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"Right."
"You'd never have done thattome."
My chuckle melts some of the nerves in my gut. "Never."
"We'd never fuck with each otherlikethat."
"Never."
He pulls his cell from his pocket and points it at me.Click.
"Who are you, Piper?" I shake my head. I press my palms into the leather seats. I stare at the tintedwindows.
Lacey and I are gettingmarried.
She's going to bemywife.
I canhandlethat.
Absolutely.
"You want a drink?" My brother points to the mini bar. "Calm yournerves?"
I shakemyhead.
His eyes get bright. "Need your vocal chords in tip-top shape to issueorders?"
Inod.
Ethan laughs. "And to scream loud enough to wake up thehotel?"
"Gotta make sure you hear me all the way inNewport."
"Kindofyou."
"Itry."
His smile spreads over his ears. "You never looknervous."
"Iknow."
"You hate it,don'tyou?"
Inod.
"Fuck, this is weird. You, nervous." He snaps another picture. "She's good for you,youknow?"
I fire up ano shitbut my mouth is sticky. All I can manage to doisnod.
"Perfect,actually."
"You're trying to make me more nervous,aren'tyou?"
Ethan shrugs, his expression utterly innocent. "Nah, just want to remind you how importanttodayis."
Igroan.
"So yourememberit."
