*~~Chapter One Hundred and Seventy~~*

{~~Logan Grey~~}

I had called Lisa over to plan a wedding for next month. The decision had come quickly, almost impulsively, but I knew deep down that it was time. After everything Avery and I had been through, we deserved something real, something beautiful. I wanted to make it official in a way that honored what we had now, not what we used to be. There was no more pretending, no more playing games with each other's hearts, no more trying to prove something to anyone else but ourselves.

Avery had been in the kitchen while I explained who she was to Lisa, and after exchanging a few words and a soft kiss, she smiled and headed upstairs to check on Hope. I watched her go, a warmth settling over me. It still amazed me how much things had changed between us. What had started as a hollow attempt to make someone else jealous had turned into something far more profound? Avery was my partner now, my equal. This wedding—our wedding—was going to be the beginning of something new, something we