Page 64 of My Best Friend's Mardi Gras Wedding

Tori didn’t grimace this time, but Josh could tell that the idea of a makeup artist was even less appealing than the idea of golfing.

“We talked about this,” Andrew told Paisley with a frown.“Tori is here as a part of the wedding forme.She doesn’t even know the other girls.She can golf with me and my parents and the guys.”

“But she’s still abridesmaid,Andrew,” Paisley said, clearly through gritted teeth.

“I can’t believe we can’t get this tour rescheduled,” Andrew groused.

“I asked, but it’s too late,” Paisley said, lifting a shoulder.“There wasn’t room for such a big group.”

“What tour?”Josh finally asked.

“We were going to take the out-of-towners on a New Orleans city tour,” Andrew said.

Josh frowned.“One of those big buses that drives around the city to all the famous spots and gives you the history?”

“Yeah.We thought that would be fun for everyone who hasn’t been here before,” Andrew said.

“But it wasn’t really ideal anyway,” Paisley said quickly.“It would take them all away from the plantationall dayand they wouldn’t have made it back in time for dinner.And Tori would have missed the makeup consultation,” she added with a tight smile at Tori.

Josh was pretty sure Paisley cared less about Tori’s makeup and more about her being off with Andrew all day long where Paisley couldn’t keep an eye on them.For a moment, he wondered if Paisley would go so far as to cancel the tour and lie about the broken-down bus.Then he realized that yes, she definitely would.

Suddenly Josh had an idea.He didn’t really care if it made Paisley happy, but it was the perfect compromise, really.It would get Tori away from makeup lessons and golf, but it would also ensure that Paisley’s homesick fiancé had a chaperone while he was spending the day with the reluctant bridesmaid who made him homesick.

“I’ll do the tour.”

The three of them all turned to look at him at once.

“What?”Andrew asked.

“You would do that?”Tori asked at the same time.

Josh focused on her.“Of course I would.”

“What do you mean you’ll do the tour?”Andrew asked again.

“I’ll take y’all around the city,” Josh said.“I can tell you all kinds of stuff.Probably stuff you wouldn’t hear on a regular old tour.We can even make a couple of extra stops.We’ll get dinner at Trahan’s.”

“You’re going to load us all up in the back of your truck?”Andrew asked dryly.

Josh gave him a big grin.He got it.This meant thathe’dbe there all day, with Tori, and Andrew didn’t really like that idea, obviously.“I have a bus, man.And a driver who knows his way around this city in his sleep.”

“Leo would drive us around?”Tori asked.“And you’d use one ofyourbuses?What about the swamp boat tours?”

“We’ll be fine,” he told her.“This will be fun.No problem.”

And the bright smile Tori gave him made this all worth any shit he was going to get from Sawyer about leaving them short by one bus driver.

“Well, that’s very…nice,” Paisley said hesitantly.But she did look like she’d relaxed a little.

Yeah, she could rest assured that with Josh around, nothing would be happening between Tori and Andrew.But it really was about making Tori happy.Josh would just have to have Ellie explain to Sawyer why this was important.His grandma would love this.

“It’ll be fun,” Josh said.“And then, afterward, maybe Tori and I will head down to Autre.”

Paisley’s eyes went wide.“Excuse me?”

He nodded.“I never get to see her and I want her to get to know my family better.So I’m thinking we should spend Friday down there.”

“You’re going to introduce her to your family?”Andrew asked, clearly surprised.

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