truly important to me, and I can assure you, luxurious living is nothing if you don’t have someone important to share it with.”
My heart sinks a little to know that he was as lost without me as I was without him. I kiss him on his cheek. He winks at me, and in this moment I know that Aiden and I are truly made for each other. We gaze at each other and his bright eyes sparkle, giving me goose bumps all over my body. I lean in and kiss him softly then stand up and grab my grey sweat pants and pink tank top and start to get changed. He takes off his jacket and tie and starts unbuttoning his shirt. “I was thinking of asking Chris to be my best man. What do you think?” Aiden asks out of the blue.
“That would be great because I already asked Sarah to be my maid of honor.”
“How many bridesmaids and groomsmen are we going to have?”
“I asked Brielle and was thinking maybe Mel? What do you think?”
“I think that’s fine, because I want to ask Blair and Benjamin.”
“Perfect.” I pull him up from the bed, so he’s standing before me. His arms wrap around my waist, mine around his neck. Sarah eventually comes in disturbing our gaze at each other by telling us dinner is ready. We walk out to the dining room and sit at the table waiting for Chris to dish up another masterpiece. Chris brings us homemade spaghetti and meatballs, and it smells delicious. Sarah pours some wine and hands the boys a beer. She sits at the table.
“What is it you wanted to talk to us about?”
I grin and let Aiden do the talking.
“As you know, we are back together—”
“Yay,” Sarah interrupts, clapping her hands.
“We want to live together again, but for obvious reasons, we both don’t want to go back to the apartment…”
“You can both stay here,” Chris interrupts this time.
“Yeah for sure. Stay here with us. It’ll be cool having you guys around. It’ll be like a permanent double date,” Sarah says in her bubbly voice.
“It would only be for a month or so while our house is being built,” Aiden says. Sarah and Chris’ mouths drop open.
“Wow, you’re building a house? Where?” Chris asks.
“On the outskirts of town, at the top of Commitment Hill.”
“Is that what it’s really called?” Sarah asks.
“Yes, strange name I know, but that’s what it was called when I bought it.”
“I think it’s a fitting name. It’s where we went on our first date and slept under the stars,” I say. Aiden winks at me.
“That’s so cool. When do you want to move in, Aiden?” Sarah asks casually as she swallows a mouthful of dinner.
“Tonight? If that’s alright with you guys?”
“Yeah, dude, I need a little more man power in this house.” He puts his beer up for Aiden to clink and they both take a sip. “Is the wedding back on then?” Chris asks matter-of-factly.
“Yes, we haven’t decided when, but I’ve decided on who I’d like my best man to be.” Chris looks up. “So, Chris, you interested?”
“Of course, thanks, you won’t regret it.” He stands up, a giant grin beams across his face. He leans in and gives Aiden a man hug. “I’m going to throw you a killer bachelor party, man.”
“Now, now, nothing too dramatic,” Sarah says. “We want him to still be in one piece.”
“No way. It’s going to be epic,” Chris says, high-fiving Aiden.
I take Aiden’s hand under the table. He gently strokes my hand with his thumb. Sarah and Chris continue to argue over the bachelor and bachelorette parties, eventually agreeing to disagree. They continue to talk about our future plans and ideas for the wedding, and how they can help. Sarah suggests that our mothers do our hair and makeup, which I quickly agree to.
We continue talking over dinner. Eventually we leave to go to the apartment to pick up some of Aiden’s things. Exiting the house we make our way to his car, get in, and drive downtown to the apartment. We arrive at the parking garage and make our way to the elevator.