Mai Tai Marriage by Chris Keniston

Author:Chris Keniston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Indie House Publishing
Published: 2014-06-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“Do you really think Lexie’s ex is up to no good?” Angela Carson leaned back against the car’s headrest, enjoying the feel of Billy’s thumb gently stroking the inside of her palm as he drove her home from Nick and Kara’s.

“I think that Jim Borden is an excellent judge of character.”

“He seems like a really nice guy. They all do.”

His thumb stilled. “All?”

“Jim, Doug, Matt, Brent. Everyone who came to help with the Deluca thing.”

One corner of Billy’s mouth tipped up with that lopsided grin she loved so much. “I wouldn’t be here now without them. Wouldn’t have you.”

“I never did thank Jim for bringing you to your senses.”

“I’d like to believe that eventually I would have figured out on my own that we were meant to be together.” He lifted her hand and pressed a gentle kiss against their entwined fingers. “Speaking of together, have you and your mother settled on a date?”

“We came up with three possibilities when everyone could fly to Hawaii.”

“You know my family is willing to go to Wyoming. The Everrett clan has a great deal more flexibility.”

“No. I want to get married in Paradise.”

The other side of Billy’s mouth inched up in a full blown grin, the kind that made her toes curl and her insides go all mushy.

“So which three choices?”

“Third Saturday in September.”

Billy’s smile slipped.

“Fourth Saturday in October.”

His brows folded into a deep-set vee and she had to bite on her lower lip to keep from laughing.

“Or six weeks from this Saturday.”

“If six weeks is the best we can do…”

“It is. I need at least that long to order and send out invitations.”

“Right.” Billy pulled into Angela’s driveway. “As long as you don’t change your mind at the last minute and leave me standing at the bar like Jim, I can wait six weeks.”

Releasing her hand, he turned and slid out of the car, circled the hood and opened the passenger door. Before she could think up a snappy comeback for his comment about abandoning him at the altar, Billy folded her into his arms and pressed a tender kiss to her forehead. “You’re mine, Angel.”

In the next heartbeat, his mouth descended on hers in a tangle of love and desire. All coherent thought bled away. She was most definitely his. Now and forever. For always.

* * *

One of the few drawbacks to being stationed in Hawaii was that not many friends or family lived in the same time zone. Jim wanted badly to do two things. Call Brooklyn in Miami, six hours ahead of Kona time to get things rolling. And call Bridget at her mother’s in San Francisco, three hours ahead.

With all the craziness of the day’s events, they hadn’t spoken since yesterday morning and already the memory of her voice was growing dim. Every minute with Lexie gnawed at the promises that kept him tethered to Bridget. But both calls would have to wait.

“You’re really worried aren’t you?” Lexie slid a mug of hot tea across the kitchen table.

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