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Liv and Mila’s heads swivel about in sync, eyes blown comically wide. “What?”
I shrug, not wanting to expand on that statement. “I already made a res—”
“Who are you, and what have you done to my best friend?” Liv steps closer, pressing her palm to my forehead. “Are you ill? You never pass up the chance to stuff your face with arancini.”
I swat her away. “I just don’t fancy it tonight, okay?”
“Don’t fancy what?”
Rey steps off the bottom of the stairs, wearing a simple black dress with small flowers dotted throughout. There’s a split on one side that goes to her mid-thigh, and her legs look like they go on for days thanks to the strappy heels she’s wearing.
When I’d come home to find her standing in this same spot wearing the wedding dress she’ll wear when we tie the knot two days from now, I’d been floored by the need to clear the god-awful tension between us.
I’ve been utterly miserable since letting my cock do the thinking back at the Gala. Yes, she’s the most stunning woman I’ve ever met, both inside and out, and the more time we spend together, the more I want her, but Iwon’trisk losing her presence in my life just because my dick thinks we can have our cake and eat it too.
I get her in my life for the next year. My place at the company will be secured, and Henry will be off my case, hopefully for good.
She gets her ballet studio, Mari’s care covered, and anything else her beautiful heart desires.
Sex is a meaningless complication that willruineverything for both of us.
Remember that in the future, you stupid wanker!
“Alex doesn’t want Italian.” Liv’s appalled voice breaks my observations before I can stare too hard.
Rey presses her lips together, devilment flashing in her wide brown eyes, but she says nothing, and it appears as though my secret shame is still a secret when Mila strides forward with her hand outstretched.
“Since my brother is clearly a pig,I’llintroduce myself.” Rey takes her hand as I tut loudly.
Siblings!
“I’m Mila, and I’mthrilledto meet the woman who captured our playboy bro—”
I cut her off, indignance featuring heavily in my tone. “Gee, thanks, sis!”
My younger sister shrugs while Rey giggles. “And this is my husband, Nathaniel.”
Nate Hawthorne unfurls his large frame from the sofa, offering his hand to Rey with a small nod.
“Pleased to meet you both.”
Rey glances between them almost shyly. Between my sister’s extrovert tendencies and Nate’s outward appearance, she seems slightly overwhelmed.
Only one thing for it.
I sigh exaggeratedly. “Go on then, Sunshine. You can tell them.”
She slides her eyes to mine and steps closer, threading our fingers together. “Nah, I’m good. What happens between us stays between us, pretty boy.”
Her mouth turns up in a radiant smile before I slip my free hand around the back of her head, pulling her closer to press a kiss to her forehead.
“Aww!” Mila and Liv’s combined voices break the moment, making me and Rey turn to our guests.
Liv chats animatedly with Mila. “I told you they were perfect together.”
“So stinking cute!”
I roll my eyes while Reyna blushes furiously. “Okay, enough is enough. I’ve already made a reservation at Koi, folks. Let’s move.”
