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I giggle, knowing exactly what she’s doing. “Definitely”
“And here I was thinking it was my charming personality.” A familiar voice catches my attention.
We all turn our heads to see Parker only a few steps away, wearing a light gray tuxedo and looking like sex on legs. Ivy gapes while my smile grows. He walks directly to me and wraps his arms around my body, placing his lips against my ear.
“I’m sorry, love. The bloody traffic was horrible.”
I hug him back half-heartedly before taking a step back. “You knew it would be. You should’ve left earlier.”
His eyebrows furrow. “I apologized. What more do you want from me?”
“I want you to keep your promises. You said you would be here on time, not a half hour late.”
“McKenna.” He says my name like a parent warning their child. “Do you really want to do this here?”
After a short internal debate with myself, I realize he’s right - I don’t want to ruin our engagement party. He’s here now and that’s all that matters. I sigh and arch onto the tips of my toes to kiss him innocently.
“I missed you today.” He whispers.
If you missed me, you wouldn’t have been late. “I missed you, too.”
Parker turns his attention to the rest of the group and greets each one of them. Ivy, like usual, melts in the palm of his hand. If she wasn’t my best friend, I’d wonder if I had something to worry about. As his attention reaches Colton, I hold my breath and watch the exchange.
“Nice to see you again, mate.” Parker extends his hand.
After looking at it like it’s diseased, he takes it. “You, too.”
“If you lot don’t mind, I’m going to steal McKenna for a bit. There are a few people I’d like for her to meet.”
When none of them protest, Parker leads me over to a group of men who look old enough to be my parents. I spare a glance at my friends only to see Colton scowling at where Parker’s hand rests on the small of my back. I don’t get a chance to try to analyze the meaning of his reaction before Parker speaks.
“Gentleman, let me introduce you to my fiancée, McKenna Taylor.”
I’M NOT SURE WHERE Tatum managed to find this DJ, but he’s really good. After spending an obnoxious amount of time listening to Parker talk to his friends from Columbia University about the growing stock market, I excused myself and found Ivy and Tatum on the dance floor. The three of us move to the music, losing ourselves in the beat of the song. As the tempo slows, Maverick spins Tatum around to slow dance.
“Want to go get a drink?” Ivy questions.
I nod and go to follow her until a hand wraps around my wrist. With a subtle tug, I’m pulled directly into Colton’s arms. My breath gets caught in my throat as I look up at him.
“Dance with me.”
I think it’s meant to be a question, but it comes out more like a demand. I try to find Ivy but she’s no help as she smiles, walking away with a smug look on her face. As I turn my head back to Colton, he’s already starting to sway to the music. I take a deep breath before resting my arms on his shoulders.
“We never got a chance to talk the other day.” He murmurs.
“Oh? What did you want to talk about?”
We both glance around the party, looking anywhere but at each other. “How’ve you been?”
Really? That’s what he wants to know? “Good. How about you?”
“Can’t complain too much.”
“My mom showed me an article about you a couple years ago. Seems like you’ve really made something of yourself.”
“I guess you could say that.”
“I bet your mother is proud.” She always was his biggest supporter.
