Internal Battles

Recap:

“You need to talk to him.” I gave him a skeptical glare. “Just listen to me for a minute. I think you do need to talk to him about this. Wait until you’ve calmed down and then talk to him. Be honest about all of it. You’re supposed to be marrying him in just a couple of weeks and you can’t start a marriage like this.” I nodded slowly as I took in his words, knowing deep down that he was right.

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After eating our food and continuing towards the lighter conversation topics, we paid the bill and left. We decided on picking up a few items at the local shop so that I could give the big surprise announcement to the rest of the family. Once we finished all of the rest of our errands, we made our way back home. I sighed in frustration when I saw Koa pacing back and forth on the front porch. “Talk to him.” My brother’s voice came out as a warning command causing me to nod.

As we climbed out of my brother’s truck, Koa came around the corner of the house. “Where in