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My Best Friend's Mardi Gras Wedding
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“I have a wedding to go to. Actually, a whole wedding extravaganza,” she said. She rolled her eyes. “It’s a multi-day thing. It’s my best friend’s wedding. And I could use…a date.”
The way she paused in front of a date made him curious. “Just a date?”
She wet her lips. “Well…”
For a moment, he was distracted by those lips. Unable to help himself, he lowered his head again and kissed her. She sure as hell didn’t push him away. She fisted the front of his Boys of the Bayou T-shirt and got up on her tiptoes.
The kiss was long and sweet, but eventually, she pulled back. She stared up at him as if a little dazed. He knew the feeling.
“So, this date,” he prompted, not moving back out of her space one millimeter.
She smiled, as if she’d forgotten what they’d been talking about before the kiss.
“Right. Well, I need a date, yes. But not just any date. It has to be you and you have to be…”
“I’m in. What do I have to be?” There was no way in hell he wasn’t going to this wedding, and whatever else, with her. A chance to spend a few days with her? Hell yes, he was in.
“You have to act like you’re crazy about me,” she said, softly. Almost sheepishly.
He laughed at that. “I think I can pull that off.”
She smiled, but said, “I mean, actually, seriously into me. Like we’ve got a relationship. Like we’ve been talking regularly over the past year. Like you’re…my…you know…”
“Your you know what?” He loved the blush on her cheeks and the way she was stumbling over her words. Victoria Kramer clearly didn’t realize that he’d do anything she needed him to do.
She blew out a breath. “My boyfriend.”
“Done.” Could he play her crazy-about-her boyfriend for a few days? Probably too well.
“Yeah?” She looked so sweet and adorable looking up at him as if he was her knight in shining armor.
“Fuck yeah.” He softened his voice too. “Tori, I’ve been thinking about you for almost a year. I went to that bar four times last night. I’ve been pissed off and frustrated all damned day that I didn’t see you. I’ve mentally mapped out a route from here to Iowa. Even though I don’t even know where in Iowa you’re from. I am feeling crazy here, and I’d love to get to know you better, and if you’re here for the next few days, I’m right there with you.”
She seemed to need a moment to take all of that in, but she finally let out a breath, in obvious relief. “That’s…amazing. Thank you.”
“But…” he said, as everything sunk in and he was able to think about something other than how much he wanted to get her naked. Right now. “…why do I need to play the boyfriend-of-a-year role? I mean, I’m happy to,” he added. “But sounds like there’s more to this story.”
She nodded. And winced. “There is.”
“Is there an ex who’s going to be there or something?” Oh yeah, he’d love that. He’d be happy to show some loser that he never should have let her go…and keep him far from her over the next few days.
“Not that, exactly.”
“You need to keep your grandmother from setting you up with some guy you have no interest in?” That he could also absolutely do. In fact, if his job here, in any way, involved him keeping her away from other men, he was definitely in.
She smiled. “Not that either. I um… Last night, when I went to the bar and was so excited to see you…I saw someone who reminded me of you and I um…kind of…kissed him.”
Josh processed that, and the stupid surge of jealousy he felt. “You kissed another guy last night?”
She nodded. “I thought it was you.”
He frowned. “How?”
“He was built like you. And you both have beards. And it was in Bourbon O. And he saw me and clearly recognized me. Oh, and he was wearing a mask,” she added quickly.
Okay, yeah, that was important information. That helped a little.
“So, I thought it was you and I…kissed him.”
“And what does that have to do with this wedding?” Josh asked, feeling like he was still missing something.
“Uh…” She bit her bottom lip, then squeezed her eyes shut and said, “It was the groom.”
Oh. Yeah, that could be a problem.
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“I have a wedding to go to. Actually, a whole wedding extravaganza,” she said. She rolled her eyes. “It’s a multi-day thing. It’s my best friend’s wedding. And I could use…a date.”
