There was a moment of awkward silence before Cece said, “So, um, is it someone’s birthday or…”
Kat grinned at her. “Not exactly.” Her smile growing larger, she said, “You missed the news because you’re a bit late and someone couldn’t keep it quiet even a minute longer.”
Ronin slid his arm around her waist and kissed her forehead. “Can you blame me, Kitten? Our server was eyeing me like I was an extra-tasty snack. I needed to let him know I was a married man.”
“Married… you two got married?” Cece said as Briggs chuffed in surprise.
“We did.” Kat held out her hand, and Cece studied the gorgeous diamond ring and simple silver band on her left hand. “We eloped while we were in Vegas.”
“Congratulations!” Cece hesitated before hugging the cat shifter.
“Thank you,” Kat said as Cece turned to Ronin.
He went to hug her, and when Briggs growled softly, Ronin grinned and said, “Relax. I’m a married man now, remember, big guy?”
Cece hugged Ronin hard. “Congratulations, Ronin. I’m so happy for you.”
“Thanks, Cece.” He slipped his arm around Kat again.
“So, did you specifically go to Vegas to get married?” Cece asked.
“Not exactly,” Ronin said. “We went to Vegas to see Celine Dion, but I was overcome with feelings while Celine was singing The Power of Love, and next thing you know, I’m on one knee.”
“You proposed during the concert?” Briggs said.
“Don’t judge me,” Ronin said. “It was very romantic.”
“It was,” Kat said with a soft smile.
“Kat saying yes was the best moment of my life,” Ronin said.
Kat laughed. “No, the best moment of your life was when someone on Celine Dion’s PR team saw the video that the llama shifter posted of you proposing during the concert, told Celine Dion, and she invited us backstage after the concert.”
“Wait… did you know this llama shifter?” Cece asked.
“Nope. Well, we’d bonded over our mutual love for the Canadian songbird a couple of songs earlier, but he was mostly a stranger,” Ronin said.
“So a stranger posted your proposal online?” Cece said.
“Before I even got off my knee,” Ronin said. “That’s what happens when you live your life out loud, tiny tree witch.”
Bria laughed. “It also gets you a meet and greet with Celine Dion.”
“You really met her?” Cece asked.
“We did,” Kat said with a teasing smile at Ronin. “And my mate managed not to pass out or babble incoherently when we did.”
“It was a hard-fought battle,” Ronin said solemnly.
Kat laughed. “I’ve never seen you that quiet in my life.”
“It’s because I was trying to think of a casual way to invite her to the wedding,” Ronin said.
“She went to your wedding?” Cece’s eyes widened.
“No,” Kat laughed again. “But she did wish us all the best, took selfies with us, and she signed a bunch of stuff, including Ronin, and then he immediately found an all-night tattoo place and had them tattoo it.”
“Wait… what?” Cece said.
