Charlie

"Wooowww this one looks good, thank you Sanji" he beamed while putting three different ties on top of the suit

"It's nothing" The blonde just nodded and grab the third option and handed it over to his friend.

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"Wow... you ok? You drank more than usual last night. You always being a lightweight" the sniper tilted his head a little worried.

"I guess but it's fine, I still need to check something about the catering" the chef excused himself after changing the topic

"If I had known you were going to be overworking yourself I wouldn't have asked you for the food"

"Who else was going to make sure everything tastes perfect?" he put a smile trying to emulate a teasing setting

"Right... Still don't overdo yourself. You need to rest" the other replied.

"Yeah yeah"

Usopp looked up and closed his eyes.

"Thanks for helping me with all this. I would be so lost otherwise. You're the best man a friend can have. I'll make sure you get the best place!" a hand brushed his shoulder just for the feeling to disappear as lightning

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The music gave way for the couple to stand in the middle of the dance floor. Both smiling and looking at each other with sparkles and a kept promise between the two...

-If I'm having the best place, why am I not next to you? -his finger rotating and making circles on the edge of his cup while looking how the scene plays out. "If", such a word that holded so many opportunities, now only able to be used for the past. Past decisions that he did not make, buried feelings that he didn't listen to. All of it was transformed into a regret he now will have to live with.

What could have been...