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“This one.” He pulls a shimmering envelope from his pocket.
I open it, and it unfolds into six sections. The last page features a picture of me and Amy. It’s a photoshopped image of us kissing under the mistletoe amidst falling snowflakes.
Dominic & Amy want to celebrate the holidays with you in a beautiful Winter Wonderland.
Location: Reiss Enterprises, Conference Wing
Prepare to experience the most magical holiday decor you’ve ever seen!
“When the hell did you get this?” I ask.
“This morning,” he says. “That’s why I rushed over here. This holiday party is really anengagementparty, isn’t it?”
Hell no.“This is probably a prank by my best friend.” I flip over the invitation. “He mentioned working on something insane to loosen me up the other day.”
“I don’t think so, son. Bryan was as shocked as I was when he called earlier. I’m proud of you for finally settling down. Amy is a great catch.”
“She is forsomeone else.”
“Is that Santa’s workshop?” He wanders into the enchanted forest.
“This is even more stunning than it was last week!” Amy steps into the room. “I am beyond impressed.”
“And I’m confused.” I hold out the invitation. “What is this?”
“A surprise.” She kisses my cheek. “Since you’re not big on the holidays, I wanted to do something special for our families and show you how crazy I am about you. We’re meant to be together for life, right?”
I say nothing.
If this were earlier this year, I would’ve quickly agreed, and we would’ve slept together by now instead of simply using each other for public appearances. On paper, she and I are a perfect match. Ruthlessly competitive, determined to outlast our competition, and ambitious to a fault.
Yet, it changed somewhere between this past spring and summer, and I didn’t see much value in our arrangement anymore.
“You should’ve discussed this with me first,” I say.
“Well, forgive me, okay?” She caresses my tie. “Since you’ve been buried in your upcoming deal, I assumed you were far too busy to even think about a party.”
“I’m sure.” I roll my eyes. “We need to cancel it.”
“Two hundred people, including my family, have already RSVP’d.”
“It’s a month away. They have plenty of time to make other plans.”
“What’s the reason?”
“I don’t need one.”
“Is it Georgia Grey?”
“No.”
“Sounds like it.” She waves her hand around the room. “Looks like it, too.”
“I just said she isn’t the reason.”
“How much extra time have you spent with her while she’s worked on this special little project?” She looks into my eyes. “Don’t lie to me.”
“I’m sure you already know the answer to that since you’ve ‘randomly’ shown up here every day to watch us work.”
