Page 361 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 1
"Are you sure? You said you didn't want a big wedding and I..."
"Penny. The first time I got married, I wasn't in love. I didn't have a say in any of the plans. I wasn't excited to walk downthe aisle. And before I met you, I never thought I'd get married again." He ran his fingers through my hair. "No one's ever loved me like you love me. This is what planning a wedding is supposed to be like. I liked looking at venues, picking flowers, being excluded from helping you pick out a dress..."
I laughed.
"I've had fun doing all of it. This is going to be our wedding. And I'm so excited to marry you. I thought I didn't want this back then, but I want it now. I want to see you walk down the aisle toward me. I want our friends and family to clap when we have our first kiss. And I want to have a first dance. I want all of it with you."
"I think we should choose this one then," I said and looked down at the chocolate cake. "I'm still going to try all the others though. This place is amazing."
James laughed and released me from his embrace. "There is one last thing to do here."
"What's that?"
He picked up a piece of cake in his hand and lifted it toward me.
"Don't you dare, James."
Before I had even completed the sentence, he smashed the cake against my face. He laughed as I wiped it off my nose.
"Oh, I'm going to get you." I picked up a piece of cake and chased after him.
***
James opened the door for me. As soon as we were both inside, he put his arm across my shoulders.
"They're over there," I said, nodding toward where Sierra was waving her hand in the air. They were sitting at a table and there were two empty seats. "I'll sit next to her."
James laughed. "You're so cute."
We walked together toward my fellow interns.
"Hey, guys," I said. I was about to sit down next to Sierra, but she tapped on the chair. "You can sit here, Mr. Hunter. It's so great that you could join us."
James squeezed my shoulder. "Thanks." He smiled at me and sat down next to her. "But please, you can all call me James."
Sierra beamed.
I internally rolled my eyes and sat down between James and Zach.
"Hi, Penny," Zach said. He was the only one that seemed to realize I had said anything. "You have some icing in your hair, I think." He pointed to the left side of his head.
I wiped above my right ear.
Zach laughed. "No, not mirrored. It's on your left."
I wiped above my left ear.
"You got it." He took a swig of his beer.
James put his arm back around my shoulders. "How are you guys liking the internship?" he asked.
"It's awesome," Tavon said. "Anderson is letting us go through your current marketing strategies to see if we have any ideas."
"And do you have any?" James asked.
Tavon cleared his throat. "Well, we just got started..."
"I'm just kidding," James said. "We don't have to talk about work. Did any of you grow up in the city?"
