Page 197 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 5
He kissed me slowly. “I’ll make sure you have the wedding of your dreams. But the only thing I really care about is having you.”
Something about the way he said it reminded me of James’ fears about Rachel just wanting to be with him for his money. And I needed Matt to know that he didn’t need to ever doubt me. “Matt?” I grabbed both sides of his face so he’d be looking down at me. “I love you. For you. I know you can give me the wedding of my dreams and everything I could possibly ask for, but I don’t want you to ever think that’s why I want you.”
He let his forehead drop to mine. “I know. But it doesn’t matter if you don’t need it. I’m going to give you everything you’ve ever wanted.”
***
As far as I was concerned, we were never leaving this bed.
Matt had breakfast sent up and I’d been lazily brainstorming ideas for our wedding in the journal I was supposed to be using to track my panic attacks.
“How many bridesmaids do you want?” he asked.
“Well, Kennedy of course. What about you? How many groomsmen?”
“I’ll just ask Mason.”
I stared at him. He couldn’t just ask Mason. James and Rob were his best friends too. He needed to make up with them before our wedding or he’d always regret it.
“Actually, there’s a girl that’s always nice to me in my English class,” I said. There wasn’t. “Maybe I’ll ask her too. And I could always ask Justin. I think he’d say yes. So I actually want three. Who will your other two be? It would look silly if it wasn’t even.”
“I can ask Brett and Jason.”
“Who are Brett and Jason?”
“A couple of my football friends. They danced with me on the homecoming float when I was serenading you.”
I laughed. “Really? Brett and Jason? There aren’t two other people you want to ask? Two more important people in your life?”
“Nah. Can’t think of anyone.”
Come on.“Actually, I want two more, I think. So you’ll need to choose two more too.”
“I’ll ask Jeff and Mike too then.”
What? Who even are these people?I set the notebook down. “Two more.”
“Brooklyn…”
“You have to make up with the Hunters, Matt. They’re your best friends. Not Brett and whoever.”
“Brett, Jason, Jeff, and Mike didn’t kiss you though. And they don’t think I’m a liar.”
“You can’t have a wedding without your best friends by your side.”
“The last time I checked, the only person I really need there is my girl.”
Darn him and his stupid charming smile.“You’re really not going to try to make things right with them?”
“I’ve apologized to James a dozen times, Brooklyn. For something that I didn’t even do. I tried to make things right. I don’t know what else I could have done. You’re making it seem like I don’t care, but this is on them. I didn’t cut them out of my life. They cut me and Mason out.”
“I know. I’m sorry. But after all those things you confessed to me about James’ problems…aren’t you ever worried about him?”
“Of course I’m worried about him. But what can I do if he won’t even talk to me?”
That was a fair point.
“It’s really sweet that you care about this, Brooklyn. But I’m done caring. I just want to know you have my back. That you believe I didn’t do anything wrong.”
