Page 20 of Crash with Me
I kiss her through the satin and look up at her looking down at me with hazy green eyes. “The sound of my name on your lips while you’re coming. It’s the best sound in the world.”
“What crawled up your butt and died?”
I scowl at my sister as I finish tying a bundle of roses and some sort of netting to a chair. “Nothing.”
“Yeah right.” She snorts. “You forget that I’ve known you my whole life. And I can tell when you’re in a piss poor mood.”
“I’m fine.”
“No you aren’t.”
There’s no point in arguing. Like Stacey, I’ve known her most of my life. And I can’t remember a time in my life when she let me win an argument.
Besides, she’s not wrong. I am in a “piss poor mood,” as she put it. I’d just brought Heidi back to our room and was about to strip her naked when she showed up at the door. Begging me to come help her with a last-minute wedding emergency.
“I hardly think sticking flowers on chairs counts as a wedding emergency,” I grumble. “Why do they even need more flowers? They’re getting married in a fucking garden.”
“What was that?”
I shake my head. “Are we done here?”
“Almost.” She hands me another bundle of flowers and points to another chair at the end of the next row. “You seem eager to get back to your room. Are you so worried about primping for the wedding.”
“Shut up.” But there’s no heat in my words.
“Or, maybe you’re eager to get back to your ‘girlfriend.’”
I glance back up at her and catch her smirk.
“I know, you know.” Her grin spreads. “I know you two only met last night.”
Well shit. Of course, she does. “You aren’t going to say anything?”
“Absolutely not. I think it was a good idea to let Dad, Kelly, and the rest of the world know you’re unbothered.” Her lips twitch. “Besides, I’m rooting for you kids.”
I arch an eyebrow, which prompts a laugh. “I have eyes. I have ears. I can see and hear that somehow, in just one day,the two of you have established a relationship that is already stronger than any other you’ve ever had. Plus, I like Heidi.”
“I like her, too.”
“I’m glad to hear it. And I’m sure I’ll enjoy attending your wedding to Heidi better than this one.”
I roll my eyes, but I don’t tell her to shut up. Crazy as it sounds, hearing the word wedding and Heidi in the same sentence doesn’t fill me with panic or annoyance. It feels… right.
I’m not saying I’m going out to buy a ring after this wedding. But I do think, sooner rather than later, Heidi and I should have a talk about making this arrangement of ours a real thing.
Finally finished with the decor, I say my goodbyes to Stacey. I promise to find her before the wedding so we can sit together. There’s strength in numbers.
Eager to get back to Heidi to have a serious talk—and maybe a make-out session—I don’t notice a door open. A hand reaches out and tugs me inside.
I come face to face with Kelly. Her hair is already curled, teased, and pinned up, and her makeup is done.
But she’s only wearing a white slip and she’s eyeing me with a predatory look.
“Seth,” she purrs. “I’ve been waiting for you.”
My brow furrows. “Why?”
“Oh, I don’t know. Maybe it was seeing you for the first time in so long. Maybe it was watching you work to make my wedding a fantasy.” She sighs. “It got me thinking… maybe I didn’t give us enough of a chance.”
