The Wedding Agreement by Elizabeth Hayley

Author:Elizabeth Hayley [Hayley, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-03-08T09:38:44+00:00

Chapter 17

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Alex wasn’t sure who had suggested that they spend their evening at the trendy new club, Haven, but he was banking on Simone. We really need to demote that girl from being our group’s social planner. The place was all hazy air and flashing lights. And if Alex saw one more gym rat who’d managed to squeeze himself into a kids’ medium white shirt, he was going to lose his shit. It didn’t help that the girls were all bouncing around on the dance floor, attracting the attention of every guy in the place. They’d done a fairly good job of closing ranks around one another, keeping the Jersey Shore look-alikes at bay, but Alex didn’t think they’d be deterred for too long. Beside him, Scott was getting antsy. He was tasked with not only making sure Lauren didn’t get the police called on her, but also with making sure no one got handsy with Quinn.

Alex also had initially declined the invitation to channel his inner fist pumper. He had been feeling a little . . . conflicted lately. He wasn’t sure if he and Cass were getting too into the wedding planning or if it was a by-product of all the time they’d been spending together, but things were shifting between them. The fact that he’d told her about his mom’s cancer battle—a topic he normally avoided at all costs—was a big enough sign that they were venturing into dangerous territory. They hadn’t spoken about what was going on between them, so he had no idea if Cass felt the same, which only made him more uncomfortable. He didn’t want their fake relationship to screw with their real one. It was easy to play the role of happy fiancé, but he needed it to remain just that: a role. Letting himself get too caught up in the ruse could have disastrous consequences. So despite thinking that they’d both benefit from a night out without the other around, he’d caved. It was Tessa’s weekend with Nina, and Alex’s best friends were going to Haven. It wasn’t that he didn’t have other friends he could call and hang out with, but his best friends were here. He wouldn’t have been as happy anywhere else.

But as he watched Cass flitter off toward the bar—with the leers and smirks that followed her—he realized he wasn’t too happy here either.

“I feel like I should have bathed in self-tanner before coming in here,” Xavier remarked.

Alex and Scott laughed. “I’m actually surprised they didn’t ask to see proof of a gym membership when they carded us at the door,” Alex added.

“The girls are enjoying themselves.” Scott’s tone made it clear that he wasn’t pleased by that fact.

Alex’s eyes drifted back to the bar. He felt his body tense as he saw Cass still waiting for her drink. She wasn’t alone. Alex felt himself slip into investigator mode. The guy who’d moved to stand next to her wasn’t like the majority of the male patrons he’d been making fun of for most of the night.

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