Maybe I Do by Nicole McLaughlin

Author:Nicole McLaughlin [McLaughlin, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Published: 2017-08-28T18:30:00+00:00

Fifteen

When the DJ called all the single men forward for the garter toss, John was noticeably absent. Charlotte’s relief didn’t last long when Jason requested the DJ call his brother out by name.

“I’m looking for a John Reynolds. If anybody sees him, you have his brother’s permission to kindly drag his rear out onto the dance floor.”

Charlotte and Lauren gave each other a look as the room chuckled, and within moments one of the bridesmaids was doing as instructed, dragging John out so he could join the very scant group of men lined up around the edge of the floor.

When the garter was flung over Jason’s head, it headed in the exact opposite direction of where his brother stood, landing right in the hands of a tall guy in the back who seemed surprisingly proud to have caught it. A female, obviously his girlfriend, jumped into his arms and kissed his face about eight times. Charlotte stepped back to look through the images she’d just taken. Automatically her eyes went to John, off to the side of the frame. He hadn’t been looking at Jason or the garter at all.

He’d been watching her.

But Charlotte had other things on her mind. The next hour flew by, and with every moment she grew more anxious and definitely more excited. It was hard to believe Dean was serious about what he’d said. Surely he wasn’t trying to tease her for getting him into such a ridiculous situation.

No. He’d been on the fence about them, but she knew him well enough to know he wouldn’t do that. Not after what they’d been through the past few weeks. The thing that kept her mind reeling was the look in his eyes. Nothing about his expression had made her doubt his meaning until she’d walked away and tried to make sense of it all.

Because this was a crazy turn of events. Not that she was complaining. They’d been playing this game of lust and denial. Had he finally decided to throw caution to the wind? It seemed so un-Dean-like … and yet something had to give. She’d already decided that they either stop flirting or give this a shot, so he must have decided something similar. If necessary they were mature enough to enjoy each other and then remain business colleagues. People did it all the time. And if something came of it? Even better.

“Are you calling it?” Lauren asked, reading Charlotte’s body language well.

“I think so. I’m going to say good-bye to everyone. Want to meet in the break room?”

Lauren nodded and Charlotte felt the butterflies in her stomach kick back to life as she made her way through the reception, saying good-bye to Shelby, Jason, and their parents. They all thanked her again profusely for coming to their aid on such short notice. Even John and Jason’s mother, Roxanne, gave her a warm hug and told Charlotte she missed and thought of her often. She purposely avoided John, who hadn’t sought her out again since the conversation with Dean.

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