Aiden: You all suck. Girls, are you here yet?
Sara smiles at me. After my engagement, Aiden added both Sara and me to the family chat. I’m sure they have a chat without us too, because I see Gavin rolling his eyes and laughing all the time while my screen is blank, but I appreciate the sentiment.
Me: We’re here. Be nice, boys.
Beckett: Hi Millie, Hi Sara. We’ll see you both tonight, right?
Sara: Obviously. I’ll be the one with the blue hair.
Brooks: Crazy girl!
She grins at me. “We should totally do it!”
I giggle as I look back down at the phone.
Aiden: Can I speak now?
Gavin: Please. We’re all waiting on pins and needles.
“What are you two smiling at over there?” Lennox asks, sidling up close to me.
I tilt my screen so she can catch up on the thread. As I do, another text pops up.
Aiden: We’re adding another girl to the family! Jill and I are engaged! She said yes!
“Holy fucking shit.” Sara mutters the words running through my head.
Lennox’s mouth pulls into a tight smile, and her usually bright blue eyes go dull. “Well, I guess that’s that. Now you can all stop playing matchmaker. Looks like that second chance with ‘the love of my life’ is over.”