  The wedding ceremony went by smoothly, everything being beautiful. Now we were sitting at the reception, the night being nearly over.
      &quot;You're really heading back tomorrow morning?&quot; Sage frowned.
      I sighed, nodding. &quot;I want to get back before classes start to prepare beforehand.&quot;
      Sage rolled her eyes playfully. &quot;You work too hard, Fi.&quot;
      I grinned at her just as Wes walked over, taking a seat at the table beside me. He placed his hand over top of mine, smiling at me. &quot;Your speech was amazing.&quot;
      I scrunched up my nose. &quot;It was the least I could do. You helped me a lot with your advice. I made some minor additions last minute.&quot;
      Wes quirked an eyebrow, &quot;You did?&quot;
      I nodded, pursing my lips. &quot;I had a small heart to heart with Mirah. I guess the timing was perfect.&quot;
      &quot;That's g

  I felt like I had tossed and turned all night with our last kiss replaying in my head on a loop. I felt squeamish and giddy, my whole body filled with flutters every time I thought of our kiss.
      The next morning I felt like an exhausted mess from the lack of sleep I had gotten. Wes and I were acting as if it never happened, neither one of us saying a thing about it.
      Wes looked like he had no intention of bringing up which made me keep quiet myself, not wanting to bring something up that Wes wasn't even thinking about.
      I had said that it was our last night being a couple so it made sense to seal it all with one last kiss for everyone to see.
      It just didn't feel like it was for show. It felt like it was more, something so much more. Filled with so much passion and affection that it literally felt like it had taken all my oxygen away.
      Goodbyes with my mother w

  When I woke up in the morning, I was laying on my side and facing Wes who was already awake. He smiled softly at me, his eyes warm and feeling like home. &quot;Morning, sunshine. How are you feeling?&quot;
      I scrunched up my face, my eyes still squinting. &quot;Nauseous.&quot;
      Wes chuckled softly, lifting a hand to brush my hair out of my face and tuck it behind my ear. &quot;You drank a lot last night.&quot;
      I groaned, covering my face with my hands. &quot;I know,&quot; I mumbled from behind my hands.
      &quot;Hey,&quot; Wes gently took hold of my hands and removed them from my face. &quot;No need to hide from me, love.&quot;
      I inhaled deeply, feeling the heat rise to my face. &quot;Was I a mess?&quot;
      &quot;Not until we came home,&quot; he smiled softly. &quot;And you are completely allowed to be a mess with me so don't even start worrying about it.&qu

The wedding ceremony went by smoothly, everything being beautiful. Now we were sitting at the reception, the night being nearly over.
      &quot;You're really heading back tomorrow morning?&quot; Sage frowned.
      I sighed, nodding. &quot;I want to get back before classes start to prepare beforehand.&quot;
      Sage rolled her eyes playfully. &quot;You work too hard, Fi.&quot;
      I grinned at her just as Wes walked over, taking a seat at the table beside me. He placed his hand over top of mine, smiling at me. &quot;Your speech was amazing.&quot;
      I scrunched up my nose. &quot;It was the least I could do. You helped me a lot with your advice. I made some minor additions last minute.&quot;
      Wes quirked an eyebrow, &quot;You did?&quot;
      I nodded, pursing my lips. &quot;I had a small heart to heart with Mirah. I guess the timing was perfect.&quot;
      &quot;That's good. You sure you want to head out so early tomorrow?&quot;
      &quot;I'm telling you, you 

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