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Grayson stood there, staring at me awkwardly, before the blonde at his side spoke up. “Hi, I’m Brandy Horowitz,” she said, introducing herself. “We’re the lucky ones attending this year from Halston.”
I turned my smile her way and stuck my hand out. “It’s very nice to meet you, Ms. Horowitz,” I lied again. “I’m Molly Cavanaugh, the event’s coordinator.”
“Well, the place looks amazing,” she gushed. “Everything’s absolutely perfect.”
Yeah. Absolutely perfect.
Chapter 34
Grayson~
Thank God for Brandy’s chatterbox ways because I needed a goddamn minute. Even though I knew this was what Molly did for a living, it never occurred to me she’d be putting on this event.
Never.
“Oh, Molly Cavanaugh,” Darius spoke up. “Isn’t your brother married to Grayson’s sister?”
Turning that infuriating smile towards Darius, she answered, “Yes. My brother, Lorcan, is married to Grayson’s sister, Rowan.”
“Oh, what a small world,” Maria said, standing next to Darius, and suddenly, it occurred to me how this might look. In this day and age, it was quite possible to assume that Franklin and Carlisle were an item, along with Darius and Maria, and me and Brandy.
Molly scanned everyone’s faces as she said, “Well, it’s wonderful to have you all here. I hope you enjoy your evening.” She turned to walk away from our table, and that’s when the shock gave way.
And anger started to simmer.
“Molly?” I called out to her. Though she didn’t turn around to face me completely, she did turn around enough for me to lock onto those silver eyes of hers. I had to clear my throat before saying, “I’ll come find you later, yeah?”
That stunning smile still plastered on her face, she said, “Sure. Though, I’m usually quite busy at these things. I’ll just catch up with you later if we don’t get the chance to talk tonight.” With that, she turned around and walked off.
My eyes stayed glue to her as I watched her check on the seating, and even though I knew she was doing here job, I hated how she seemed so unaffected that I was here.
Fucking hated it.
“So, that’s your sister-in-law?” Brandy asked as we all started to take our seats.
“No, she’s Rowan’s sister-in-law,” I corrected.
“Uhm, doesn’t that make her your sister-in-law, too?”
I shook my head. “No. I’m not the one married to Lorcan. I have no ties to that side of Rowan’s family. Molly’s Lorcan’s sister, and I’m Rowan’s brother, and that’s it.”
“Oh,” she mumbled, and that’s when I realized I was sounding like a complete dick. Even Darius was eyeing me as we sat down.
Seven minutes.
That’s how long I lasted before excusing myself to go look for Molly.
Seven fucking minutes.
I knew if I didn’t do something, it’d be back to radio silence after tonight, and I was done with that. I’ve been going crazy for days, and my salvation was in this building, walking around like she hadn’t shattered me to pieces.
Searching in places I probably had no right to, I finally found Molly in a preparation room. There were crates of wine on one of the tables, and another table full of small gift baskets. Molly was counting the wine crates.
“Molly?”
She jumped at my voice, and her eyes were wide as she looked at me. “Grayson, wh…what are you doing back here?” She started glancing around the room. “This area is off limits to the guests. No one is supposed to be back here except me or the staff.”
I made my way to her in four long strides. She backed up until she was trapped between me and the table, and soon, I was crowding her.
