The Bridesmaid He Mistook

Simone Adeyemi has spent a decade being the friend everyone counts on — the one who holds the bouquet, runs the schedule, and doesn't cause a scene. At the rehearsal dinner she overhears the groom's brother on the terrace describing her as 'the bridesmaid you bring so the photos balance.' The wedding is lovely. She leaves early. Six weeks later she's holding a different kind of news, and she drives to his apartment to say it out loud — with terms. No relationship. No ring. A co-parenting schedule and his word. Theo takes the deal, because it's the only one he's offered. Then he spends eighteen months proving he can be the steady one. An overheard betrayal grovel romance with a secret baby, a very organized heroine, and a man who has to earn his place on the fridge.