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“Yeah, try being in love with Emelia Anderson and then we’ll talk.”
“The thought of not seeing you every day. You not being with me. Being with someone else. Giving them that smile, that laugh. That part of you that was made for me…”
Applause erupts in the background, and then we’re tackled by a bawling Nick, “This is so beautiful. I love you guys. Happiest day of my life.” Mine, too, Nick. Mine too.
1) In eighth-grade he and Ben liked the same girl.
They made a deal. If Ben backed off and stopped trying to win her heart with mix CDs and gummy worms, then if they ever liked the same girl again, Winston would return the favor.
Her name was Sara Johnson. 4) The same Sara Johnson Ben called out to Winston when I was slung over his shoulder. ...
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If there’s anything sexier than Ben wearing his wedding ring, I’ve never seen it. Have I been staring at it like a weirdo since I slipped it on his finger? You betcha.
But the vision board I made on a rainy day with Rose, using a Magnolia furniture magazine to create the collage of my dream life. My breath catches, tears blur my eyes.
Im crying right now, i just wanna be in love
“You. She put you there. For me. She did that. She gave me you.”
“This is on the request of Rose Crawford for her grandson Benny and his new wife, Emelia.” He signals to Winston, who signals to somebody else. Then the Bee Gees “How Deep Is Your Love” sounds through the air. I flashback to Ben and me in the Bronco driving to Home Depot with this song mysteriously in the cassette deck. Rose planned it all. She wanted this for us.
Im not crying youre crying
