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“And you were never the third best thing in my life, Jules. Never. I’d never play a game again, if it meant I could be here with you.”
She turned her head to the side, looking at our ragtag group of friends. “It’s a good day, isn’t it?” Even with everything I’d been through today and the emotional nosedive I’d taken visiting my mom’s grave, she was right. I hugged her tighter to me and kissed her temple with a heart so full, I couldn’t hold back my smile. “It is. The best day, and I can’t wait to make a lifetime of memories like these with you.”
My costume wasn’t even a costume—although I did have a headband with a cupcake on it and a giant wooden mixing spoon I could use like a staff—but my shirt was the cherry on top. In big bold letters across the front, it spelled out DOUGH HO.
Oh yay! I'm so glad she can make light of it now!
“Jules is here!” “My queen, may I relieve you of your parcels of deliciousness?” Keyton crossed the room and knelt in front of us, crossing an arm over his chest in his Roman soldier uniform, complete with shield and sword. Touching each shoulder with my spoon sceptre, I knighted him and handed over the goods.
“You didn’t save any for me?” Nix walked in looking like Elle had told him Santa wasn’t real. Dejected, he held onto both cups, clutching them to his chest. I couldn’t stop my laugh at his crestfallen expression, especially since he had a giant green alien inflatable attached to his back with fake arms around his waist so it looked like he was being carried away.
