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Thursday morning. This was it, the big day, and both Vic and Matt overslept.
Fortunately the wedding wasn’t until early evening, but Matt would’ve liked a chance to ease into the day. Savor his coffee, peruse the headlines, watch Vic sleep. He woke slowly, caught up in Vic’s embrace, and started to drift off again when he heard Sadie scratching at the apartment door. She only did that when they were late letting her out, and when Matt rolled over to check the time on his phone, he heard her nails on the hallway floor as she headed for the bedroom. She must’ve heard him in bed, maybe, or somehow sensed he was awake, because the next thing he knew, her cold, wet nose brushed over the bottom of his foot where it poked out from the blanket. He pulled his leg back and she let out a so
