“Need some help?”
“That would be great. Thank you.”
I nod once. “I’ll grab some towels.”
I walk by Gus and give him a pat on the side of his tummy. “I have a feeling this guy’s gonna need more than one towel.”
Ellie chuckles. I head to the hallway closet and grab a stack of old towels, and follow Ellie and Gus into the hallway bathroom, happy that things between us are good again.
Chapter 19
Camden
“Wow. This place is incredible,” Ellie says while gazing around the lush vineyard in Sonoma.
It’s the weekend of Xander and Sophie’s wedding. We walk over to the ceremony space, which overlooks fields of grape vines and mountains in the distance. There are two sections of white chairs for guests. At the front, in the middle, is an arch made of lush greenery and flowers in every shade of pink.
“Sophie must really like pink,” Ellie says.
“Xander does too. He sends her pink roses every week.”
Ellie flashes a warm smile. “That’s so romantic.”
“Do you like that? Getting surprise flowers?”
She nods, but a second later, her smile falters. “I mean, I would if I ever got flowers. No one’s ever gotten my flowers before.”
She glances down at her lap, and I tuck away that little piece of information for later.
A server walks up to us with a tray of wine and offers us some. I take a glass and hand it to Ellie, then grab one for myself. We find seats next to Ryker and Madeline.
“I’ve never been to a wedding where they serve wine during the ceremony before,” Ellie says excitedly. She sips her glass of white wine and smiles. “Yum.”
“We should have given the guests at our wedding alcohol during our ceremony. Best idea ever,” Ryker says before taking a pull from his wine glass. Madeline chuckles and sips her drink.
“I love your dress. That shade of green looks amazing with your hair,” Ellie says to Madeline.
She smiles. “Thank you. Your dress is so pretty.”
Ellie blushes as she skims a hand over the long, red dress she’s wearing. There’s a slit up the side of it that shows off her mile-long legs, and it’s held up by thin straps that rest on her delicate shoulders.
“I wouldn’t have gotten this dress if you guys hadn’t convinced me to. I don’t normally wear stuff this form-fitting,” Ellie says.
I run my gaze along the flowy fabric of her crimson red dress. When she walked out of the bathroom of our hotel room after getting dressed, my eyes almost popped out of my head. She looks incredible.
I have to force myself to look away from her.
Quit eye fucking your wife.
Madeline chuckles. “It’s fun to get dressed up and wear something sexy every once in a while. Keeps the husbands happy.”
She winks at Ryker. The corner of his mouth hooks up in a smirk. Ellie chuckles, her cheeks flushing pink.
I smile and shrug. “Madeline’s right,” I say, trying to play it cool. Everyone laughs, including Ellie.
She takes another sip of her wine, looking happy and relaxed. I’m relieved and glad that everything is back to normal between Ellie and me since hashing things out after our argument. I wasworried we’d have an awkward moment, but things have been good between us.
A minute later, the rest of the guys and their partners join us.
