This story is dedicated to Amethyst-Ocean whose art inspired the story: art/Red-String-of-Fate-698881364
There always had been some kind of connection between us. In all honesty, I thought I would spend the rest of my life with him.
Don't get me wrong, I know my place. I'm not some fairytale princess who falls in love with the hero, the best friend, and expects him to fall back. That's not how life works.
I did think we'd be friends forever, though. I guess, in a way, we are. But it's not nearly the same. We don't just expect to spend everyday together like we once had. In fact, I only see him for a couple hours twice a month when Tucker comes to pick up and drop off his daughter from Star. We always go out to lunch those days to catch up.
We always seemed to pick up exactly where we left off. Tucker's obsession with food always forced me and Danny on the same side of the booth at The Nasty Burger. His arm always seemed to find its way around my shoulders, bringing back that awful crush I could never rid myself of.
It's that crush that has me denying Gregor for a date. His diamond on my hand never once entered The Nasty Burger, I couldn't bear to give the news to my two best friends. I've been engaged for almost a year now, and I still couldn't seem to bring myself to become his wife.
Danny, on the other hand, had no problem getting married. He and Valerie, who he had only been dating a few months longer than Gregor and I, got married immediately after high school. I didn't attend the small ceremony, it helped me live in denial.