The way she paused in front of a date made him curious. “Just a date?”
She wet her lips. “Well…”
For a moment, he was distracted by those lips. Unable to help himself, he lowered his head again and kissed her. She sure as hell didn’t push him away. She fisted the front of his Boys of the Bayou T-shirt and got up on her tiptoes.
The kiss was long and sweet, but eventually, she pulled back. She stared up at him as if a little dazed. He knew the feeling.
“So, this date,” he prompted, not moving back out of her space one millimeter.
She smiled, as if she’d forgotten what they’d been talking about before the kiss.
“Right. Well, I need a date, yes. But not just any date. It has to be you and you have to be…”
“I’m in. What do I have to be?” There was no way in hell he wasn’t going to this wedding, and whatever else, with her. A chance to spend a few days with her? Hell yes, he was in.
“You have to act like you’re crazy about me,” she said, softly. Almost sheepishly.
He laughed at that. “I think I can pull that off.”
She smiled, but said, “I mean, actually, seriously into me. Like we’ve got a relationship. Like we’ve been talking regularly over the past year. Like you’re…my…you know…”
“Your you know what?” He loved the blush on her cheeks and the way she was stumbling over her words. Victoria Kramer clearly didn’t realize that he’d do anything she needed him to do.
She blew out a breath. “My boyfriend.”
“Done.” Could he play her crazy-about-her boyfriend for a few days? Probably too well.
“Yeah?” She looked so sweet and adorable looking up at him as if he was her knight in shining armor.
“Fuck yeah.” He softened his voice too. “Tori, I’ve been thinking about you for almost a year. I went to that bar four times last night. I’ve been pissed off and frustrated all damned day that I didn’t see you. I’ve mentally mapped out a route from here to Iowa. Even though I don’t even know where in Iowa you’re from. I am feeling crazy here, and I’d love to get to know you better, and if you’re here for the next few days, I’m right there with you.”
She seemed to need a moment to take all of that in, but she finally let out a breath, in obvious relief. “That’s…amazing. Thank you.”
“But…” he said, as everything sunk in and he was able to think about something other than how much he wanted to get her naked. Right now. “…why do I need to play the boyfriend-of-a-year role? I mean, I’m happy to,” he added. “But sounds like there’s more to this story.”
She nodded. And winced. “There is.”
“Is there an ex who’s going to be there or something?” Oh yeah, he’d love that. He’d be happy to show some loser that he never should have let her go…and keep him far from her over the next few days.
“Not that, exactly.”
“You need to keep your grandmother from setting you up with some guy you have no interest in?” That he could also absolutely do. In fact, if his job here, in any way, involved him keeping her away from other men, he was definitely in.
She smiled. “Not that either. I um… Last night, when I went to the bar and was so excited to see you…I saw someone who reminded me of you and I um…kind of…kissed him.”
Josh processed that, and the stupid surge of jealousy he felt. “You kissed another guy last night?”
She nodded. “I thought it was you.”
He frowned. “How?”
“He was built like you. And you both have beards. And it was in Bourbon O. And he saw me and clearly recognized me. Oh, and he was wearing a mask,” she added quickly.
Okay, yeah, that was important information. That helped a little.
“So, I thought it was you and I…kissed him.”
“And what does that have to do with this wedding?” Josh asked, feeling like he was still missing something.
“Uh…” She bit her bottom lip, then squeezed her eyes shut and said, “It was the groom.”
Oh. Yeah, that could be a problem.
★彡 Grab it for FREE now! 彡★
Apple: http://bit.ly/MardiGrasWedding-Apple
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WdUj36
Nook: http://bit.ly/MardiGrasWedding-BN
Kobo: http://bit.ly/MardiGrasWedding-Kobo
Google Play: http://bit.ly/MardiGrasWedding-GP
Paperback Amazon: http://bit.ly/MardiGrasWedding-PB
Paperback BN: http://bit.ly/MardiGrasWedding-BN
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