaker.”
When I look up, Brady’s face crinkles with amusement. “That’s slightly less impressive than droves of men.”
“Hey. Be nice, or I’ll text Grantly.”
“I dare you to,” he says. Then his phone pings too. So while he checks his own texts, I tackle the bridesmaids’ thread first. Kasey sent the initial message a half hour ago while Brady and I were outside with LuLu.
KASEY: My ladies! I had sooooo much fun with you all today. Thanks for being the most awesome bridesmaids ever. I hope nobody got too sunburned!
TESS: I barely took off my hat or cover-up.
DARBY: I wore so much sunblock I might as well have been inside.
OLIVIA: I came with a base tan from Breckenridge, so I’m good.
LETTIE: I’m a little pink, but I’ll just match the flowers in our bouquets.
KASEY: Beau looks like a lobster. He’s going to ruin the wedding pics.
NELLA: Call me Sebastian too. You know, fromThe Little Mermaid? At least I’ll match Beau. (Sorry, Kasey!)
AMBER:Love you ladies, but I’m silencing the thread. This pregnant lady needs her sleep.
DARBY: In my OBGYN rotation, we learned exhaustion lasts well into the second trimester.
OLIVIA: Thanks for reminding us you’re a med student, Darbs. Also, this is why I’m never getting pregnant. No offense, Amber. I’m sure being a mom is cool.
TESS: Really, Liv? She’s trying to sleep.
OLIVIA: I’m just being honest, and Darby was low-key bragging. Also, I’m going to Sadie’s early tomorrow and getting my hair dyed blonde. I’m thinking platinum.
TESS: Wow. Big step. Have you thought that through?
OLIVIA: I’m tired of no one being able to tell us apart. #loveyoutho
KASEY:I love the idea!The wedding party pictures will be more balanced with another blonde in the lineup. Did you hear that, Nat? Olivia’s coming at you with some competition.
OLIVIA: #bestideaever #blondeshavemorefun #platinumhairdontcare
