Lucy wiped away her tears. “It makes me feel stupid and weak to be crying over a guy.”

Emma laughed. “You are anything but stupid or weak. You’re in love with a great guy, and you want a life with him. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

“I have a life with him—a great life.”

“Okay, so you want the next step. Tell him that. You know as well as I do that sometimes guys have to be led to where they want to go.”

“What if he says he never wants to get married, that what we have now is working just fine for him?”

“He’s not going to say that. If I know Colton at all, and I’ve come to know him pretty well, he’ll hear that you’re unhappy about something, and he’ll want to fix it. Because he loves you that much.”

Lucy sighed deeply.

“You’ll talk to him?”

“Yeah, I guess.”

“And you’ll tell me what happens the minute you talk to him?”

“Yes,” Lucy said, laughing. “I’ll tell you.”

“Have you said anything to Cam about this?”

Lucy shook her head. “I didn’t want to put her in a weird spot with Will. If she told him, he might feel compelled to say something to Colton, and that’d be way too high school for me.”

“You don’t need anyone to do your dirty work for you with Colton. Has it occurred to you that he might be waiting for you to bring up the wedding? Maybe he’s wondering the same thing you are—why doesn’t Lucy seem to want to plan a wedding? Don’t all women live to plan their wedding?”

“Hmm,” Lucy said, “you may be right about that.”

“Just put it out there, Luce. You love him. He loves you. It’ll be fine.”

“Thanks for listening.”

“That’s what sisters are for.”

“Let’s talk about you and that sexy Grayson Coleman.”

“Mmm, he is some kind of sexy. My body feels like I’ve just taken up kickboxing after not working out in ten years.”

Lucy snorted with laughter. “I love that kind of working out.”

“Turns out I do, too. Who knew?”

“I’m so damned happy for you, Em. You’ve waited so long to find someone special.”

“And when I finally do, he lives six hours from me.”

“Try not to focus on the obstacles. I know it’s hard not to. Believe me, I get how hard it is. Just focus on him. He’s what matters.”

“I’ll try.” Emma glanced at the bedside clock and saw it was five minutes until nine. “I need to get our stuff downstairs. Grayson will be here any minute.”

Lucy hugged her. “Come back again soon. Promise?”

“I promise.”