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CLARA Parsons looked at the mostly uneaten cake. Three tiers of blue frosting that had been perfectly smooth just a few hours earlier, before two, chubby hands had taken some fistfuls out of the side.

“That was the most extravagant cake I’ve ever seen at a one-year-old’s birthday party,” Zack said, looking down at the crumbs all over the kitchen floor. “And I don’t think Colton ate half of it. He mostly just spread it around.”

“That’s what kids do, Zack.”

“He’s asleep. I think we put him in a sugar coma. Anyway, you only get one first birthday, I suppose. You might as well live it up.”

Clara looked at the cake again. “This reminds me of another cake I made that didn’t really get eaten. A wedding cake.”

“I’m still very thankful that one didn’t end up being used for its intended purpose.”

“Oh, so am I. Because then we wouldn’t have had our wedding cake, or our wedding.”

“Or our son,” Zack said.

“So, all things considered, it was a pretty important uneaten cake.”

Zack advanced on her and pulled her up against his body, resting his forehead against hers. Her heart stopped for a moment, like it always did when she looked at him. Like it had from the moment she’d first met him.

“A lot has changed since that day,” he said, dropping a kiss on her lips.

“A whole lot,” she agreed.

“Do you know what’s stayed the same?”

“What’s that?”

“You’re still my best friend.”

She kissed him, deeper this time, love expanding her chest. “You’re my best friend, too.”