Page 129 of Playing With Love

“He’s a fireman,” Ren announced. “I’m waiting for Quinn to text me back to see if she knows him.”

Fire.

God, if I never hear that word or any form of it again or see flames again it’ll be too soon.

Quinn’s husband Brice was a fireman.

“You know just because Brice and Jackson are firefighters doesn’t mean they know every fireman in Georgia,” Lily put in.

I forgot Jackson Clark, Nick’s brother, was a firefighter, too.

“I know, I just want the scoop if there’s one to be had.”

Something I learned about Ren, she liked to meddle. Not in an ugly way, in a friendly, rabid way that made her a good friend.

“Scoop about what?” Lenox’s voice boomed around reception. “How’s my girl?”

He was talking to me. I’d learned Lily was his woman, I was his girl.

Something else that could’ve been seen as offensive, I was hardly a girl, but damn if I didn’t love it.

“Great. Though my oatmeal wore off hours ago and I’m starving.”

Lenox’s gaze dropped to my left hand. A slow smile formed. No one had noticed my ring and I hadn’t made a big deal about it or announced my engagement to anyone but Shannon. Tucker could’ve said something but the way Lenox was smiling made goose bumps pebble on my arms.

“Did you know?” I asked.

Lenox’s eyes lifted and his smile turned smug.

“Of course I did, he’s a good man, smart, too. So seeing as he is smart he knew better than to ask you without my permission.”

I didn’t bother fighting my eye roll.

“Ask about what?” Ren inquired.

I lifted my hand and showed off my diamond.

“Eek!”

Yes, Ren actually said eek. The woman was crazy in all the best ways.

“Oh my God! You’re getting married!” Ally did a little jump and clapped her hands. “Dress shopping and I’m calling being a bridesmaid.”

Yes, she absolutely would be a bridesmaid. No, she’d be my maid of honor, without her I wouldn’t have Tucker.

I felt him before I saw him.

Tucker Mitchell, the sexiest, bravest, most honorable man I knew.

And all mine.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

Evan Sanders

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

I’d been standing back watching for the last fifteen minutes and still couldn’t believe it.