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Smiling, I heave myself off the couch and pull her back into my arms. “You may want to ask your sister to be your maid of honor.”
“Don’t push your luck right now, Maceo,” she says with a grimace. “I don’t even know if I want my dad to give me away. And besides, I asked Jared to stand in as my man of honor and he accepted.”
I throw my head back and laugh, picturing my best friend standing up with a dude. “Not sure what Gauge will think about it, but he’ll deal.”
Josephine gnaws on her lower lip. “Do you believe I should be asking my sister to be in the wedding party?”
“I’m not telling you what to do. I only suggested it.”
“If—and this is a very big if—if Simone and I resolve our issues and I ask her to stand in as my maid of honor, you need to find a best lady for Jared.”
Chuckling, I kiss the top of her light brown hair. “I have no lady in my life I would want to ask to be in my wedding party, but if you want even numbers, I can ask one of the other guys to stand up.”
“Who would you ask?”
“Probably Ziggy,” I say with a wink. “He was the next to join our team. Plus, it won’t bother him to stand up with Jared—he prefers men.”
“Really?” Josephine asks with bright eyes.
Hesitantly, I nod, seeing the wheels working in her head. “Why? Does it bother you?”
Josephine gives me a mischievous smile. “Not at all. Jared will love him.”
I do a double-take.Say whaaat?“Isn’t Jared into you?”
Josephine snorts. “I’ve already told you, we’re besties. He’s been crushing on Ziggy for a while.”
I smirk. “Well, look at us playing matchmaker.”
Josephine seems to contemplate. “Is Ziggy’s name Ziggy or is it his club name?”
“His real name is Flynn Steeples. We call him Ziggy after Ziggy Stardust. The guy’s a real Bowie nut.”
“A man after my own heart,” she sings. “You know, I don’t know any of the guys’ real names.”
“Well, let’s start small. Gauge’s name is Clint Roberts. I nicknamed him Gauge because he’s good at reading people, estimating their behavior. Chase’s real name is Shawn Brighton. We call him Chase because he’s good at hunting people down through the web, and he loves the chase. I guess his nickname has a double meaning since he likes to chase tail, too. And Punk’s real name is Easton Cunningham Junior. And he’s Punk, well, because he’s a punk.”
Josephine giggles, and my heart swells with joy to hear it. I was afraid tonight was going to be a struggle after revealing my betrayal.
“Do you want me to ask Ziggy to stand up?” I inquire.
Josephine goes silent, and I’m afraid I may have killed the buzz. “I need to think about it?”
“Sure,” I say. “But we need to decide soon. We need to order the dresses and tuxes and shit.”
Josephine’s nose wrinkles. “I don’t want to rent tuxes. It’s too much money for one night. I already suggested tailored suits or your Navy uniforms.”
“What’s Jared going to wear if we go with Navy uniforms?”
“A nice tailored suit,” Josephine reiterates.
I rub the back of my neck, unsure. “I don’t know if I want us wearing different stuff. Shouldn’t it all match?”
What the fuck is wrong with me?Since when do I care about shit being all matchy-matchy? It dawns on me I want it all to be perfect for Josephine. My woman deserves the best.
“Then it’s nice tailored suits,” she repeats.
Well, okay. I guess it’s settled. “Tell me what you want, and I’ll make sure the guys and I get it.”
