Page 76 of Nothing to the Wedding

“You really do do your best work with an audience, Casanova.”

He laughed.“I do my best work for you.”

“You got the girl,” she murmured.“No one is ever taking me away.”

In the next kiss, his arm locked around her, lifting her from her feet to take their kiss to his height.The guests may be applauding, cheering, but they couldn’t keep going all night.What a damn shame.Hmm, wonder how long it would take to clear the whole place.

Someone prodded her, jarring her from the kiss.Toria.

“Uh, they’re playing your song.”

Song?What did?

Oh, the dance floor was dark, the band illuminated.

“Ah!”In her joy, she kissed Zairn again, quick this time.“Now you have to dance with me.”

“We’re not at work.”

“For maybe the first time.You’re just as obligated here,” she said, linking their fingers when he put her back on her feet.“Now everyone gets to see.”

The meal sundries had been whooshed away by their army of servers.The cherry blossoms would be taken home by all on shoes and shawls, but the dance floor was clear of it at least.

Zairn overtook her to lead the way onto the empty floor.They stopped in the middle and boom, spotlight.Right there in the glow from above, he turned, yanked, and then she was against him, in his arms.Ah, the flip move from bed diversified to vertical.Impressive.

“Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.and Mrs.Zairn Lomond.”

Okay, she’d let that one slide, because he was too good at this.Her forearms against him, she pushed herself close as he squeezed.Everyone would recognize the music from their Rome dance, that had since aired to the world, but it still meant more to them than anyone could ever know.That night was the first they…

“We should do this every year.”

“We do it every week,” Zairn said.“Any time you want to dance—”

“The wedding,” she said.“Jane’s too beautiful to only be a bride once.”

Something crossed his expression as his eyes moved away for a moment before returning.“You have an impervious quality that makes me forget to compliment you like I should.”

“You are leaning hard on the nostalgia.”

“I love Jane.She’s a sweet girl, deserving, loyal, beautiful.”

“Buyer’s remorse?”

He snickered.“That’s just it, baby.You’re you and deserve nothing less than she does.The way you look at her, the love you have for her, she wants you to be as happy.We both do.”

“We’re family,” she said.“All of us.We’re happy together.”

“Knox loves her no more than I love you.I’d argue he loves Jane less, but I am better at everything and like to win.”

“You never win with me.”

“I don’t.Know why that is?”

“Yeah.”She rubbed her cheek against him.“Because I have the reins.”

“At home and in the office.Here, there, and everywhere.”

“What is it you and your boys say?All is fair in love and business,” she said and slid her hands higher.“Knox likes straightforward, likes satisfying Jane’s needs, even the crazy ones, and he never apologizes for it.”