Page 189 of Never Not Friends

Then I push send and follow it with a text.

Emma:

After everything, you’re still the first person I wanted to tell.

Three dots appear, then disappear. Then a video comes through.

I press play.

Juliet fills the screen, her smile so big and genuine that my anxiety eases a bit.

“Oh my gosh, Emma!” The camera shakes as she turns it toward a handsome guy sitting beside her. “Look! My best friend is getting married!”

He laughs and leans into the frame. “Congratulations!”

Juliet playfully ruffles his hair before turning the camera back toward herself. “I’m so happy for you both. Seriously.” She smiles one last time, then the video ends.

I stare at my phone, smiling through a few tears.

Emma:

Thanks, Jules.

A few seconds pass, then another text appears on my screen.

Juliet:

You better plan on me being your maid of honor.

I press my lips together, trying not to get too emotional.

Emma: I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Juliet:

Same.

I read those last few texts a few more times.

For the longest time I believed I had to choose between having my best friend or the love of my life.

But maybe I was wrong.

Maybe, after everything, I can have both.

The End