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21 Miranda
A NEW YEAR’S EVE masquerade ball had been a spectacular idea… before Will. I had taken the job a year ago, before the man I adored had entered my life. Now, as 8:00 p.m. approached, I couldn’t wait to gethometo Will.
There wouldn’t be a fancy party or dinner to attend since my job made planning an evening out at the last minute impossible.
Such was the life of an event planner. Elegant events like this one were my bread and butter.
And only rich people had masquerade balls on New Year’s Eve.
“You pulled it off, sweets. Our first masquerade ball. The glitz and glamour, it’s like thePhantom of the Opera.” Lily beamed, standing beside me in awe.
“Well it should be since thePhantom of the Operawas the theme.”
From the music to the decorations and crystal chandeliers, the ballroom was haunting and enchanting all at once. Every event I’d planned in the last two years topped the previous one. All the brainstorming with clients and work, I loved it all. The end result always left its mark on my heart. Planning events and weddings was the only thing I wanted to do.
“Do you think you’d ever want to stop planning events?” Lily asked.
I gaped. What a silly question. “Never! I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Nope, this is it for me, babe.” I nodded, crossing my arms over my chest as I watched couples dance.
“What if you and Will get married? Do you think he’d be okay with you working? I mean, you’re very dedicated to your work. What if he doesn’t like the long hours you put in?”
I chewed on that thought for a moment. Will had only ever encouraged me. I couldn’t imagine he would want me to quit my job. “He’d never ask me to stop working.”
“But what if you have a baby? How would you work and take care of it?”
I faced Lily. Her question was genuine, but I didn’t know how to answer her. “I guess I’d figure it out if we got married and when we started a family. Until then, this is it for me.”
“Maybe we should hire more staff?”
“What? You’re not serious… are you?” From the get-go, we’d agreed it would only be the three of us running the business—just me, Lily, and Tate. Bringing in more people might complicate things, too many opinions and all that. “What kind of staff?” I touched my earring, pinching my brows together.
“Don’t freak out. Maybe a couple of assistants to work the events so you and I don’t have to be here on New Year’s Eve.” She touched my arm, her doe eyes full of sincerity. “Just consider it. It would free us up more, and you could spend more time with Will.”
I smiled, butterflies taking flight in my stomach. “I’ll consider it, but I really think I can handle it all.”
“I don’t doubt you could, but how do you plan to manage your new love affair?” Lily elbowed me playfully. “Aren’t you dying to get home to him? What hot plans do you have… raunchy sex?” She clapped with a wicked grin.
“Hopefully!” I fed into her game even though I wasn’t sure what she meant by raunchy sex.
“Woot, woot, woot!” She threw up a fist and pumped the air. “I’m so jealous but happy for you too.”
“It’s been the best six weeks of my life.” I sighed dreamily. “I’ve fallen hard for Will. I think he might be theone.”
There was no thinking about it. Deep down, I knew Will was my forever. Though neither of us had breathed the wordlove, I felt it in every kiss and touch of his hands.
I hoped he felt loved by me as well.
With only an hour to spare before the sky lit up with fireworks, I rushed home to Will. This was our first New Year’s together, and I wanted to give him an unforgettable night and kiss him as the clock struck twelve.
I’d also picked up a bottle of tequila with the hopes it would lower my inhibitions so I could blow Will’s mind.
For as unforgettable as Carmel had been, I couldn’t get past failing to give him a blow job. Maybe I’d put too much importance on the deed, but wasn’t it what men wanted? It was on shows, in magazines, books, and the Internet. Men liked blow jobs, and I believed the woman who could give them pleased their man best.
I wanted to please my man… my Will.
I also wanted to wipe the memory of the woman in Club Rendezvous out of his mind.
Pumped up for what I hoped would be an electrifying, life-altering experience, I pulled into the garage. Will walked out of the house to greet me as he had each day since I moved in. He opened my door, extending a hand.
