“Leo?”
“Hmm?” He continues to pepper my skin with kisses—my neck, my cheeks, my jaw—sending my pulse skyrocketing.
“Can I have my other ring back?”
“Huh?” Pausing his kisses, he pulls back to look at me.
“The ring you gave me in Vegas; I want to still wear it.” Taking the original ring out of his pocket, he places it in my hand andwatches as I slide his mom’s ring back off my finger, placing my original ring back and slipping the stunning ring he just gave me onto my ring finger. They slot perfectly next to each other as if they were custom-made to fit together.
“Okay, girls, I need you all to just act natural. I'm going to take some shots of you all as you get ready,” Kenya, the photographer, says as she messes with her camera that is slung around her neck. “Just forget I’m here.”
Everyone is rushing around me, but I’m not completely in the room. Twisting the new ring around my finger, I mull over Leo’s words from early this morning.
“I’m getting married. I’m actually getting married.” Jade bounces around the suite, her white satin robe trailing behind her.
“Babe, you going to keep still so Kenya can get these photos?” Lily says, pausing Jade’s movements.
“Oh, God. Sorry, Kenya.” Jade smiles wide and comes to sit next to me at the dressing table.
“I get it.” Kenya laughs as she snaps a few test shots. “I’ve seen your husband-to-be. Girl, you’re one lucky woman.” She fans her face as she walks toward us.
“I don’t need to think of my brother that way, thank you.” I scrunch up my nose as Kenya checks the photos she’s just taken on the tiny screen.
“No, you’ve got your own hot husband to think of.” Jade nudges me before grabbing my hand. “And it looks like he upgraded the ring. This has to be at least five carats.”
“Eight,” I whisper.
“Sweet baby Jesus,” Jade shouts.
“Leave her alone, Jade.” Trixie giggles before squeezing my shoulder gently, and our eyes meet in the mirror, her ring sparkling in the light.
“Okay, okay. But eight carats.” Jade shakes her head, grinning.
“You girls are giving me the best shots here.” Kenya beams as the sound of her camera clicking fills the room.
“I’ll be back in a few.” Lily rushes to the door and we all stare at her.
“What?”
“We know where you’re going.” Jade smiles knowingly at Lily.
“Where?” Lily crosses her arms defiantly across her chest.
“Off to get your first mind-blowing orgasm of the day.” Trixie grins wide at Lily as she leans against the dressing table.
“You’re wrong,” she says as she opens the door with a flourish and struts out of it. “It’ll be my third.” Her parting words echo around the room as we all laugh.
“I want whatever she’s having.” Kenya giggles.
“She’s one of a kind,” I say as I check my makeup in the mirror.
“Trixie, you’re right,” Kenya says, and I catch her grin out of the corner of my eye as she scrolls through some of her photos on her camera.
“Told you.” Trixie beams.
“What are you two on about?” Jade asks.
“Check these out.” Kenya passes Jade her camera and she gasps.
