Aleks clears his throat as he takes the mic. He’s pulling triple duty today: best man, bridal escort, and now, officiant. I’m sure he’ll bitch about the workload for months to come. “We are gathered here today to celebrate Wren and Dmitri. I was there at the beginning of their strange, non-traditional courtship and, lemme tell ya, it was a doozy.” Wren bursts out laughing and his grin spreads as he continues. “They went through a lot those first few months. More than most people go through in a lifetime—and yet somehow, they found each other at the end of it. They found love and friendship;
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