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“About what?” I asked even though I knew she was right. He’d saidtake your chance while you have itand I did that with Belle. I knew I would never regret it. I looked forward to future arguments with her. Hell, to a future anything with her.
“A lot, apparently.” Scarlet looked at me then at Belle. “You two are getting along now for one thing.”
“It is shaping up great Sis and no worries for you.” Belle nodded. “I did want to ask what I should wear to the actual wedding? I mean I didn’t bring any of my clothes as you know.”
“Cinnamon and the girls have it all covered.” Scarlet smiled at her. Then she looked over at me. “What are you wearing, Liberty?”
I shook my head. “I didn’t bring a suit, but I’m sure Justice has one.”
“Yeah, he has a few I think?” Scarlet smiled at me. Then she rolled her eyes. “Ok, so, why are you all hiding the fact that you two are together?” She motioned at me and Belle.
I blinked at her. “What?”
“You heard me,” Scarlet said.
Ma laughed as she shook her head and handed Scarlet a cup of coffee.
“How did you know?” Belle asked Scarlet.
“Sis, you look like a million bucks.” Scarlet set her cup on the table. “Your eyes are actually sparkling! I don’t think I’ve ever seen you like this. Happiness looks good on you.” She laughed then she looked over at me. “And I've never seen you this quiet since I met you. I mean you aren’t known for that Liberty Walker. Plus, you haven’t taken your eyes off of Belle since I came in here.” Planting her hands onto her hips, Scarlet asked, “So why the BS?”
She hadn’t been fooled at all. I had to admit that I probably looked pretty smug about this.
Fate looked stunned as he shook his head while staring at Scarlet. “Holy shit,” he muttered under his breath.
Chapter Sixteen:Stealing Thunder
Belle
Scarlet grabbed me up from the chair into a huge hug. “I am so happy for you!”
I hugged her back but then pulled away. “Scar, I don’t want you to make a big deal out of this.”
“The hell with that!” Scarlet exclaimed as she pulled back to look at my face. “I want to make a deal out of it. Because it IS a big deal, Sis. I never thought you would fall for any guy. I mean the way you treated men up until now was terrible.”
This statement seemed to fall into the room a bit too loudly. I froze and looked over at Liberty.
He cocked his head at me and asked, “What does she mean by that?”
Scarlet let go of me and bit at her lip. “Sorry Belle. It just slipped out.”
I shook my head then sat back down, motioning for Scarlet to do the same. To buy some time, I took a slow sip of my coffee. This wasn’t something I wanted him to know about really. Setting the cup down, I looked up at Liberty who had been patiently waiting for my response. Shrugging, I tried to explain something I wasn’t really proud of, “I would go out with them for a few dates then find a reason to dump them.”
“Yeah, a girl Casanova,” Scarlet said as she nodded her head. “Poor guys. They never understood why. Lots of them were like great guys, ya know? But she never really gave them a chance.”
Liberty stared at me. “So, you might try to do that to me.”
At this, Scarlet gasped and swung her gaze over to him. “Um, did she spend the night with you?”
“Scar!” I exclaimed. “That is personal.”
“Maybe, but it might help clear this up. Damn, I made a real mess of this.” She stared at him. “So, she spent all night with you, correct?”
He nodded.
“Then you’re safe, cause that is a first.”
He still looked upset as his eyes were blazing at me and his voice went low as he said, “I won’t be easy to get rid of.”
