Secret Love Comes True
Chapter 1
My boyfriend casually peeled a shrimp for his
ex at my birthday party.
You could have heard a pin drop.
I paused, my fork halfway to my mouth.
Then I clapped my hands. “Get a room! Get a
room!” I nudged the people next to me.
“Come on, people! The mood’s right. They
gotta kiss, right?”
- 1.
For my 25th, Mark texted the group:
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“Birthday bash for my girl tonight! Usual spot,
6 PM sharp. Don’t be late!”
I’d just woken up when I saw it.
The group chat exploded. “Ooooooh!”
“Speak English, Mark! What’s up?”
“Dude, you know he’s gonna pop the
question!”
“First a birthday gift, then an engagement
ring? Leave some money for the rest of us,
man!”
Mark didn’t reply to everyone, or text me
privately.
Maybe he was planning a surprise?
く
I sat up in bed, staring at my phone and sent
a thinking face emoji.
Last month, he’d asked what my dream
proposal would be.
He put his arms around me and said we
should sing “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran at our
wedding.
He had this dreamy look in his eyes. “Think
the whole place will cry?”
Maybe I should have seen it coming.
I jumped out of bed and hit the shower. If he
was proposing tonight, I was gonna be the
hottest girl there.
