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door. Oh yeah, something was up. He kissed Jenna on the cheek before opening the door for her to climb in the front. He may be a complete jokester, but I’d only ever seen him treat Jenna with the utmost care and respect. Their personalities complemented each other perfectly.
    “You two look amazing together,” I whispered softly.
    “He has his moments,” Jenna admitted, staring at her husband as he made his way to his side of the car. “But I know without a doubt that one of these days someone will come into your life and heal that heart of yours.”
    “I wouldn’t count on that,” I mumbled.
    “We’ll see.” She smiled.
    Once Brady was in the car and we were headed on our way, I decided to try and figure out what was going on. “Brady?” I began.
    He quickly acknowledged me, but then turned his face back to the road. “Yeah,” he replied.
    “Jenna here wouldn’t tell me where we’re going. Would you be so kind as to tell me?” I said, giving Jenna a sideways glance. He and Jenna looked at each other and it seemed like a silent conversation took place between them. When Jenna gave the final glare, Brady threw his hands up and sighed.
    “I guess we can’t keep it a secret for long,” he announced. “Why do you always leave the hard parts for me?” he asked Jenna, giving her a glare. Directing the conversation to me, he casually explained, “My brother invited us to a cocktail party that his company has every so often in appreciation to the employees. Ever since he took over, he does this for everyone. It’s his way of giving back to them for working so hard.”
    “You can’t be serious,” I shrieked, astounded and scared all in one. “Did I just hear you right? We are talking about Galen, am I correct?”
    “Yes.” Brady grinned sheepishly.
    My heart began beating rapidly and my jittery nerves had me shaking. I hadn’t seen Galen since Jenna and Brady’s wedding, and I remembered being nervous about it because he was going to be seeing me with Carson. He had moved on to another woman, who I met at the wedding. She was a snooty looking brunette who gave me the evil eye the whole time, and I couldn’t stop wondering why Galen would’ve gotten mixed up with a bitch like that.
    “Does he know I’m coming?” I asked nervously.
    Brady nodded. “Yes, he does. I talked to him about it yesterday. I think he’s happy he gets to see you again.”
    What the hell am I going to say to him when I see him? I thought to myself. I slowly sat back against the seat as we approached downtown Charlotte. When I got my degree in interior design, I had always thought I would one day work for this area’s lead architectural firm. It just so happened that it’s Galen’s family business. His dad had brought it up from nothing to the giant success it is now. I always anticipated a call from them, but it never happened.
    We pulled up outside of the huge high-rise building of M&M Architectural Building and Design. The valet attendants were in abundance that night, and were eagerly awaiting the guests. Every time I see valets, I have a Ferris Bueller moment. Like for instance, the part in the movie where the two men took the nice, red sports car out for a ride while Ferris and his friends enjoyed a day downtown. Sometimes I wondered if that stuff actually happened in real life.
    “All right, ladies, let’s go!” Brady called out.
    The lobby we entered had me frozen in place the moment we walked in. If there was a heaven in the designing world, it would be here. I had never seen anything so immaculate in all my years of decorating, but what caught my attention were the various paintings. Jenna’s artwork was splayed everywhere, and I knew it was hers because I had seen her work on many occasions. How come she never told me about any of this? I wondered.
    “Kori, stop gawking and come on,” Jenna snapped playfully.
    I narrowed my eyes at her. “You have a lot of explaining to do.”
    “I know, and I’ll