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“Go on your date. Keep an open mind. Just...try. See what happens.”

“No fair using my words against me.” She looks at the time on her phone. “I have a bajillion messages to return today if I’m going to cut out early and get ready for my date. You sure you don’t want me to cancel it?”

“Positive.”

She gets up. “Okay, then.” She kisses the top of my head. “I’ll see you at the wedding tomorrow.”

“Love you,” I tell her.

“Love you back.”

If only she had a penis.

Chapter Seventeen

Christopher

I’m pretty sure thatnobody wants to be at this bachelor party. Leo looks miserable. He’s been texting all night, and since I’ve learned that he met Dixie via a wrong number text, I’m assuming he’s talking to her. That he’d rather be with her. I would also prefer to be elsewhere, and by that, I mean upstairs. Where Stella is.

We’re all here to keep Megan happy, and it doesn’t occur to anyone that she wouldn’t even know if we all left. She’s not even here.

Megan is wily and she is determined. I can see why my Stella made me up, even for a short reprieve. Though I’ll never admit that to her. It’s easier to let Stella keep thinking that I’m just keeping up appearances. If she knew that not only do I not blame her for this pretend relationship, but that I’m also kind of enjoying it...well, she just can’t know.

She absolutely cannot know that this is the best relationship I’ve ever had. That I laugh more with her than I have in years. That her little quirks are like undiscovered treasures that I enjoy finding. That I’m starting to like a little color and shine in my life.

Leo approaches me with a fresh beer. “You doing all right, man? Megan told me to make sure you had a good time.”

I take the beer even though I don’t want it. “I’m doing great. I’m more worried about you. How are the nerves?”

Leo smiles. “I haven’t got any yet.”

“Is that right? I figured all grooms panicked the night before.”

“I’d have gotten married the night we met if I had my way.”

He’s really in love with her. It’s nice to see someone so sure about love. I better stop this line of thought. “I was afraid there might be strippers tonight.”

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