after rosalee's boyfriend of 3 years ends their relationship, rosalee is ready to give up on love. her friends spend months trying to cheer her up, and eventually, rosalee finds someone who changes her views on love and life, forever
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"rosalee...you need to get up. the boys are coming over soon to celebrate", marison said, gently shaking me. i was surprised emery hadn't burst in yelling at me.
"to celebrate what?", i asked.
"it's new year's eve!"
"when are they coming?"
"in about 2 hours"
"okay", i nodded. i climbed out of bed and started to get ready. the three of us had picked out our outfits about 3 weeks ago.
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once i had finished getting ready. i made my way to the living room. mari was in there, setting up some things on the coffee table.
"oh, good. you're ready. so marshall just texted me. they should be here soon", she said. just as she finished her sentence, there was a knock on the door. i went to open it and saw garrett and marshall standing there.
"well, speak of the devils", i said, smiling at the boys.
"oh, you were talking about us?", marshall said, hugging me.
"of course. we never stop talking about you two", i replied. garrett smiled at me and followed marshall in, giving me a hug and a quick peck on the cheek.
"you look gorgeous", he whispered in my ear.
"someone's confident today", i answered. he just smiled and grabbed my hand, pulling me into the living room. the four of us sat on the couch. it was the that i realized emery wasn't here.
"hey, mari, where's em?", i asked.
"she went it get some more food. we've still got people coming over", she answered. just then, the door was opened and emery walked in.
"i didn't know the boys were here already. they're early", she said.
"we figured we could help you set up if you needed it", marshall said.
"we should be fine. we don't really have anything else that needs to be set up"
emery came over and sat down with rest of us and we all be hanging talking. i was only slightly aware that garrett's had moved from my hand to my mid thigh. it didn't really bother me. he wasn't being disrespectful in anyway at all. it was actually kind comforting. it felt good.
~Time Skip~
the party had been in full swing for nearly four hours now and it was almost midnight. i had gone out onto our balcony for some fresh air. about 3 minutes before midnight, someone else joined me outside. they came a stood next to me.
"hello garrett", i said looking over at him.
"it's 11:57", he said.
"it is"
"thought i'd join you out here. you looked a little lonely"
"well, i appreciate the concern. it's 11:58"
garrett nodded and reached over to grab my hand.
"rosalee...at midnight...", he began. he stopped at took a deep breath, starting over. "at midnight, i want to kiss you. will you let me do that?"
"garrett...i wanna kiss you to"
"5! 4! 3! 2! 1! happy new year!!!"
garrett smiled and pulled me close to him, pressing his lips against me. our first real kiss. when we broke apart, garrett had a huge smile on his face.
"i have one more question for you", he whispered, breathless.
"yes?", i said.
"rosalee mondo...will you do me the honor, of being my girlfriend?"
"of course i will"
and with that, garrett picked me up off my feet, making me giggle and wrap my legs around his waist, as he kissed me again.
"happy new year to me", i said, after he broke the kiss. "2022 is gonna be our year. i can feel it"
