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Hanna pats my hand and gives me a wink. “Let me know. No pressure.”

I like her. She’s cool and she gets it.

“Are you still cool with your ex?” Liam asks, conversationally.

“Sort of.” I hesitate, being careful. I’m not sure how much of my personal life I'd like Greg to be privy to.

“Liam.” Hanna chides gently. “Maybe Becky doesn’t want to talk about this. Besides, we’ve got a ton of work to do.”

“I’m just curious is all.” Liam shrugs. “And I’m feeling a little bit like we’ve been doing nothing but talking about wedding stuff today. Just looking to change the subject. No big deal.”

“He’s a bit of an asshole.” Greg blurts. “He threatened me.”

Liam’s gaze shoots over to him. “Why did he threaten you?”

“Oh, God.” I sigh, raking a hand through my hair. “Do we really want to talk about this?”

They all seem to ignore me now that the focus is on Greg.

“I told you. It’s because he’s an asshole.” Greg guffaws self-righteously, making me want to pound him. “He’s trying to say that my business intentions with Becky aren’t genuine.” he pauses for emphasis. “I can see why Becky here left him.”

I lift a hand. “For the record, he’s not an asshole, and that’s not why we broke up. Not even close.”

Liam looks at me with grave concern on his face. “If y’all left him, why are you going to his birthday party? You don’t owe him anything.”

I sigh. “It’s not like that. We couldn’t have a baby together. It tore us apart. Not every couple can get past that.”

The muscles in Liam’s jaw are working. “Shit, I'm sorry. That can’t be easy.”

“No. It’s not.” I admit, with a heavy exhale. “It’s still fresh, too. This is his first birthday since we separated. I didn’t want to traumatize him. He’s been very sweet since the separation. Very kind and understanding.”

“Good luck dating.” Greg snorts.

I glare at him.

Liam’s brows knit together as he looks at him. “Dude, take it easy, man.”

Greg lifts a hand. “Sorry. You’re right. I just don’t like being accused of something I didn’t do is all. Look, we should get back to business here. We’ve got a lot of work to do still.”

Hanna interjects. “Do you want to talk about my deadbeat sister?” That gets a chuckle. “Anyone else have a sister that they swear was switched at birth?” she adds.

Liam, who was looking at Greg, like he’s suddenly a suspected serial killer, turns his gaze back to his fiancé, and his expression softens.

I smile. “So, what did your folks say that they’re going to do about her?”

Hanna shrugs. “They just said that they’re going to talk to her is all. And that’s all we need at this point. Cher won’t do anything to upset mama or daddy, since they’re her meal ticket.”

“Seeing as she’ll need a bigger one now.” Liam is flippant.

Hanna smiles at him. “Stop it.”

“You sure that’s going to be enough?” Greg asks, unconvinced.

“Oh, believe me, it is.” Liam says, matter-of-factly. “Cher is the biggest suck up there is with her folks. That’s how come she gets away with everything.”

Hanna interjects, chuckling righteously. “That’s how come mama and daddy aren’t freaking out because she’s pregnant by someone that isn’t her husband. She can just be grateful that Marshall was happy to see her go, but I’d be willing to bet our entire wedding budget that she cheated on Marshall with Ricky.”

Liam gives her a look like there’s no contest. “Hell, yah, she did. There is no two ways about it.”

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