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looked like someone who had bugs crawling all over their skin.
    “Are you sure you don’t want to come to the wedding?” Sidney asked.
    “I wasn’t invited,” Connor said bluntly.
    Sidney snorted. “That’s never stopped me from going anywhere.”
    Connor raised his eyebrows. “Maybe you can hide me under that hat.”
    Sidney leaned back and frowned. “Stay away from my hat.”
    Edwin was pulling at his tie, his shoulders shaking. Connor was up in a flash. “No, no, no,” he said. “Calm down, calm down.”
    He was going to phase in his new suit and rip it to shreds. Edwin closed his eyes and tried to control his breathing as Connor slid off his tie for him.
    “It’s because he doesn’t have a hat,” Sidney said, watching them. “He needs a hat.”
    Edwin looked at Connor with worried eyes. “I need a hat.”
    Connor swatted Sidney away and turned back to Edwin. “No. You need to stay in your suit and keep your bear in here,” he said, tapping his chest. “Now go take it off before you get mustard or something all over it.”
    Edwin took the blue tie out of Connor’s hands and left out the door. He was going to be okay. Grace would be by his side. She was getting better everyday at helping him control his inner bear, and keeping him an inner bear.
    Sidney slid Connor’s cereal bowl towards him from across the table while watching Edwin leave. “Some people just don’t know how to act,” he said, taking a spoonful of Connor’s breakfast while shaking his head.
     
     
     

     
     
     
    Connor stood on the porch of the main cabin as the two couples loaded their rental car with suits, bridesmaid dresses and whatever else they needed for Rebecca’s wedding. He sipped on a coffee while Angie and Grace came over to say goodbye. Their long faces were fit for a funeral.
    “I’m so sorry Connor,” Grace said giving him a hug.
    Angie jumped in, wrapping her little arms around him and Grace. “This sucks,” she said.
    “It’s okay,” Connor said, getting crushed by the girls. “I just want her to be happy.”
    Angie gave him a squeeze before letting go. “That’s why she should have picked you.”
    “I just wish you were coming,” Grace said, releasing him.
    “I have to keep an eye on here anyways.” Connor turned and motioned to the river. “Someone has to turn the water on in the morning.”
    They chuckled at his bad joke.
    “Go,” he said. “Have fun. Don’t worry about me. I just truly want her to be happy even if it’s not with me.”
    They smiled tight smiles and turned towards the car. Sidney and Edwin came up after them.
    Sidney squeezed him so tightly that he forced out a whimper. “I love you boss,” he said, kissing Connor on the forehead.
    “I’ll be fine guys,” he said, desperately trying to push out of Sidney’s iron grasp so he could take a breath.
    Edwin hugged him next. “Maybe she’ll change her mind boss.”
    “Maybe,” he whispered, not believing that she would. “Go,” Connor said, waving them away. “Have a blast because you’re back at work Monday at nine am.”
    They gave him one last pity-filled look before climbing into the small car with their mates. The tiny car angled to the left side, Sidney’s side. It groaned in distress as they drove onto the road.
    Connor sat down on the porch swing and waited. He had no intention of spending the weekend moping around by himself and crying into his pillow.
    Two white cars pulled into Brooke Excursions ten minutes later. A man wearing khakis and a navy blue polo stepped out of the first car. “Mr Jacoby,” he said, holding up the keys. “Here is your rental car.”
     

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    The Big Day…
     
     
    “Cheers Becca,” Angie said holding up a glass of Champagne in the hotel room.
    “Woooo,” Grace cheered as she raised her Champagne flute in the air.
    Rebecca smiled at her two bridesmaids and cheers’d them. She glanced at the clock as she took a sip, the bubbles tickling her insides on the