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stick　napkins　in　his　armpits　to　sop　up　the　sweat　trickling　down　his　sides　and　staining　his　light　blue

oxford　shirt　before　reading　his　poem。

？Isn？t　this　romantic？？　Jenny？s　voice　broke　through　his　thoughts。　She　gazed　up　at　the　trees　as　she

walked；　a　dreamy　expression　on　her　round；　freckled　face。　She　was　wearing　a　pink；　gauzy　sundress

that　looked　a　heck　of　a　lot　more　fortable　than　the　long…sleeve　button…down　shirt　and　tie　Dan

had　worn　for　the　occasion。　？Easy　for　you　to　say；　little　Miss　Barely　There　Sundress。？　He　grunted

and　tried　to　unstick　his　shirt　from　his　sweaty　back。

？Oh；　eon　；　Dan；？　Jenny　scoffed。　？Don？t　you　just　think　weddings　are　the　most　amazing

things？？　Actually；　he　did。　There　was　something　really　romantic　about　watching　two　people　stand

up　in　front　of　their　friends　and　family　and　promise　to　stay　together　forever。　It　was　almost　。　。　。　noble。

What　would　it　be　like　to　have　someone　who　loved　him　enough　to　want　to　be　with　him

forever？　？Yeah；　I　guess　so；？　Dan　mumbled；　weaving　around　a　suspicious…looking　clod　of　dirt。

They　approached　a　large　oak　tree　with　rose　petals　sprinkled　at　its　roots。　Piotr　stood　beneath　the

tree；　wearing　a　canary…yellow　tuxedo　and　holding　onto　Ruby？s　hand。　She　wore　an　antique…looking

ivory…colored　dress　with　a　hot…pink　sash　around　the　middle。　And　next　to　her　was　Vanessa；　looking

beautiful　in　a　slinky　blue　slip　dress。　Dan　looked　down　at　her　feet？　she　was　wearing　her　trademark

bat　boots。　At　least　some　things　never　changed。　Dan　dropped　Jenny？s　arm　and　moved　closer；

taking　in　the　curve　of　Vanessa？s　hips　swaying　under　the　thin　material　of　the　dress。　He　felt　his

pulse　start　to　race。

？Hey。？　Vanessa？s　throaty　voice　brok