Page 73 of Seductive Nights

She giggled. "That was the last piece of the puzzle."

He twirled them around a couple more times, then stopped dancing and kissed her again. They stood still, holding each other for a few moments, each of them grounded the other. They'd marveled about that recently. Their lives naturally joined together in all things. Business and personal. It all came together.

He bent and rested his forehead against hers for a moment, then stood back. "Thank you for that reprieve. Now, are we all ready for the Grand Opening tomorrow night?"

"Yes, this was the last of the supplies. I wish it would have come sooner, but at least they're here now. I'll take the glasses to the kitchen and get them washed."

"Perfect. Jami Hart called, and they're home now and will be here to set up around noon tomorrow."

"That's great. I'm glad they made it home. They've been on tour for a while."

"Yeah, they're really hitting it big."

"I'm going to place a call and see if that company can fit us in next Saturday. Do you want to get married in the afternoon or evening?"

"The evening. Wasn't it beautiful when Quinn and Hanna married in the evening?"

"It was beautiful. Yes."

"Are you okay with that?"

He chuckled. "Yes. I'm fine with that."

She smiled and nodded her head. "I'll make some calls too and let everyone know we're getting married next week."

He swatted her butt, then turned to pick up the notebook he'd written the company name and phone number down in. They'd be his first call.

She winked at him as she carried the boxes of glasses to the kitchen. He was getting married next week, and he couldn't wait.

Margo put the final tablecloth on a table and glanced around at the colorful display. She loved standing up here on the upper deck. The view was impressive. They'd have to get some wedding pictures from up here next week.

She'd found cute little pineapple centerpieces for each table, and looking over them all now, they were perfect. From the upper deck, she could see the newly built floating deck downstairs, which eliminated the raking of the sand and chairs sticking in the sand at the tables. Everything was much cleaner, and their business had grown so much with the expansion. They were fortunate.

Heading downstairs, she checked on the tables down there, then checked the new menus that had arrived yesterday to make sure they were nestled in the hostess stand.

The grand opening was to begin in a half hour. She was nervous but also excited because it was a coming out of sorts. Many folks in town still didn't know she'd sold the real estate company to Carley. It had been Price Realty, but today was the first day that Carley changed the name on it to Florida Realty. She had done a fantastic job learning the business. She'd gotten her license and taken over the office quickly, and all of it seemed natural to all of them when Margo decided if she was going to start a new life, she needed to get rid of her old life. Her house, her business - all of it. It had begun to feel like a weight around her neck. When she began helping Jace on the weekends at the Sandbar, she found she enjoyed it so much. She loved working with him. And she was good at it.

Jace strutted across the floor of the restaurant, a sexy grin on his face. "Are you all set?"

"I am. Are you?"

"I am." His grin widened. "Come in the kitchen and eat something with me."

She lay a hand over her belly. "Oh, I'm not..."

"Come and eat something with me." He pulled her by the hand to the kitchen. She clung to his hand tightly, and as they entered the kitchen together, she noticed their staff standing there looking at them.

Marcus counted, "One. Two. Three."

They all yelled, "Surprise!"

There was a cake in the center of the stainless-steel table that saidGrand OpeningandWelcome.

She couldn't think of anything to say. She smiled and looked at Jace. "I don't understand."

Jace looked at Theresa, who took a step forward. "We wanted to formally welcome you to the Sandbar. You've joined us and immediately began working, and we haven't had the opportunity to formally tell you how happy we are you're here." She shrugged. "Oh, and it's our grand opening, and we're all pretty excited about that too.”

Margo laughed and hugged Theresa. "Thank you so much." She looked at the others. "Thank you all so much. You've made this transition wonderful."

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