Happy Place by L.P. Maxa

Author:L.P. Maxa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, holiday romance, living life on your own terms, a fake wedding for christmas, he left and she had to go on with her life, seaside florida, secrets and lies can ruin them, standing up for herself, they had one fantastic reckless night together, they have been crushing on each other since they were kids
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group

Chapter Sixteen

Declan

Once again my son wasn’t sitting next to me during a meal. His highchair had been placed between both of his grandmas. At the beginning of brunch my parents had stood up and announced, quite regally I might add, that they would now be going by Grammy and Gramps.

At least Cass was sitting next to me. Our little morning quickie did nothing to quench my newly realized never-ending thirst for her. I wasn’t completely sure how my brain and dick could be on such different wavelengths. My heart, you ask? Bipolar. And it didn’t help that she was wearing tight jeans and a loose v-neck sweater. Every time she leaned over me to check on Wyllie I could see down her sweater. And I was almost positive she was doing it on purpose. It was freezing outside; she should be wearing a scarf.

All of a sudden Brice kicked the shit out of my shin from across the table. “Ah. What the—” He made a slicing motion across his throat, signaling me to be quiet. He motioned down with his eyes and kicked me again, thankfully lighter this time.

Cassie looked up and glared at us over her mimosa. “What are y’all eye talking about?”

Brice threw a grape at her. “Nothing, mind your own business. Gah.”

Mrs. Huntington cleared her throat. “Children, that’s enough. Do I need to separate you two?”

Both Cassie and Brice answered with a quiet “No ma’am.”

A few seconds later I felt a hand on my knee. I winked at Cass and whispered, “A little under-the-table action? I’m game.” She looked at me like I’d lost my mind. Then I noticed both her hands were resting on the table. Damn, guess it was the other Huntington. I looked back across the table at Brice; he rolled his eyes, then I felt something hit my leg and bounce onto my foot. I pretended to drop my napkin so I could pick it up. It was a black velvet jewelry box. I opened the lid and my jaw dropped. It was a giant oval diamond set in a glittering diamond band. I glared over at Brice and shook my head.

He leaned forward and whispered, “That’s payback for nailing my baby sister.” Then he winked and inclined his head toward Cassie.

I elbowed her and showed her the ring under the table. Her eyes filled with tears. I guess she liked it. She better, from the look of it, this fake engagement ring had probably cost me a small fortune.

Brice cleared his throat. “Declan and Cassie have a little surprise announcement, I think.”

All eyes swung to us. Ah, okay, well, looked like we were doing this now. I plucked the ring out of the box and slid it on Cassie’s finger. It looked perfect, and I couldn’t help but smile. In that moment, looking at her wearing that beautiful ring, all doubts left my mind. I wanted nothing more than to be fake married to this amazing girl. Even though she’d messed up, and lied, repeatedly…I’d still do everything in my power to help her.

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