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“It’s your day too,” she countered.
“Of course. But while it’s our wedding, it really isyourbig day. I want you to have everything you’ve ever dreamed of. Aside from horses; I’m allergic,” I added with a half-cocked smirk to lighten the mood.
Truth was, I didn’t take much notice while Lotte was planning our wedding. We were young, and I didn’t care for the details. I now regretted not being as involved as I should have been during the process. I took it, and her, for granted, and that’s something I wouldn’t let happen again.
Lil gifted me with a watery smile and squeezed my hand. “If that’s what you want…?”
I double-squeezed back. “It is.” I then looked to Claudia.
She took it as her cue to proceed. “Let’s get into tasting some wedding cake flavours, then, shall we? Vanilla or Lemon Curd to start with?”
“Lemon Curd,” Lil and I replied in unison.
I looked at my girl and grinned. My heart tripped and my palms grew damp. Her smile reassured me I was doing the right thing by her, and the overwhelming love in my chest told me I was doing the right thing for me.
CHAPTER2
TRAV & AINSLEY
~ CHRISTMAS EVE-EVE ~
AINSLEY’S POV
Iopened the bathroom door and almost shat myself. “The fuck! Trav!Travis!There’s agoatin the house!”
A white one, with glassy yellow eyes that were borderline horrifying. I briefly slammed the door closed, trapping meinsidethe bathroom and away from the goat,then whipped it open to yell at Trav again.
“Travis!”
His laughter found me from out of sight. “Is she inside again?”
“Again?”
“Yeah, again.” He casually strolled down the hallway and stopped to scratch the animal’s back. “You remember Betty, don’t you?”
My chin tucked back. “Betty?”
“Yeah, Betty.” He flared his dazzling blue eyes like I should remember. “My friend’s baby goat I looked after when you first came to Auckland. This is her—she’s all grown up,” he added with an air of pride.
“She’s fucking huge! Too big to be in the house.”
The peak of his cap hid his face as he rubbed at the back of his neck. “Yeah, she seems so much bigger when she’s inside, but she jumped the barrier I put up at the door so I’m not sure how to keep her out…”
I scoffed. “Can’t you tie her up? Or shut the door?”
When Betty attempted to come at me again, I squeezed the door shut as far as I could while still glaring at Trav.
“Seriously, get her outside. I’m staying in here until she’soutof the house. And if she craps on the floor, it’s your problem, not mine.”
He did nothing but laugh. “You thought she was cute when she was little.”
“She was!” I exclaimed. “Now she’s big with creepy eyes.”
“Yeah…” He took a moment to admire them. “They’re weird aye.” When his focus lifted to me, some of the amusement slid from his face. “I’ll take her outside.”
“Thanks,” I deadpanned.
I waited until they were gone before rushing to our bedroom, just wrapped in a towel, and shut the door tight. The last thing I wanted was for Betty to come at me while I was naked.
