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“It’s different,” Silas began.
And before the conversation could degrade any further, with Silas saying that wedding planning wasn’t a business to be taken seriously, I asked, “Do you want a tour?”
“I can walk around while you enjoy time with your fiancée.”
“Silas, it’s so good to see you again.” Harper hugged him. Silas had been around the house as much as Harper when we were growing up, so it was always odd to me that he and Gia didn’t get along. But then, maybe he was like another brother to her. I preferred that idea to the one where Gia secretly lusted after my best friend.
There was zero chance I’d be okay with Silas hooking up with my sister. The idea made me shudder. But there was no way that was a possibility. Gia hated him.
“When can we get out of here?” I asked Harper as Silas walked away, and Gia followed him. I wondered if I should stay with the two of them and referee, but I had other things to do. I wrapped an arm around Harper’s shoulder, and she placed a palm on my chest.
“This is your party. We’re celebrating your success.”
“I want to celebrate us and our engagement.” I loved the diamond on her finger; it declared her to be mine.
“Me too, but there’s plenty of time for that.”
I touched her hand. “Do you love the ring?”
“I loved that you proposed in front of family, and I adore the ring. It’s exactly what I would have dreamed of.”
I knew she never thought any of this was possible for her, but I wanted to change that. “You deserve everything you want in life. It doesn’t matter how you were brought up or who your parents were. Besides, you’re a part of my family.” I didn’t addnowbecause she’d always been a Giovanni.
“I know that.”
I kissed her, knowing we were surrounded by the love of our family and friends. Nothing could ever come between us. This was love. This was life, and I couldn’t wait to start mine with Harper and Evie. It was her and me forever. “Io e te per sempre.”
I hope you loved Harper and Leo’s story! To read more about their happily ever after, download their bonus epilogue.
Gia and Silas’s story is next inEverything About You!Silas Sharpe is enemy number one—my biggest competitor and my brothers’ best friend. It was supposed to be a onetime thing, but in true Silas Sharpe fashion, he refused to give up until he had the one thing that had eluded him for years—me.
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“If you’ll excuse me, I’m here to enjoy the wedding.”
Her hair was pulled back in some complicated knot that bared her neck and shoulders. Her dress wrapped around her body in a way that made me want to unravel and discover her secrets.
Gia brushed past me, her floral scent lingering in the air as she strode with purpose down the aisle toward my hotel.
Irritation burned in my gut as I followed her. I hadn’t knownshe’dbe here. Gia Giovanni was my best friends’ younger sister and the woman who never failed to spark every one of my competitive instincts.
I couldn’t believe she’d shown up at one of my weddings. As the owner of a wedding planning service, Happily Ever Afters, she was my primary competitor when it came to weddings.
I kept a wedding planner on staff, Hannah, and didn’t allow couples to use any other planner. A few years ago, Gia came to me with her offer to plan weddings for her brides at my resort. I could torture myself by working with the woman who drove me crazy, or I could distance myself from her. I didn’t need the temptation.
I loved the Giovanni family, and the last thing I’d ever do was mess around with their youngest daughter and sister, no matter how much I wanted to usher her into the nearest closet and have my way with her. She was off-limits. Forbidden. And it only made her more attractive.
Gia opened the door to head inside the hotel. I grabbed it just in time, and she looked back at me in surprise.
“What are you really doing here?” I hissed into her ear.
I stood so close to her that I felt the ever-so-slight tremble in her body.
She pulled away from me, but I followed her, looking for somewhere I could talk to her alone. When I spotted a corner covered by a large potted plant, I grabbed her elbow and guided her there.
She looked up at me with a challenge in her eyes. “Why do you think I’m here?”
I braced my hand above her head. “To check me out.”
