There's a specific circle of hell called the 6 a.m. spin class at the gym on Fulton Street, where the instructor screamed affirmations at us over a remix of a song that was already bad the first time. Erin was on the bike next to mine, and about four minutes in, she leaned over, red in the face, and whispered, "I think I've made a terrible mistake." Spoiler: we had. Both of us.
I'm Tasha, and that whisper was the beginning of everything.
We never went back. What we did instead was go to brunch, which turned out to be the actual class we'd signed up for. Erin ordered the pancakes and a side of pancakes, told me her entire life story before the coffee arrived, and by the time we split the check we had a group text, a shared spreadsheet of restaurants, and a standing appointment we've kept for six years.
Here's what nobody tells you about your late twenties. You assume the best-friend slots are full. Casting is closed. And then a stranger on a stationary bike looks at you like she can read your mind, and suddenly your person shows up years after you stopped looking.
So I feel qualified to report on Will. I watched Erin fall for a man who once drove ninety minutes to bring her the specific soup she wanted when she had a cold, and got the order wrong, and she married him anyway. That's when I knew. Will doesn't need to be perfect. He just needs to keep showing up with the soup. And he does.
Erin, you taught me it's never too late to find your person. You found two of us in one terrible year, and I got the better deal.
To Erin and Will. May your mornings be slow, your pancakes be plentiful, and may you never take a spin class again.
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