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“The perfect man.”
“Well, he’s never written a song for me, so…”
I roll my eyes. “If that’s his worst flaw, I think you chose pretty well.”
“Yeah.” Harper smirks and looks over at her new husband. “I think so too. So, when will you be the one walking down the aisle?”
“You sound like Mi—”
A warm palm slides around my waist. “I didn’t know couples got that questionbeforethey were engaged.”
“Hey, Kyle.” Harper leans forward to hug him.
“Beautiful wedding.”
“Thank you. Ten months of planning. No big deal.” She glances around. “I didn’t want it to be bigger than Amelia’s, but…”
“You also wanted it to be bigger than Amelia’s,” I finish.
Harper’s relationship with her younger sister has had lots of ups and downs over the years, some of which I’ve been privy to. They’re closer now than they were for years, but they’re also sisters with strong opinions. Makes me glad I only have brothers.
Harper grins. “Exactly. So, whenareyou guys walking down the aisle?”
I say, “Harper!” at the same time Kyle says, “Soon.”
I glance over at him, trying to determine if he’s serious.
Harper laughs and bails, leaving me wide-eyed. “I’ll look for you when I toss my bouquet, Piper!”
I roll my eyes as she walks away, then look at Kyle again. His expression is smooth and even, no hint of teasing. I clear my throat. “I, uh, I didn’t know marriage was something you’d…thought about.”
“Why not?”
“Because we’ve never talked about it? Your parents didn’t get married. Mine are divorced. I just…wasn’t sure.”
“Piper!” Mia calls. “We need you for photos.”
“Go.” Kyle presses a kiss to my temple. “We can talk later.”
By the time the pictures are taken and the food has been served, dusk has fallen. The twinkling lights that wrap around the whole tent turn on, adding to the magical atmosphere.
Harper’s sister, Amelia, gives her matron-of-honor speech, which is followed by her friend Olivia having an extremely loud, highly entertaining argument with Drew’s best man, Troy, about who gets to speak second.
I pull Kyle away from a conversation with Harper’s stepdad and Drew’s uncle, and we head down one of the gravel paths that leads to the trees in the distance. The lavender stems sway in the wind, looking like waves of purple. We stop and sit at one of the benches lining the path.
I stare at the tent, now just a spark of light in the distance. “What a beautiful wedding. The food. The scenery. And Harper’s dress was perfect.”
“I didn’t really notice.”
“Yeah, right. You hit on her every time you came into the office.”
Kyle chuckles. “That had nothing to do with her and everything to do with you.”
“Yeah, right.”
“I’m serious. Only way I could get you to pay any attention to me.”
I blink at him. “Seriously?”
