“You’re having a hard time makin’ the right call. I get that.” I’d had the same assistant for four years and she was a godsend. She hadn’t been able to travel with us on the last tour because she was on mat leave with her beautiful baby girl, but she’d still been a lifeline for us on the road. “I feel for ya,” I said, squeezing his shoulder. “But you know I can’t lend you Caitlyn.”
He chuckled. “No, assistants like that little lady are worth their weight in gold.”
“Charli could be too,” I said, smiling at my sister-in-law. “You still think about givin’ her a shot?”
He turned his back on the girls before he said through clenched teeth, “Only every damn day, Knox. That’s the problem. She’s… inside my head. Which means hirin’ her could be—”
“A disaster.” I understood where he was coming from. The press was still all over him about his failed relationships and our friends in the music biz weren’t much kinder. “Or it could be the best decision you ever made.”
“Are you crazy?” he hissed. “Guys in our position can’t sleep with women who work for us.”
“Really?” I grinned. “Glad I didn’t get that memo.” I held up the gold band circling my finger. “If I did, I wouldn’t be wearing this.” I thought about it for half a second before I said, “Nah, that’s bullshit. It would have taken more than the threat of a lawsuit to keep me away from Cece.”
Dade narrowed his eyes. “Are you sayin’ you think I need to grow a pair, and forget about the consequences?”
“I can’t tell you what to do, man.” I slapped him on the back. “But grow a pair… sounds like damn good advice to me.”
It was our first dance as husband and wife, but I was already thinking about how long before I could take my beautiful bride back to the hotel. Our private jet was taking us to Maui in the morning and I couldn’t wait. Ten days of nothingness… just me and her in a private villa with a sandy beach. I’d tried to dissuade her from packing clothes, but she laughed and told me I was crazy. She wouldn’t think so when she returned home with all of those clothes neatly folded and unworn.
“We’re so lucky,” she whispered, brushing her lips across mine. “I wish our friends could say the same.”
I knew what she meant. Dade’s smile was strained as he dodged questions about his latest ex. Charli’s well-meaning family was demanding to know why she’d come to the wedding without a date and Brooklyn and Reed kept stealing glances at each other when they thought no one was looking. What a mess.
“They’ll work it out, baby. Just like we did.” I brought her in obscenely close, pressing her against my arousal. “How long before we can get out of here? I’m dyin’ to get you alone.”
Her laughter was a little breathless as she smacked my shoulder and whispered in my ear, “Chill, my handsome husband. We can make love every night for the rest of our lives, but we’re only getting married once.”
She had a point, and if she wanted to soak in every last second of our special day, I was happy to let her.
“I think my sister’s over her celebrity crush,” Cece said, flashing an amused look in Charli and Dade’s direction. They were dancing, and it looked like the little spitfire was giving him hell. “Now she realizes he’s just a guy, not some god she should worship.”
I chuckled. “If anything, I’d say the tables have turned. Seems it’s our good buddy who might be crushin’ hard now. He’s barely taken his eyes off Charli all day.”
“Yeah, I noticed that.” Cece bit her lip, her eyes flicking back to her sister. “You think we should be worried about that? Maybe I should talk to her before we leave. Make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid while we’re away on our honeymoon.”
“What kind of trouble could she get into in ten days?” When she looked at me like I was crazy, I laughed. “I guess you’re right. This is Charli we’re talkin’ about. Trouble has a way of finding her, doesn’t it?”
“Uh huh.” She shook her head. “And right now trouble’s looking like it’s about six two, inked, and ripped.” She dropped her head against my chest. “Oh no.”
I glanced over my shoulder and saw Dade making out with Charli on the dance floor, to the shock of all of their elderly great-aunts. I tried like hell to keep a straight face, but couldn’t. “Baby, we both knew this was bound to happen. I have a feelin’ she’s been Dade’s fantasy girl since he locked eyes with her at the concert a few years back.” I winked at my gorgeous wife as my hands strayed down to the swell of her ass. “Maybe tonight’s the night the fantasy will become a reality.”
“Don’t joke about this, Knox. What are we gonna do? We can’t let them do this.”
“Babe, the only thing you gotta worry about on our wedding night is all the naughty things your husband has planned for you.”
She looped her arms around my neck and collapsed against me with a contented sigh. “I guess you’re right. They’ll figure things out… just like we did.”
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