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“Oh, wow.” Kyle’s eyes widened. “How did I miss that those two can dance?”
Paige shrugged and stuck her open palm out. “Sucker. Might as well pay up now.”
“Dance floor is still crowded.” Mitch shook his head at her. The words were barely out of his mouth when one couple after another began walking away from the floor and forming a circle instead.
Sure enough, within minutes they had a clear view of Eve and Jared gliding around, their bodies moving in easy synchronization. Jared twirled her around as they circled the floor, then led her out and back into his arms. When the song ended, he lowered her into a crowd-pleasing dip and, before Craig had time to raise his hands in applause, his sister Paige gasped.
At first he thought perhaps some critter had run by and startled her, but then he realized her gaze was still fixed on the dance floor. Another second and he could see why the crowd had gone pin silent.
On one knee, Jared stared up at Eve and held an open ring box.
“Well, I’ll be.”
“Shh.” Paige jabbed him. Though he didn’t know why. From this distance all the silence in the world wouldn’t make what Jared said easy to hear. By now, Eve’s hands were covering her mouth, her head was nodding, and he was pretty sure a tear or two was trickling down her cheek. Another second, and the box set aside, the ring was slid onto her finger and now the entire party was cheering in earnest.
Craig had to admit, he was thrilled for his sister. He had honestly never seen her looking as happy as she has been the last few months, and at this moment, she radiated joy. Thoughts of marriage and family truly didn’t cross his mind. His work was time and travel intensive, and settling down with a wife and family simply wasn’t on his agenda. Now, looking at Eve toss her arms around Jared and the two kissing as if they were the only people in the world, and more importantly, the only two that mattered, he couldn’t help but think maybe it was time to rethink his agenda.
