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Everyone shouts. “Three….Two…one…”
Kervyn and I prick the balloon at the same time, and it pops. Blue confetti rains down upon us both.
Kervyn looks surprised until he suddenly takes me in his arms and kisses me deeply. There’s an awkward silence at first while we kiss, then I hear the rhythmic beating of hands clapping, and then there’s whistling and catcalling.
Still, Kervyn doesn’t let me go for a while. When he does, I’m a little unsteady on my feet from the long kiss.
I smile at everyone but immediately notice Danil looking at us angrily. I don’t know what we’ve done. If it’s just because of a kiss, then I feel like it’s a bit of an overreaction.
Kervyn takes my hand and squeezes it, and I turn my attention back to him happily. I notice Danil moving toward us, and I’m a bit worried something has gone wrong. It takes him a while to get to us, but when he does, he doesn’t congratulate us. Instead, he touches Kervyn’s shoulder. “We should talk.”
“Later,” Kervyn says, his eyes flashing with anger. I have obviously missed something between them.
“What’s up?” I ask quietly as people are still coming to congratulate us.
Danil walks off, and Kervyn sighs. “He’s in a mood.”
“He sure is moody because that’s what you always say. Maybe it’s got to do with work,” I say. “You can go if you need to.”
“My place is here right now,” he says, taking my hand and turning to his family, who want to congratulate us again.
When everyone is milling about, he excuses himself, and I see him and Danil disappear outside. I go over to Asher, who is talking to Kara.
“Hey, Penny. I was just telling Kara how absolutely stunning your wedding dress is.” She looks at me pointedly, “Carmen tried to get her dress custom-made but can’t afford to pay it off, so she’s had to buy a dress donated to a charity. What’s worse is that all those dresses—although stunning—were for the fuller figure, and Carmen had to have the one she wanted to be taken in for her scrawny body.”
I try not to scoff, and I purse my lips. “Oh. What a pity.”
“The dresses donated were brand new, so I mean, it’s totally fine, but you know she was bragging to everyone how much money her fiance makes, and it turns out he was living off his parents, and they’ve cut him off now,” Kara says. “It’s all the latest scandal.”
I smile. “Really? That’s so sad to hear.” I turn to Asher. “We should donate something to her wedding. Maybe offer to do her makeup.”
“Apparently, she’s having a simple chapel wedding,” Kara says. “But that’s so sweet of you, Penny. I’m surprised because I thought you and Carmen didn’t get along.”
“I’m letting bygones be bygones. I don’t want her to feel less than her worth.”
I notice Kervyn coming back in, looking annoyed and heated, and through the doors, I see Danil going toward his car.
“Ladies, please forgive me. I need to go see what my fiance is up to.” I leave the two of them and walk toward Kervyn. When he sees me approaching, he plasters a smile on his face.
“Hey, beautiful. Are you having fun?”
“You’re not. You don’t have to hide it from me,” I say. “I told you I’m in.”
Kervyn kisses my forehead. “We’ll talk about it later. I believe Luka has some gifts he wants you to open.”
“Gifts?” I grin. “People brought gifts.”
“Apparently, they did.” Kervyn places his hand on the small of my back. That little sign that he’s feeling protective of me.
I get to sit at the main table, and Asher and Luka pass me gifts.
These aren’t your average baby gifts. We’re talking Versace booties, Gucci baby grows and Dior bibs. This stuff is expensive, and I’m a bit embarrassed because people spent so much money on our baby.
I turn to show Kervyn the gifts, but I notice he’s distracted, and I’m worried something bad has happened. I try not to let it show, though and thank everyone for the gifts.
Chapter 23 - Kervyn
“Why would you show such a weakness like that?” Danil demands to know once we’re outside the club.
