Acting Married (The Married Series Book 5) by Lieske Victorine E

Author:Lieske, Victorine E. [Lieske, Victorine E.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-07-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

R

ick tugged at his collar. How did she do that? Turn it around so he was talking about Scarlett? He didn’t want to tell Tara about it. He’d rather forget that part of his past. It didn’t make him look good. It would reveal a piece of himself he’d rather keep buried.

Tara slipped off his jacket and handed it back to him. “Thank you.”

“No problem.” He slung his coat over his shoulder and took her arm. “Are you ready to leave?”

She nodded. They were making their way through the crowd when someone called out, “Hey, Rick! Is that you?”

Rick turned to see Jake Oliver. They’d worked on two different movies together. He looked like a body builder and always got the dumb jock parts. Rick stuck out his hand. “Hey, Jake. How are you?”

“Good. I hear you’re getting married? When’s the big day?” Jake slung an arm over Rick’s shoulders. He smelled of alcohol.

Vikki Castle turned toward them from across the room. “Yes, Rick. When’s the wedding?” Her loud voice carried, and people stopped their conversations to look at her.

Tara’s eyes grew wide and Rick knew he had to take control of the situation, and fast. “We haven’t set a date yet. We’re taking things slow.”

“Why is that?” Vikki called. She took a step toward them and stumbled a little, her red stilettos wobbling. “You worried you’ll change your mind?”

A small crowd of people was forming around them, and panic struck Rick in his chest. What was Vikki doing? She was going to embarrass Tara, and he couldn’t have that. “You’re drunk, Vikki.”

“That never stopped you, Rick.” Vikki grinned as the crowd laughed.

Jake chuckled and slapped Rick on the shoulder. “I saw your proposal on YouTube. She’s not trapping you into anything, is she?”

“What? No.” Rick stepped away from Jack. Is that what everyone thought? She was holding him to a drunk proposal? “I can’t wait to marry her.”

Vikki’s grin turned sour. “Then you should just do it. We are in Vegas after all.” This brought a new round of laughter from the crowd.

Sweat broke out on Rick’s forehead. They wanted him to marry her tonight? What if he did? Rick looked at Tara, her body was stiff, her face a mask of stone. What if he didn’t?

“Do it!” someone yelled.

People started clapping and hollering. “Marry her!”

“What’s the matter, Rick?” Vikki said, raising her hands. “You look a little nervous. Are you not really in love?”

This was ridiculous. If they wanted him to prove something, why shouldn’t they just go get married? That was the plan anyway. He slid his arm around Tara’s waist. “I think eloping is a great idea.”

Tara’s face drained of color. “You do?” she whispered.

“Why not? We’re crazy in love. Let’s just do it.”

The crowd cheered and Rick pulled Tara to the door. “We’ll continue this party at the Chapel-O-Love! Drinks on me.”

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