The Annoyingly Attractive Neighbor
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Claire’s answer came before she had to think about it. “No.”
Avery smiled slowly. “Not even a little?”
Claire looked down at the ring. “I’m overwhelmed. And excited. And I keep staring at my hand like it belongs to someone else. But I’m not scared.”
That realization settled warmly inside her. She wasn’t waiting for the happiness to disappear. She trusted it.
“I’ve never seen you this sure about anything,” Avery said.
Claire smiled. “Neither have I.”
“Good. Now tell me everything you’ve planned.”
“Nothing.”
“Venue?”
“No.”
“Dress?”
“Avery, it has been twelve hours.”
“Colors?”
Claire paused.
Avery pointed at her. “You have colors.”
“Maybe.”
“I knew it.”
“I also have a flower girl.”
“His niece?”
“Yes.”
“Anything else?”
“Yeah.” Claire smiled at her. “I have my first bridesmaid.”
Avery squealed loudly for the whole office to hear once again and threw her arms around her. Claire laughed, hugging her back.
“Wait. You do mean me, right?”
“Of course.”
CHAPTER 41
Moving In
Claire stood in the center of her nearly empty apartment, holding the final box.
Her wedding band still felt unfamiliar beside her engagement ring.
One week ago, Ainsley had scattered flower petals down an aisle, Emily— as well as Avery and Julia— had cried harder than Claire’s mother, and Noah had promised to choose her for every ordinary day that came next.
