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Ocean Breezes
Summer
The sand
Malibu
The Boardwalk
Surfing
White-capped waves
New Family
I triedto focus on Nora, my new sister-in-law.
She was gorgeous in her white dress that hung off her shoulders, her beautiful curls hanging loosely down her back. My brother was watching her with tears in his eyes, and it made mine watery too.
Mila, Maddy, and Seraph were all standing in front of me, holding their baskets as we watched two of our favorite people make a lifetime of promises to one another.
I ignored the looks Liam continued to give me.
He was stunning in his fitted tux, freshly shaved, and with a new haircut. My thighs were officially clenched together because Liam was good-looking on his rough days, but cleaned up like this? Holy shit. I had to bat away dirty images all morning of me surprising him in some hall closet, just to feel his chest through that suit. I wanted to run my fingers over every inch of him, see him slip out of each layer until he was in my favorite position: naked and erect.
But I was so pissed off at him that it was ruining the image.
I glanced up at him for the hundredth time and just like always, his silver eyes were on me. His jaw tensed, focused solely on us instead of Nora and Colson.
We were assholes.
I wasn’t sure what Liam wanted. He’d essentially walked out on our argument the day before yesterday and didn’t seem to care that it ended any chance of us working through this argument. It was so stupid.
Cheers erupted, bringing my focus back to the wedding. Colson was kissing his beautiful bride and fresh tears coated my lashes. I wished, with my whole being, they would find all the happiness in the world.
After being alone for so many weeks, I was also starting to crave my own happy ending. And it was hard to be around so much happiness while knowing my future was on the line.
The foundation Liam spoke of was more than in place, and I knew we were ready for that next step, until he assumed I was sleeping with Jeffery.
The bridal line began filing back down the aisle, and I put my focus on Mila and Seraph as Maddy grabbed Liam’s hand.
We converged together into the tent with the rest of the party, and right as we did, everyone seemed to freeze in place, watching us. Rae clung to Davis, her eyes on us, her mouth gaping. Nora and Colson, who should have been running off to wedded bliss, had similar positions, as did Millie and a few other people looking on.
Liam peered over his shoulder at me, I looked at him, and then Rae broke the silence.
“You guys, look…” Her mouth wouldn’t shut, and––was she crying?
My brother Colson narrowed his eyes on us and then quickly glanced at Nora, who was smiling deviously.
She finally stepped forward, grabbing her cell phone from Rae’s pocket, and snapped a picture of us.
“You look like a family.”
Mila giggled and loudly proclaimed, “Wearea family, silly.”
My heart was a leaf, lost to the wind, pounding in my chest at her words.
Seraph hugged my waist, and Maddy edged closer.
