Standing By: A Knight's Tale #2 by Burgoa Claudia Y

Author:Burgoa, Claudia Y. [Burgoa, Claudia Y.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Fiction
Published: 2014-09-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Mitch

“We should’ve done a double wedding,” Mom says, and then hugs Hayley—for the third time today. “I love your dress. Mitch won’t like this, but you’re nothing like I imagined he’d marry, not at all flashy or extravagant.”

“Something is wrong with her, Mom,” Liam says. Hayley’s hand tenses in mine. “Wait until she realizes what she got herself into, and she’ll run away from him.”

“You’ve got yourself a Knight,” Mom cups Hayley’s face and looks down at her. “They have their faults but they are good boys. Responsible, hardworking, smart—.”

“Please don’t do that,” Hayley says. “You’re feeding that ego of his and I’m not in the mood to deal with him.”

Everyone laughs; I first glare at Hayley but her eyes crinkle and playfully smile at me. I take the opportunity to kiss her lightly.

“I like her.” Mom repeats my thoughts aloud, hugs her again and then takes her away from me. The panic in Hayley’s ghostly green eyes beg me to do something, but there’s just so much I can do. If I push further about not letting her be alone with them, they might get suspicious.

“Mom’s right,” Liam says, I follow his gaze and find him watching Hayley, who is being introduced to everyone. “She’s not your type. What’s the catch? Our parents won’t give you anything special for catching the perfect Stepford Wife, Mitch.”

“You’ve no idea what you’re talking about little brother,” I tell him. “Looks can be deceiving but she is quite adorable.”

So adorable that I might want to keep her forever. Where the hell did that come from?

“Shall we head to the reception area?” Jake asks, pushing past us towards the garden beside the church.

Liam and I follow, we find Emma talking to her grandparents while Mom and Dad are with Hayley. Hayley’s face is beaming as she talks, her expressive hands gesturing as her mouth moves.

“They like her,” Jake points. “I’m glad Mama Bear isn’t having trouble with her. Now if you will excuse me, I’ll go and snatch my hot bride from the guests and search for an empty room to have… alone time.”

The buffet setting favors the affair; I head to check what they have on the menu and encounter several seafood dishes. What happened to the halibut?

“What are we having, Mr. Food Critic?” Hayley asks as she comes behind me.

“Let’s see, we have several trays of sushi, smoked salmon, shrimp ceviche, shrimp in some kind of cocktail sauce, a fruit tray with watermelon, grapes, strawberries and pineapples and stuffed mushrooms with some weird sauce on top—looks to me like some kind of peanut sauce. What would you like?”

“It depends,” Hayley moves her head from one side to the other as if she’s making the hardest decision of her life. “Would I like to hit the ER due to a seafood allergy or peanut allergy?”

“Peanut, always go with a peanut allergy,” I answer her stupid question, containing my growl because I’m not sure if she’s being serious or she’s making a terrible joke.

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