Page 118 of Loving You

Natalie and Tobias both erupt into laughter.

“What?” Miles looks at me. “Was that not a good question to ask?”

“No, it’s fine,” Natalie says as she wipes tears from her eyes after laughing so hard. “It's just a long story.”

“One we would love to tell you someday, but not today,” Tobias adds. The cue for other couples to join the dance floor happens, and he grabs Natalie’s hand, leading her away from the table.

“Care to join me?” Miles stands and offers me his hand.

“I’d love to.”

We are on the dance floor for possibly a minute before Luca walks through, his head down as he hastily makes his way to the door.

“What’s he doing?” I whisper to Miles.

“I’m not sure. He’s been weird the last couple of weeks.”

“Is it because you’ve been spending so much time with me?”

“No,” Miles says and kisses my forehead. “I think it’s something else.”

Luca is now standing by the door, on the phone. His hands are waving around very theatrically then he shoves his phone in his pocket and walks out the door.

“I think we should follow him,” I say and stop dancing.

“Why?”

“He seems upset.”

“He’s a grown man, and we can’t just walk out of your grandmother's wedding.”

I ignore him and pull him toward the doors, but when we get there, Luca is nowhere to be found.

“I wonder where he went.”

“And I wonder what it’s going to take to keep you on the dance floor.”

He nuzzles his face into my neck and kisses me softly.

“Well, that’s going to get you a lot more than a trip to the dance floor.”

Miles chuckles as we return to the reception.

“Is Luca seeing anyone?” I ask.

“Not that I know of, why?”

“He just seemed frustrated, and I feel like it has to be work or a woman.”

“Only those two things, huh?”

I nod.

“It makes the most sense. Look at how much I used to frustrate you.”

Miles spins me and pulls me close to him again.

“How about we let him figure it out.”

---