The Wedding Plan: A Best Friend's Sister Standalone Romance by Rebecca Castle

Author:Rebecca Castle [Castle, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-06T16:00:00+00:00

17

ROME

I pull up to the paintball venue and take in a deep breath to calm myself. I turn to look at the front doors to the reception from inside my car and feel a pit in my stomach. I should be excited about paintball. I should be getting ready for a fun day.

But there’s only one thing on my mind.

Paris Hill.

She’s going to be here today.

We haven’t seen each other since I kissed her in my apartment, and my nerves are kicking in. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve last seen her face when she ran away through my door.

But today we will see each other. It is unavoidable. It’s paintball day.

The only contact we’ve had has been a few messages about organizing this paintball party. We kept our correspondence strictly business, just like she wanted, but there was always that irritating feeling in the back of my mind.

I want to talk to her about what happened.

There’s so much unresolved tension between us.

And now I have to see her again.

I park my car and head inside the paintball venue with another deep breath.

“Hi. Rome Price. I’ve booked a private party for today.”

The receptionist goes over the paperwork with me. I’ve deliberately arrived earlier than everyone else so that I can get all this mundane stuff sorted. I’m even here earlier than Paris. It’s very unusual for me. She’s not gonna like that I did all the paperwork. Well, tough.

I fill in the necessary forms.

And, just my luck, Paris is the first to arrive behind me.

As she walks into the venue and spots me standing by the desk, I see a flash of something pass over her face. I can’t tell what it is, but my presence definitely sparks something in her.

“Hello,” she says curtly. She’s really trying hard to keep it all very business.

All I’m focusing on are her lips. Those same lips I was kissing just a few weeks ago. How I would wish to kiss them again.

“Hello, Paris.”

She heads to the desk and starts listing off the information about the reservation to the receptionist, but I gently touch her arm.

“I’ve done it all,” I say. “I’ve signed us all in.”

Paris looks at me with unbelieving eyes. I’m glad to surprise her like this.

Despite her opinion of me, I am not a playboy.

And then she laughs. She raises a hand to her mouth.

“Look at you, Rome. Organized. I like it.”

And it’s like all the tension disappears. All my nerves fade away. We’re back to being friends again. My body floods with relief.

And then I realize that things are not going to be too bad. Paris and I are going to be chill.

“You excited for today?” I ask her.

She smiles at me. “Oh, I’m looking forward to whooping your ass, mister.”

“Good luck with that.”

“I have no doubt I will.”

“What, you’ve been practicing or something?”

“I know how to handle a weapon, especially when it’s targeted at you.”

I turn my head. “Really?”

The venue doors open, and in step Jason and Jessie.

“Hey guys,” Jason says as he looks around in bewilderment.

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