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Penelope could see guests starting to move. Reaching for those bags of confetti stars and preparing them-selves to shower the bride and groom as they went down the aisle together.

She stepped away to move closer, but Rafe’s voice stopped her.

“That promise,” he asked quietly. “The one you believe in. What is it, exactly?”

Startled, she turned her head. “Security,” she responded. “Family. It’s the promise of a safe place, I guess. Somewhere you know you’ll always be loved.”

There was something soft in his eyes now. Something sad?

“You’re one of the lucky ones, then.”

“Because I believe in marriage?”

“Because you know what it’s like to have a family. Parents. You know what it’s like to live in that safe place.”

And he didn’t? Something huge squeezed inside her chest and made her breath come out in a huff. She understood that yearning. Her life might look perfect from the outside but she wanted him to know that she understood. That they had a connection here that very few people could have. They might be complete opposites, but in that moment, it felt like they were on opposite sides of the same coin.