Page 124 of Until You

Chapter Thirty-Three

Tyler stood at the altar while Britt and Randy exchanged their wedding vows. All eyes were on the happy couple, but Tyler’s were on Lanie. And her eyes were on him.

After what seemed an eternity, the minister announced that Randy could kiss the bride. The church erupted in applause when they kissed, and all Tyler could think was he hadn’t touched or talked to Lanie in nearly two hours, and that was not acceptable. Not when she was leaving in three days.

The processional music began, and Randy escorted his new bride down the aisle, and Tyler suddenly wanted that too. He wanted to be married to Lanie.

The rest of the wedding party moved to follow Britt and Randy out of the church, and Tyler met Lanie at the middle of the altar, taking her hand and squeezing.

She smiled up at him, and he was relieved that the sadness he’d seen the last few days was missing, as though it was impossible to be sad at Britt and Randy’s wedding.

As soon as they were in the foyer, Tyler pulled Lanie to the side and gave her a deep, soulful kiss. When he lifted his head, he was pleased to see she was as affected as he was.

“Are you ready to dance?” she teased.

“Only with you, Killer. And only if you take off your shoes.”

She laughed. “I think that can be arranged. It was a good thing I ordered the extra pair of shoes after you lost the one. Who knew I’d break a heel?”

“Those things are cursed,” he said with a smile. “I plan to bury them in a graveyard at midnight, and save humanity.”

She laughed again, and it filled his heart with joy. He was going to miss her laugh when she was gone.

They drove to the reception, and although they were supposed to sit at the table with the wedding party, Lanie suggested they sit with Matt and Kevin.

“It will give me a chance to get to know them better,” she said.

They found Matt and Kevin’s table, and Lanie grinned when she saw the couple sitting next to Matt.

“Aiden,” Tyler said in surprise, trying to keep his voice light and friendly, but it was hard. The woman he loved was moving to work with the bastard, and while he knew Lanie didn’t have romantic feelings for Aiden, he wasn’t sure if Aiden could say the same.

Aiden stood and leaned across the table, and shook Tyler’s hand. “So you’re the man who finally captured Lanie’s heart.”

Tyler locked his gaze with Aiden’s. Son of a bitch. He was jealous. And Lanie was going off to live with the guy—literally, since Aiden had offered to let her stay with him until she found a place to live.

The glance Matt shot Tyler confirmed he’d noticed.

But Lanie walked around the table to give Aiden a hug. “What in the world are you doing here?”

He held his hands out at his sides. “Thanks to you, I was invited.”

“But you don’t even know the bride or groom.”

“But I know one of the most beautiful bridesmaids in the world.”

Lanie laughed. “Save it for the clients, Aiden.” She glanced at her assistant in the chair next to him. “Stephanie, I see you two found each other.”

“It wasn’t hard,” Stephanie said with a grin. “He was the only guy asking for a folding chair to sit in the aisle, since he wasn’t a friend of the bride or the groom.”

“You didn’t!” Lanie said

Aiden smirked.

After they ate dinner, the bride and groom had their first dance, then the wedding party joined them on the dance floor.

Tyler took Lanie into his arms and held her close as they swayed to the music. He looked over at the bride and groom, who were smiling at each other. “They look happy.”

Lanie turned to watch them. “Being in love will do that.”

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