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“You’re lucky you missed the part where my gran passed out flavored candy panties and vibrators.”
He angled a raised brow at her. “Do I want to know?”
“Don’t worry, you can catch the recaps on Facebook by midnight. Guaranteed.”
“Your friends really care about you. I can feel their eyeballs burning a hole in my back. I respect that.”
She stole a peek and shot a glare over his shoulder. “You might be on to something.”
“I could say the same for you. We might be exact opposites, but we share a lot in common. Did everything go okay with your meeting with Mr. Masterson and hislovelydaughter Priscilla? Are you set to take over the Masterson company?”
Marshall faltered and that was when she picked up on the first hint of uncertainty. “By the way, what did Priscilla meanwe’d be meeting again? She said that to me before I left your house. That she was sure we’d meet again.” That question had plagued her the entire flight home and all the way up till now.
“She thinks because her father and I have business and we share similar lives we would make the perfect match. Her father seems to agree and said as much over dinner.”
“Do you agree?” Juniper held her breath.
“On paper, sure.”
She felt his shoulders bunch beneath her hands.
“Because you’re both billionaires.” She stated the facts.
The tic in his jaw returned and his fingers flexed in the material of her dress along her back.
“She’s wrong, Juniper. Money has nothing to do with it. Paper means shit to me.”
“But doesn’t it? She’s right, Marshall. You can’t argue with numbers. Or society, ya know. You two are cut from the same fabric. There’s no denying that and the fact that if you married her, her working relationship within her father’s company would go a long way in helping you.” She hated her own words, but she couldn’t lie to herself or him. It wasn’t too late, she supposed. It would save them both the embarrassment of announcing their split afterward too. After his company was secured. They’d left that little detail out of their special announcement.
“Kiss. Kiss. Kiss.” A chorus broke out and rolled through the intimate crowd.
Marshall glided them to a stop and the warmth of the fire pout caressed her bare legs. They stared out over the crowd as they chanted. Confused, she sought out the source of the commotion.
Callie pointed up with a cheeky grin and a wiggle of her brows.
Mistletoe. At a luau? She should have known her friend would have done her dirty like this.
She didn’t have time to think about whether they should or shouldn’t. Marshall took action and palmed her face as he claimed her lips beneath the mistletoe.
Her heart did a double-tap. Oh, man, the way his lips brushed against hers, the touch of his hands and the way his scent tingled her senses. All of it pulled and tugged at her heartstrings and the effect was pure magic.
A flash of light went off and Callie let out an ear-splitting whistle as Juniper opened her eyes to find everyone smiling and clapping.
She turned to Marshall. “I want to show you something, but it involves walking. You game?”
“Sounds enticing. Will I get to kiss you in some secret spot you have?"
“Maybe, if you're good," she teased.
"Then, by all means, lead the way, sweetheart.”
