Grayson POV
The party is going well, better than I expected. I’ve been trying to keep a little distance from Sammi, though that’s been harder than I thought. We’ve danced a few times, and each time, I found myself getting more and more distracted by how incredible she looks in that dress. It’s like she chose it specifically to tease me, and it’s working. Watching her now, laughing and dancing with Willow, I can’t help but admire her happiness. It’s such a stark contrast to how she was when I came back, when she looked like she was struggling just to keep herself together. Seeing her so carefree, so radiant, fills me with a kind of joy I can’t quite put into words.
“So, the wedding?” Joel’s voice pulls me from my thoughts as he sidles up beside me, a grin on his face.
“I’m thinking here,
