Claire called.

"Cami, Cole and I checked the calendar and today seemed perfect, so we decided to go get our marriage license."

Camila's face lit up with joy. "What? That's so sudden! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I would've taken the day off to come back."

"We wanted to keep it low-key, no big fuss," Claire explained. "We're planning a small family dinner tonight to celebrate. You should bring Connor along."

Camila held her phone, her expression clouded with worry. She knew tonight was significant for her mother, but...

"Mom, he has a meeting tonight. He can't make it." She tried to sound casual, not wanting her mom to know about their rough patch.

There was a brief pause on the other end before Claire spoke again, "That's okay, work comes first. It's our fault for not giving you a heads up about the license. Can you come tonight?"

"Yeah, I'll head over right after work!" Camila replied with a smile.

invite her

and documents. She

brought

Connor called out

her distance, replying coolly, "Mr. Connor, what

over, softly

by a feather, sending ripples through her emotions. But she steeled herself. "Mr. Connor, I have a lot of work to

with pleas, "Cami, what can I do to make you

small gesture made Camila's defenses start crumble. She

looking up at him. "I need time to reassess

seeing the determination in her eyes, understood that this wouldn't be resolved quickly.

I was wrong. I'll change, I promise. Just give me one more chance," he said, his voice tinged with

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