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CHAPTER 23: RUINED FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
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THE HOOKUP THAT RUINED ME CHAPTER 40: EVERY NIGHT, YOU ARE MY WIFE
The penthouse doors closed behind us, and the noise of the wedding disappeared.Neither of us moved. Damian still held my hand, his wedding ring catching the soft light.I looked at it, then at mine. The two rings felt different from the one I had imagined wearing when I was younger. That girl had believed a wedding would keep her safe from being abandoned. I knew better now.A wedding could not promise that life would never hurt. It could only mark the choice to face it together.Damian lifted my hand and pressed his lips to my knuckles."Are you tired?""A little.""Do you want me to bring you something? Water, food, anything?"I smiled. "I want you to stop looking at me as if I might disappear."His expression softened, but the worry stayed."I spent too long thinking that wanting something badly meant I had to hold on tighter.""And now?""Now I know I have to keep choosing you without closing my hands around you."I stepped closer and rested my palms against his chest. Beneath hi
THE HOOKUP THAT RUINED ME CHAPTER 39: BENEATH THE MANHATTAN SKYLINE
The city looked different.From the rooftop, Manhattan stretched beneath us in a thousand lights. White flowers framed the terrace. Candles glowed softly, and beyond them the skyline rose like a promise."You are quiet," Sade said beside me."I got married yesterday. I wonder whether I am allowed to be nervous twice."She laughed. "Yesterday was the beach. Today is your celebration in the city where you found each other."My fingers brushed the ring on my hand. "I do not want this to feel as though we are pretending yesterday did not happen.""It does not," she said. "You are already married. Tonight is a promise renewed in the place where your story began."Mother approached with a bouquet of white roses."You look happy," she said."I am. I just did not expect to have two wedding days.""Your life has never been ordinary, Elena. You are allowed to enjoy something beautiful without looking for a price."I hugged her. Through the glass, Damian stood near the officiant in a black suit.
THE HOOKUP THAT RUINED ME CHAPTER 38: THE DAY I CHOSE FOREVER
The beach was quiet.A few rows of wooden chairs stood on the sand, each decorated with a small white ribbon.My mother stood beside me in the little room above the bakery, fastening the clasp of my necklace. Her fingers trembled once before she steadied them."You look beautiful," she whispered."I wish Dad could have seen this," I said.Mother lowered her hands."He missed many things," she said gently. "That was his loss. Today is yours to enjoy."I embraced her, holding on to the woman who had stood beside me through every difficult year."I love you, Mom.""I love you too."A knock sounded at the door. Sade stepped inside, holding a small box."Your groom is asking whether you are ready," she said."He can wait."Inside the box was a delicate bracelet with a tiny silver rose charm."Damian asked me to give you this," she said. "He said it was not a replacement. Just something he wanted you to have today."When I stepped onto the beach path, the guests turned toward me. Familiar f
THE HOOKUP THAT RUINED ME CHAPTER 37: THE PROMISES I WILL MAKE
The morning after we chose our wedding date, I found Damian standing by the kitchen window with two cups of coffee and a sheet of paper."I made a list," he said."Of things I do not want us to forget."It was not a list of flowers, guests, or expensive details. At the top, he had written: The morning after.Below it were simple things. Make coffee. Ask how she slept. Do not let work become more important than home. Keep listening, especially when it is difficult. Leave room for the ordinary days, not only the celebrations."You made a list of how to be married?""I made a list of how I want to keep loving you."I folded the paper carefully and slipped it into my bag, as if it were something fragile that might fade if I handled it too quickly."You know marriage will not be this easy every morning," I said."Some mornings I will burn breakfast.""You already do."He laughed and drew me closer. "Then you will remind me, and I will try again."I kissed him, lingering until his coffee ne
THE HOOKUP THAT RUINED ME CHAPTER 36: THE PLACE WHERE I WILL SAY YES
The next morning, I called my mother before Damian and I left the hotel."About the beach," I said. "Who reserved it?""No one reserved anything, darling. Sade only asked the manager which dates were available. She thought it might help you plan."I glanced at Damian. He was buttoning his shirt."So there is no secret booking?""Not unless you count your sister trying to be useful before she has earned the title."I laughed. "Please tell her not to arrange anything without asking.""I already did. She said she would behave."That sounded unlikely.When I ended the call, Damian tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear."I can speak to Sade.""You do not have to manage everyone for me.""I know." He kissed my forehead. "I can also let you handle your own sister.""She is not my sister yet."His smile widened. "I am working on that."The words warmed me, but they also made the room feel smaller. We had talked about two weddings as if choosing a beach and a rooftop would make things si
THE HOOKUP THAT RUINED ME CHAPTER 35: THE WEDDING WE CHOOSE
The next morning, I woke with Damian beside me, his arm across my waist. Manhattan glittered beyond the windows, but I was watching the man who had once been a stranger in a hotel bar.His eyes opened. "You are staring.""I am deciding whether you look less intimidating asleep.""And?""Not much less."He smiled and pulled me closer. "I will have to work on that."I kissed him, and for a moment the wedding plans disappeared. There was only his warmth and the way he made me feel wanted without making me feel owned.When we reached the kitchen, a notebook lay beside the coffee machine. I had written our ideas in it: Seabrook beach, bare feet, my mother, Sade, and a cake.Damian followed my gaze. "You have been thinking about it.""I have been trying not to.""Why?"I turned the notebook toward him. "Because planning makes everything feel real. And real things can hurt when they fall apart."He did not dismiss the fear. He poured coffee and waited until I looked at him."Daniel made prom
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