Brother’s Best Friends Are My Mates novel Chapter 95

Lia

Switching back to focusing on the mating ceremony was a bit of a change, but I was relieved to do something on the normal side.

Right now, Simone and I were sitting in my room. It was up to us to plan it. At least we were going to do the majority of the planning. I was ready, wanting to move forward with my mates.

I twirled a loose thread from my sleeve between my fingers, barely able to contain my excitement as I turned to Simone. “So, I was thinking-end of the month. That’s when we should do it.”

Simone arched an eyebrow, a slow smirk creeping across her face. “Oh, we’re finally picking a date. I thought you were going to keep dancing around this forever.”

I rolled my eyes, but I couldn’t stop smiling. “I wasn’t dancing around it. I was just… waiting for the right moment. And now it feels right.”

“Mmhmm. And it has nothing to do with you just being super excited?” She nudged me with her elbow, her teasing tone unmistakable.

“Okay, maybe a little.” I laughed, shaking my head. “But I mean, why wait any longer? Everything’s falling into place, and I just want it to happen already.”

Simone leaned back against the couch, crossing her arms. “Alright, so end of the month. That gives us, what, a few weeks to pull this all together?”

“Yeah. Think we can do it?”

She scoffed. “Please. I could plan this whole thing in my sleep. You, on the other hand, would probably stress over every little detail until you drive yourself crazy.”

“Rude,” I said, sticking my tongue out at her. “But not entirely wrong. That’s why I need you. You’ll help me with everything, right?”

Simone gave a dramatic sigh, but her grin gave her away. “I suppose I can lend my expertise.”

“Simone!”

“Okay, okay! Yes, I will help with the whole thing.” She waved a hand dismissively before giving me a pointed look. “Just promise me you won’t turn into some kind of stressed-out mess. I know you.”

“I will not-“

“Lia.”

I huffed. “Fine. I promise to try.”

Simone smirked. “Good enough. Now, let’s talk details. Colors? Theme? Food? And most importantly, are we going for elegant and classy or full-on party mode?”

I bit my lip, thinking. “Can we do both?”

“Ambitious, but I like it.” She clapped her hands together. “Alright, let’s get planning!”

“Okay, so for colors, I was thinking something like deep blue and gold. What do you think?”

Simone tilted her head. “Ooooh, classy but bold. I like it. But are we talking navy blue or more of a royal blue?”

Simone smirked. “Of course. What else are best friends for?”

I was tempted to ask Gabi if she wanted to help but I didn’t know if it was a good idea. She was getting further and further in her pregnancy. The last thing I wanted to do was add any stress onto her. Gabi deserved all the rest she could get.

“I’ll ask the guys what they want but they gave the typical guy opinions,” I muttered, rolling my eyes when I remembered that they said they were happy with whatever I wanted to do. “Except Rain. He wants to help.

Simone snorted. “Of course, he wants to help. But I’m surprised Colby, as the pack leader, doesn’t want to get in on this.”

“Well, this is more for our mating group so he said he was fine leaving it with me.”

Right now I was only in school part-time, focusing more on my magic. I still intended to finish school, but I had other priorities. It left me with more than enough time to plan the mating ceremony.

The guys, on the other hand, were working hard on the rugby field. I know they hadn’t been putting as much attention towards it as they wanted to give everything that happened.

At least the Rosewater Coven was not something we were going to have to worry about.

“I still think they should help out,” Simone muttered. “Though with my mating ceremony, my two mates let me do most of it. But I think they did that because of how intense I can be.”

I smiled. “Oh, they decided to do that because of how intense you can be. The amount of intensity you bring to the situation Simone is truly scary sometimes.”

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