“This is one I wouldn’t miss.”
“Good,” she said as I pulled her closer and started dancing with me.
“Although, I really re-thought my position when you chose Fox to walk you down the aisle.”
She smacked my arm. “Don’t even start. You know why I chose Fox. He appointed himself that role years ago. The man is worse than a father sometimes. Forever stuck between father figure, brother, and best friend. I don’t call you twin because you want to be a dad figure in my life.”
“No? What do I want to be, then?”
“My annoying twin. The exact opposite of me, the same age, and somehow exactly like me.”
“I don’t think we are anything alike, Scout. And you’re a short little redhead. I don’t think we look close enough to be twins.”
“I think we are alike in all the other ways. In heart, you know? And god, have you annoyed me all my life like a twin brother would,” she said with a grin, but my heart cracked.
Scout did always annoy me like a sister, and I loved her like one, too. “Well, no annoying you tonight. I’m here to celebrate you finding Chase and somehow convincing him to marry you.”
She smacked me again. “Rude. I didn’t have to convince him of anything. What about you?”
“What about me?”
“Finding the woman of your dreams anytime soon?”
“No, I don’t think I will be.”
“Because you already found her,” she said, the words clearly a statement and not a question.
“Maybe.”
“And you aren’t doing anything about it?”
“What’s there to do? She is with someone, and why would she give the guy that left her a second chance?”
“Because you left for a good reason. And you didn’t want to. She should understand that.”
“I think she does. Maybe, she does, but that doesn’t mean she has to want me in her life. Plus, with Bailey now, she would have to be more careful who she lets in. I’m sure Mark is safe, and not a flight risk.”
Scout gagged and rolled her eyes. “And boring. The man has zero hobbies besides running after her dad and being a cop. Like zero. He doesn’t even like Bailey.”
That made my eyebrows jump. I hadn’t realized Daisy would be with anyone who wouldn’t. “What? Why?”
“From what Daisy has said, she’s too much for him. He likes quiet, organized fun, not wild child Bailey fun.”
“Interesting,” I said, trying not to ask a thousand more questions. “I wouldn’t have guessed that.”
“I don’t know. Maybe he’s just one of those people who doesn’t like kids.”
I shrugged, but wanted to change the subject, not needing to dwell on Mark or Daisy’s love life when it was Scout’s wedding.
“What about you? Planning out your life for kids now?”
She shrugged. “I’m not sure. I haven’t decided yet, and Chase seems to be happy with whatever I decide. I have some time.”
“Chase is a good guy,” I said. “I’m glad you found him.” She looked back at him, both of them smiling like idiots at each other. “Alright, come on, back to the husband before I gag at your happiness.”
I dropped my hands, gesturing for her to go, but she threw her arms around me instead. “Thanks. Love you.”
“Love you, too.”
“You deserve her, Kye. You deserve them both, and if you want them, you should get them.”
I nodded, but gave her a shove towards Chase. “This is your day. We can talk about my drama later.”
“Oh, I will hold you to that,” she said, and ran to jump into Chase’s arms.
I turned, running right into the blonde-haired woman that had haunted me every day since she jumped into my arms and kissed me.
“I noticed you haven’t danced with anyone but Scout,” Daisy said. “Could you make an exception for me?”
I grabbed her hand and set my other one on her waist, taking every ounce of control I had to not pull her against me.
“You are always the exception, Daze. At least for me. I was kind of expecting you to be glaring at me across the room, not asking me to dance with you.”
“It was a good assumption, but I’m not in the mood to glare.”
She moved with me, quiet as she stared up at me.
“You okay?” I asked.
