Free Vision of Destiny (Infinity Book 2) by S. Moose

“She loves me and I love her. That’s what matters.”
    Both guys shake their heads and grab their beers. Am I the only one who thinks this’ll work?
    It’s almost eleven when I make it home. Jamie’s in the living room, looking over things. There are magazines and papers surrounding her.
    “Hey. What are you doing?”
    “Planning our wedding! Your mom and Lexi have done so much. In fifteen days, we’ll be married.”
    Fuck. Fuck!
    “That’s soon, Jamie. Ummm.” I walk back in the kitchen and grab another beer. Fuck, this is too much. How the hell am I going to tell Karly this is happening? Maybe the guys are right. Maybe she’s not going to wait and I’ll be stuck married to Jamie until things get back to the way they were. If I lose Karly, everything I know will be gone. She’ll move on and meet someone who won’t treat her like this and I’ll turn invisible, a distant memory in her mind. Someone that let the past come back and fuck things up. I’ll be someone she talks about, maybe her regret. I’m going to be her distant regret and someone else is going to touch her, make love to her, make her laugh, dry her tears, and give her the life I wanted to give her. Once I marry Jamie, it’ll all be over. She’ll hate me.

    My mom and Lexi worked hard, preparing for the wedding. All the flowers were bought and organized on the beach. The chairs were lined on both sides with a white runner down the middle. They spent hours with the preparations and never complained. They knew how important this was to me and I was forever grateful.
    I appreciated the support from my family, but I knew how they felt and I didn’t blame them for being upset. My dad stayed out of the way and told me he hoped I was making the right decision. Lexi wouldn’t talk to me and my mom couldn’t look at me. I was hurting my family. When Jamie and I tell them what’s going on, I hope they’ll forgive us. They’re having a hard time seeing me go through with the wedding. My family is Team Karly and it seems I’m the only one on Team Jamie’s side.
    The situation with Jamie didn’t make sense to them. Hell, sometimes it doesn’t make sense to me. All of the things I wanted to say and I knew it wouldn’t come out right. My head was spinning with the news and events for the past week. Everything was done in lightning speed at Jamie’s request. She wanted to get married fast and get everything settled.
    I’m standing in the room, looking at the workers putting things together. I never thought about being in this position again. When I left California, I thought I was leaving everything behind, including Jamie. My plan was to start over back home and build a life for me and Emma. Obviously, life has a different plan for me.
    Looking out the window, I wonder what Karly’s doing. Is she smiling? Is she laughing? I check my watch and see it’s almost noon. She’s probably on the couch, watching a sappy movie.
    “Baby, I’m not watching The Notebook again with you.”
    Karly pouts, crossing her arms across her chest, tapping her foot. “Listen, mister, we’re gonna watch The Notebook and you’re gonna hold me and tell me you love me and you’d be a bird with me!”
    Every time she’s on her period, we have to watch The Notebook . A man shouldn’t be subjected to this abuse. It’s immoral.
    “Please, babe. I’m cramping and I just wanna watch this movie with my sexy boyfriend.”
    I pull her in my arms and kiss the tip of her nose. “Say it again.”
    “Sexy. Boyfriend.” She throws herself into a fit of laughs. Damn, I’ll never grow tired of her.
    I adjust my cufflinks, trying to remain calm. All I can think about is Karly. Today is supposed to be our day. I’m supposed to be watching her walk to me as we promise each other forever. The room feels smaller with each thought that comes to mind. I want to be anywhere but here. I never thought this could happen or pass through my life. I tried my best to keep a smile on