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I’m pretty naive when it comes to knowing when someone is joking, but I swore his advances were sincere, while Major only laughed them off and told me not to worry about it.
    Since I knew Vince would be in my life forever, I tried my best to keep the peace, after all, he did love my husband-to-be like a brother. Even though Major had three of them that were blood related, Vince always seemed to be the one to drop everything if he needed it. Above all he was his best friend. I couldn’t begin to compete with the level of friendship the two of them shared, and I wasn’t about to try to come between them. I respected that Major loved him, and knew he saw something in Vince that no one else did.
    I awoke to the sound of voices getting louder, as if they were coming into the bedroom. Since I wasn’t dressed I pulled the covers up over my body. Major came into view first. “Bails, are you dressed?”
    “No!” I answered loudly so Vince would get the hint.
    He barged right in like he had every right to do so. “What’s up, woman? Do you mind if I kidnap your husband for the day?”
    Was he kidding? We still had things to do – like a ton of things to do. “Um, can it wait until after the wedding?”
    “It can’t,” Vince alleged. “This is necessary. He’s coming with me, Bails. I’m sure you can handle one day without him. I mean, I know he’s hung like a stallion, but come on, it’s just a dick.”
    I rolled my eyes and gritted down on my teeth, attempting to refrain from jumping out of my bed naked to physically choke him.
    When I looked over at Major his eyes were pleading with me. In that moment Vince wasn’t in the room. It was just the two of us. “Come on, Bella. I’ll be home before dinner. I promise to help you when I return. Okay?”
    I nodded, but said nothing as he ambled over to plant a quick kiss on my lips.
    “I’ll see you tonight. No worrying while I’m gone.”
    The sound of the front door closing sent me falling back down on my pillow in frustration. How could Major think it was okay to duck out on me when we had so much left to plan and pack?
    For a time I played on my phone, checking my messages, and making sure I had everything in order for my time away. Since it was a Saturday morning, I turned on the television and watched the History channel. By noon, I’d succumbed to the fact that I hadn’t gotten out of bed at all. Since I was determined to keep going, I climbed out from under the warm covers and began getting dressed into some comfortable yoga pants and one of Major’s old T’s. With one sock on and the other still in my hand, I heard the doorbell ring. Since I wasn’t expecting anyone, I hobbled out of my room to investigate who it could be.
    Standing in the front yard were at least twenty women – some my friends, other’s Major’s family, and people I’d met since we’d been together. They all had gifts in their hands, and that’s when I realized exactly what was going on. “Surprise!”
    I covered my face with my hands in shock that they’d had my bridal shower planned without me knowing. As flabbergasted as I was, there was still the fact that I wasn’t dressed for the occasion. Shawna was all smiles, as if she’d helped plan the whole ordeal. My mother-in-law to be snatched me up in a hug. “Are you surprised or did my son spill the beans?”
    I pulled away and motioned toward my choice of attire. “Does it look like I had an inkling you were up to this?”
    She laughed and patted me on the shoulder. “We brought everything with us. Go on and get changed while we set up.”
    I shouldn’t have even cared about my choice of clothing since people were already snapping pictures. Since I knew I’d never hear the end of it, I made my way upstairs to find something appropriate. Before dressing, I snatched my phone off the nightstand and messaged Major.
     
    Did you have this planned? – B
    He replied almost immediately.
    I don’t know what you’re talking