Page 110 of We Own Tonight
“Wait!” I push him off me. “You want to get married in three weeks? I don’t have a dress or anything! We can’t get married in threeweeks!”
Eli is always doing this to me, like the trip he surprised me with to Antigua. He came home, told me to pack, and took me away four hours later. He even had Brody get my time off cleared, he’s crazy. And yet, he’severything.
“The date is set, everyoneknows.”
“Everyone knows?” I push his chest. “You just asked me! We haven’t left the bus, how the hell did you plan awedding?”
He shrugs and then gives me a smug grin. “I knew you’d sayyes.”
I groan and flop back on the bed. I’m not angry, but he kills me. “Okay, I’ll bite, when is ourwedding?”
My life is filled with love and a crazy man who plans a wedding before he gets thebride.
He tells me all the details while I stare at him with a stunned expression. He actually planned the entire damn thing. I’m not sure if I should jump his bones or beat the crap out of him. Eli said it was more because of his schedule. He’s starting a movie in Vancouver in a month, so he wants to tie the knot before heleaves.
“You really want us to get married on a boat?” Iask.
This is the one detail I don’tunderstand.
Eli climbs over me and pushes my hair back. “This is for many reasons,” he explains. “Number one being that I can control the security and guest list. Number two is because I like boats and our first date was on one.” I smile at that one. “Number three is that there’s nowhere for you torun.”
“Run?”
“Yeah, there are no fences for you to climb if you get cold feet. I’ll have you right where I want you, right next to me—forever.”
Epilogue
Heather
Holy crap.I’m getting marriedtoday.
I stand in front of the full-length mirror in the master bedroom, stunned. The day after our engagement, I met my wedding planner, Kennedy. She arrived with a van packed with options. I thought his publicist was scary, but she could learn a thing or two fromKennedy.
In two days, I had a dress, flowers, colors, bridesmaid dresses, and the menu selected. It’s amazing what you can get done with a woman who doesn’t understand the word “no” and an unlimited budget. When a vendor said they couldn’t do it, she told them they didn’t have achoice.
“Oh, Heather.” Nicole enters and her eyes fill with tears. “You lookgorgeous.”
My eyes go back to the mirror, and I take it all in. The hairdresser arranged my hair to be mostly up with tendrils of blonde hanging around my face. My makeup is flawless. It’s soft but still slightly dramatic. However, the dress . . . I still can’t believe it’s me init.
“Youthink?”
She stands behind me in the aqua-colored dress I chose and places her hands on my shoulders. “Yes, honey. You’rebreathtaking.”
I glide my hands against the satin fabric, loving how perfectly it fits me. Nicole and Kennedy argued over their top choices for what I should wear, and Nic demanded I try on her choice. The scoop neck shows off the right amount of cleavage and is skin tight through the bodice before it trumpets out at the bottom. It’s classic, elegant, and I love every inch ofit.
“I can’t believe he planned all this,” I muse, still looking myselfover.
“Lucky bitch.” She snorts, and we bothlaugh.
I know I’m lucky. Each time I look at my ridiculously sexy fiancé, I remember how special what we have is. Sure, we have our ups and downs and things are never always easy, but he’s worth itall.
Kristin peeks her head in. “You guys ready? We need to get to the dock and send the limo to thepark.”
I roll my eyes at the lengths he’s gone to, but he said he refuses to let one photo be leaked. Therefore, there are fake limos, and he rented out the park we went to after Steph passedaway.
Kristin, Danielle, Nicole, Savannah, and I climb into the other limousine and head to the boat. The wedding is only immediate family and friends, we want to be surrounded by those we love without anyfanfare.
“Are you ready?” Savannah asks as we pullup.
