Page 40 of Mr. Big Mistake
Zane: Why am I getting a text from Roxy with instructions to tell you that Kelly made it home safely.
I typed back quickly before shoving my phone into my pocket.
Me: Be at your place in fifteen. I’ll talk then.
The driver pulled up to my brother’s estate, and I paid him well for his efforts. But, when I turned back towards the house, I saw Clint’s beat-up pick-up truck in the driveway. Damn it, seriously? He was here, too?
Time to suck it up, buttercup.
I made my way up the steps and let myself in. I heard Zane and Clint talking in the kitchen, so I made my way back there. When I entered the room, they both fell quiet while I rummaged around, trying to make myself a sandwich. But, once I sat down with my food and a bottle of water, I realized I wasn’t actually hungry.
“So…?” Zane asked.
Clint stared at me. “I take it things didn’t go well.”
I smirked. “You know how the wedding was supposed to be fake?”
Clint paused. “Uh, oh.”
Zane’s eyes widened. “You’re kidding.”
I shook my head. “Apparently, the receptionist I coordinated all of this with, quit a couple of days before the ceremony. So, instead of signing off on the waiver at the end of the ceremony, we signed an actual marriage certificate.”
Zane cocked his head. “How the fuck did your information get filled out on one of those things?”
Clint chuckled. “Holy fuck, you really did yourself in this time.”
I glared at him. “Shut up.”
Zane leaned forward. “Seriously. How did it get filled out?”
I shook my head. “The man told me that they usually fill out the information themselves and just have the couples sign because couples come in so happy to get married that they don’t want to deal with all the extra paperwork.”
Clint started laughing. “Holy shit, did she change her name? Is her last name ‘Hearthstone’ now?”
I kicked him under the table. “This isn’t funny. Kelly isn’t doing well with all of this.”
Zane grinned. “She’s married to you. Of course, she isn’t doing well with this.”
I pointed at him. “Don’t you make fun of her like that. She’s torn up about the whole thing. I’ve robbed her of her perfect wedding, guys.”
Clint clapped my back. “Oh, come on. It’s not like you knew that was happening?”
“If you don’t stop laughing, I’m going to--.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’d like to see you try, little brother.”
Zane chuckled. “It is kinda funny. Once you really think about it. I mean, how many times did you ask that girl out in college? And it took marrying her to even get you in the game?”
Clint threw his head back in laughter, but none of it was funny. So, I sure as hell wasn't going to tell them everything that was on my mind. Which were the feelings I felt that morning when I woke up to her at my side in bed. The spark of electricity that ignited had stuck with me all damn day. And it made me wonder how long I had been harboring such deep feelings for Kelly.
Since college? Is that even possible?
“Well, first thing Monday, my ass is at that courthouse. The man gave me all I needed to have this shit taken care of, so that’s what I’m going to do,” I told them.
Clint tried to catch his breath. “Holy hell, you know what I just realized?”
Zane buried his smile. “What?”
