Page 110 of The Best Friend Power Play

I clink my glass into his. He takes a sip, his eyes never leaving me for a second.

Fraser starts talking, and I turn to face the stage. Culver presses me into him, and I lean into his body.

Fraser reveals the purpose of the party, and then…he proposes to Evie!

It's beautiful and romantic, and I get a little teary.

I glance over at Culver, and it looks like I'm not the only one.

"Are you crying?"

"No." He dabs his eyes. "It's allergies."

"You don't have any allergies."

"I do when it comes to grand gestures."

I turn to face him and look up. "All the little everyday things you do beat the grandest grand gesture any day of the week."

Culver smiles, his dimples popping out, and there's nothing but love in his eyes.

Love—and a few more of those pesky allergies. "I love you so much, Hannah."

"I love you, too." Everyone starts moving, crowding around Evie and Fraser. "We should probably congratulate the happy couple."

He sweeps his thumb across my cheek, the look in his eye intensifying. "Yeah, we probably should."

Finally breaking the gaze, he takes my hand in his, and we join the lineup. Fraser and Evie are currently speaking with Evie's dad—and her mom, who I almost didn't recognize because she's dressed up as Wilma Flintstone for some reason.

We wait behind Fraser's parents, and I try not to let my excitement show. I'm a huge fan of Mrs. Rademacher. She's an amazing actress, and even though I see her around town every once in a while, I still get a thrill out of being this close to her.

I'm so nervous and excited about being in such close proximity to a bona fide, Emmy-award-winning star that I let out a high-pitched giggle.

Yep, that second glass of champagne is really kicking in.

Thankfully, there's enough noise in the ballroom that the Rademachers don't hear me or turn around because I would die of embarrassment.

Culver hears, though. He pulls me close and presses a kiss to my hair. "Just breathe. I got you."

I breathe and manage to reset a little. But I'm still really hot in this costume, and if I blink too fast, the room starts to spin.

Finally, it's our turn.

"Congrats, man," Culver says to Fraser.

"Thanks, man."

Evie and I giggle at the display of bro-ness—yep, I'm pretty much giggling at anything now—and I give her a congratulatory hug. "I am so happy for you, Evie," I say, rubbing her back.

"Thanks. I'm happy for me, too."

Since there's a long lineup of people waiting for their turn, we leave them to it.

A buzz of energy rushes through me as I finish my second drink. "Let's dance. Ooh, let's have some more drinks. Ooh, I know, let's?—"

Culver chuckles. "I was wondering when the buzz would hit."

"It's hitting, all right. And since this is the last item on my hot girl summer list, I want to have some capital F-U-N tonight!"

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