Crazy About Love: An All About Love Novel by Cassie Mae

Author:Cassie Mae [Mae, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-06-13T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

PRESENT DAY

With all the nerves and excitement about the momentous gesture I’m making, I plumb forgot about all the work I have to do.

“Line up, damn it!” I yell at the bachelors, and none of them listen. I blow my already failed hairdo from my face and shove bachelor number two, who is too busy texting to notice me pushing. When I get through the very potent-smelling and oily crowd I start counting how many of the guys are back here.

I can’t even find bachelor number one, because not everyone has grabbed their number yet. And I don’t even see Alec. I was 10,000 percent sure he’d come tonight, yet I can feel the panic settling in my stomach that maybe he didn’t come.

“Fifteen minutes, guys!” I shout. “Fifteen minutes! I need all the bachelors lined up here.” I thrust my arms out and gesture at the curtain. My ability to give a shit about professionalism went out the window an hour ago. “If you don’t have a number, come get it!”

Some asshole moos as I just grab random arms and tug them into what looks like a line. I’m sweaty and gross and this just won’t do for tonight. I make a mental note to clean up before the bidding starts.

I grab number thirteen’s shoulders and steer him into the line. He’s calling back at number seventeen like I’m not even here. The oil soaks through his shirt and onto my hands, and I stare at them, because what the heck am I supposed to wipe them off on?

Then suddenly I feel a rush of warmth flow through my stomach, through my chest, and up my neck, and I forget the stress and the smell and the need to wash my hands. A smile hits my lips, turning them up and up until they’ve reached the moon. Alec hasn’t even said anything, I don’t even see him, but I know he’s right behind me.

“You said something about a number?” His voice is in my ear, making all sense and control flutter away. I turn around, he grins, and I melt right into the floor. Funny how he’s given me that same smile for years, but only recently have I realized how much it means to me.

“You’re here.” Like duh, of course he’s here. But the panic about him possibly not showing up is now transforming into panic that he did show up and I’m minutes away from declaring myself.

I toss my arms around him to hide my face, but also because I haven’t hugged him since the night he left and I’ve missed it. He’s oily, but I don’t even care anymore. My heart is performing a drum solo against his chest, but he doesn’t let me hang on long enough for him to notice, or at least I don’t think so.

“You are saving my life right now,” I say, looking around the chaotic room.

He pulls out the note card we handed out to the bachelors so that they could write down all their talents and jobs and things like that.

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