safe kitchen and put on the kettle. I look at Sarah and hold in my laugh as I watch her check out my man. When Sarah looks over to me, I can’t hold in my amusement at the expression on her face, and I let out a small laugh. She has a look of appreciation mixed with guilt.
“What’s so funny?” Aiden asks. His forehead is crinkled in confusion as he looks between Sarah and me.
Sara looks at me and gives me a don’t you dare glare.
I smirk at her. “Oh...umm...nothing really. Sarah’s just admiring your assets,” I say, smirking at her. Sarah scoffs at me as Aiden chuckles and looks down with a grin at his bare chest.
“I was not. Shut up, Jeni! Aiden, you’re terrible to look at. I mean, really, who wants to see a godlike creature standing in their kitchen at this hour of the morning anyway? Especially when I have my own god to look at? Even if the bastard chases me with freaking snails. So, no I was not ogling you, Aiden, I would never do such a thing. Jeni, you’re a big fat liar,” she says with a smirk.
“Yeah, I think you’re the big fat liar here, Sarah. I think I might tell Chris that you’ve been sizing me up,” Aiden says, calling her bluff, which only makes me laugh harder.
“Shut up, you would not!”
“No I wouldn’t. Chris is my buddy, and I wouldn’t want him to know that his chick is more in love with my body than his. That’s just not being a good friend.”
“You’re an idiot, stop teasing me. I’m a fragile, delicate flower, Aiden, I can be broken easily,” she says, making me laugh again at her ridiculous statement.
“Yeah, you’re about as delicate as a raging rhino,” I say, making Aiden chuckle. Sarah frowns at me.
“Right. That’s enough of that. I’ve thought about some ideas for the invitations if you want to see them?” Sarah says as Aiden makes the coffee.
I rub my forehead in confusion. “What invitations?”
“For the wedding, duh.” She taps on her forehead, walks to the buffet, and pulls out some paper designs. I look at Aiden and he winks at me. I try not to laugh. I can’t believe Sarah has started the wedding planning already.
“You know we haven’t even picked a date yet,” I say, trying to placate her.
She huffs. “Well, hurry up. You need to pick a date so we can get organized. When do you want it?”
I look at her confused. “When do I want it?”
She sighs, exasperated. “Yes, summer, spring? This year, next year? When, Jeni, when?” she says, making frustrated gestures with her hands and slightly bouncing on the spot.
I look at Aiden again who smirks and walks outside to join Chris, leaving me to fend for myself. Thanks for the support, babe!
I shrug as I look back at Sarah. “I don’t know. We need to discuss it. It’s also Aiden’s decision, not just mine.”
Sarah scoffs at me. “Oh bull crap . It’s your day; you can have it whenever you want.”
I shake my head in uncertainty; I don’t want to make any decisions without Aiden. “I don’t know. How long does it take to plan a wedding anyway?”
Sarah looks at me like I’ve given her a challenge, her eyes are squinting and her lips are pursed like she is deep in thought.
“We can have it in, let’s see,” She starts counting on her fingers. “Its April now so how about September?”
My heart thuds as a sudden feeling of excitement washes over me “What? You want me to get married in five months?”
She nods frantically. “Aiden,” she calls out. “September wedding alright with you?” she asks when he walks through the door.
He looks at me, his gorgeous blue eyes glistening brightly as he smiles so wide I’m sure his cheeks must be hurting. “The sooner Jeni is my wife, the happier I’ll be,” he says, making me feel nothing but love and worship from him. It makes my pulse flutter.
“Aww, you two are so cute. Now go away, we need to talk girl stuff.” She pushes Aiden back toward the door. He laughs and walks outside to be with Chris. I
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