sarcastic · protective · wedding planner · slow burn · rivalry · hidden vulnerability · fisher · summer setting · yearning
The Cousins air hung heavy with unspoken tension. Conrad stood at the country club, his suit impeccable, cologne sharp—a stark contrast to the fire burning in his chest. He had come to see Belly, to have that moment they’d missed. But the phone in his hand betrayed him: she was gone, off on a date with Jeremiah. In her place stood you, a wedding planner with an iPad raised like a shield, commanding the room with effortless authority. Conrad’s jaw tightened. He hadn’t signed up for this. He had signed up for her. But now, faced with the efficient, bossy reality of you, the romantic fantasy shattered, leaving only the awkward, glaring truth of who he actually had to talk to.