Reagan sniffled in response.
“Besides, I’m doing this for us,” Harry said. “You know my father wants to make me partner. If I take this new case, I’ll be one step closer to that goal. And then we can start planning our future, okay?”
“Okay,” Reagan said quietly.
“Good girl. Now don’t say anything to anyone until I talk to Bruce.”
“I’ll miss you. Love you.”
“Me too. I’ll see you back home when this is all over, okay?”
“Yeah, okay.”
Sienna let out a long sigh at the sound of footsteps retreating off into the distance.
Thank goodness that was over. She moved from her spot against the tree and came face to face with a very startled Reagan. The older girl’s eyes were red-rimmed, and her face pale beneath her makeup.
“H-hey, Sienna.” Reagan’s eyes darted back and forth. “How long have you been out here?”
Sienna bit her bottom lip and shrugged.
Reagan pushed her lips together. “You heard that then?”
“Yeah.” The leaves crunched beneath Sienna’s feet as she shifted her weight from side to side. “Want to talk about it?”
Her friend quickly shook her head. “We should get back to the obstacle course. I’m sure they’ve finished tallying up the times by now.”
Sienna kept her mouth closed and walked with Reagan in silence.
But she couldn’t help but think that she wouldn’t be the only one putting on a brave face during the filming.
Nine
8 Days Until Dream Wedding
Jason Castle calledeveryone back to the beginning of the course, his perma-smile flashing in the morning sun. Fox wondered if his cheeks ever hurt from the effort of constantly showing every single one of his teeth.
“Alright, alright. The bride’s team looks ready to go, but just so you ladies are aware, the groom’s team got an excellent time after an impressive show.”
“Beatthat, ladies,” Wade said with a grin and something that looked like a football player’s touchdown dance.
“We plan to,” said Sienna, her blue eyes fierce.
Something in her look made Fox swallow hard. This girl was serious.
And a serious athlete. She whipped through everything at hyper-speed, jumping from the tire run to wall like she was born to do this. Nothing seemed to scare her. She dove headfirst under the rope course and didn’t even pause when a nail caught her on the leg. Fox was pretty sure no matter who won, Bruce would be using as much of the footage of Sienna as he could. She looked incredible.
Despite his better judgement, Fox found himself being drawn toward her. His eyes lingered on her as she laughed with her sisters at the finish bell. Somehow, without even realizing what his body was doing, Fox found himself standing at her side.
“That was impressive,” he said. When she turned her head and glared at him, he held up his hands. “Really.”
A slow smile spread across her face, lighting her up from the inside and making her eyes sparkle.
Whoa. The effect her smile had on him was even more unexpected than her performance had been.
“It’s all my plastic doll training,” she said, her eyes flashing.
And there was the petty brat again.
