Alas, deep affection, shallow fate

Summary

1

So, my brother’s best friend, Jake, and I had been doing this secret five-year thing, and we were supposed to go public on New Year's Eve. Major reveal, right? But at the party, he didn't say a word about us. Instead, he leans in close, like it’s some big joke, and whispers, “I’m kinda done with you. Why don't you go find someone else to marry, okay?”

I just nodded, calm as you please, and said okay.

Last time, I’d cried and begged him, totally obsessed with the idea of marrying him, him spec