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to get my baby fix.” Abby
sits down in the living room, and I join her, reaching for baby
Ace.
    “How are the wedding plans coming?” she asks,
handing me the baby. I’m so preoccupied with baby talk that I don’t
even respond right away.
    “Things are good. You know Sienna has
everything under control, of course,” I say with a grin. “Although
I think she may be frustrated with me. Not just because I’m
indecisive but because of my two new bridesmaids.” I realize that
I’m not sure if Abby knows anything about my recent plans. “Has she
told you yet?”
    “Told me what?” Abby says nervously.
    “I have asked my cousins to be in the
wedding,” I say slowly. “I received a call from my grandmother, and
she told me they had been asking about my wedding. So . . . after
some thought, I asked them.” Abby is quiet for a few seconds, which
is not surprising. She’s very supportive and fair, and you can
always count on her to give everyone a chance. She also tends to be
the voice of reason, and as I said, she was born to be a
mother.
    “Did your grandmother pressure you to ask
them?” she asks curiously. “The reason I’m asking is because you
have hardly ever mentioned them since I’ve known you, and when you
have, it’s never been positive.”
    “I know, and that’s totally true,” I reply.
“But, it just finally hit me that maybe the time has come to get
over it and move on. We are adults now.” Wow, I sound like my
mother. Ugh, I can’t believe this day has come.
    “I think you’re right,” she says finally.
“You never know, maybe this is their way of trying to make it up to
you. They may have realized how they treated you and this is the
only way to fix it.” I guess she could be right because they would
never actually apologize.
    “Possibly,” I say doubtfully. “I’m sure it’s
more the fact of being a part of a wedding at the Four Seasons. I’m
not saying they don’t feel bad for how they acted, but I know Ellie
well enough to know that I won’t be getting much of an apology.”
Baby Ace starts to fuss a little, and Abby hands me his bottle. I
start to feed him and keep talking.
    “She even had the nerve to say that I’m like
a sister to them, a stepsister maybe,” I say with a
giggle.
    “So, what does Cole say?” she asks.
    “Oh, you know Cole. He’s fine with anything.
Sienna, on the other hand, thinks it’s a horrible idea. I just keep
reminding myself that she has plenty of experience with weddings,
so she should be able to handle whatever comes along.”
    “I think that’s safe to say,” she says with a
smile. “So, speaking of Sienna, has she mentioned anything about
how things are going with Ace?”
    “Not really, but we haven’t had much time to
talk about it,” I reply.
    Ace is a guy that Sienna has been dating on
and off. He is a-mazing, but she’s being overly cautious since her
last dating nightmare. He’s had to travel back to Europe quite a
lot for work. He absolutely adores her, and she definitely likes
him but won’t completely admit her feelings. I can understand why
considering how her last relationship ended. We also set her up on
a date with Cole’s best friend, Jeff. She liked him too, but he
lives in San Francisco, so things haven’t really progressed much.
Abby and her husband, Matt, have actually become pretty good
friends with Ace. They even named their baby Ace, which has been a
topic of many discussions (and many jokes) for all of us.
    “I wish she would just stop holding back,”
Abby says.
    “I know, but I think a lot of it has to do
with their work schedules. She has been extremely busy, and I know
he has been back and forth to the UK a lot. But, do you know
something I don’t?” I ask finally. Abby gives me a look that tells
me she has some gossip.
    “OK, I wasn’t supposed to say anything, but
Ace called me before he left town this last time,” she says
excitedly. “He basically asked what he has to do to convince