“Five! Four! Three! Two! One!” I wait. And I wait. Finally, I crack my eyes open. My heart does a backflip at Cara standing in front of me, tears in her eyes as she smiles so brightly, holding out her bouquet. To me. She wraps my fingers around the ribbons of silk and velvet that keep the stems together, then spins me around to where Carter stands before me, waiting, smiling.
