As I pulled up to the engagement party I started to feel a little nervous about walking in there alone and suddenly felt like I should have declined the invitation. But I couldn’t do that to Marcus. He was marrying into such a big family and he didn’t have any himself. He had told me between his friends and co-workers there were barely twenty people on his guest list. So yes he had guilted me into attending. In all honesty, I probably would have shown up even without the guilt.
When I walked into the private room there was a table just to the left with name tags on it. I found my name and made my way over to the table to put my purse down before I got myself a drink and went to find Marcus and Rayna to say hello. When I got to the bar Marcus was already there. I put my hand on his should
