Micah smiles as she looks between me and her sister. “The dresses are my gift to you both.”
“Micah, you don’t have to do that,” I say.
She grabs my hand. “I know I don’t have to. I want to.”
I start to tell her it’s okay, but Jordan stops me. “It’s no use. My sister is stubborn as hell. She’s going to win this fight.”
I hug Micah. “Thank you.”
When we break apart, she’s smiling. “Thankyou.Getting you this dress is the least I can do for planning all the pre-wedding events with Liam. Aidan and I have been so busy and stressed out about work, you’re seriously saving us.”
“It’s no problem. Really.”
“I know how Liam gets on your nerves though. It must be agony having to spend so much time with him,” she jokes. “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love the guy. He’s my future brother-in-law. But he drives me nuts sometimes with what a smartass he can be.”
I bite back a smile. “He’s not so bad.”
I think back to just a few nights ago when he helped me take care of my aunt. How he dropped everything the second I told him she was hurt and insisted on taking me to her because I was so upset I was shaking.
I think about how sweet he was when he helped my aunt off the floor, how he chatted with her and joked around to make her feel comfortable. How he cleaned up the kitchen and ordered her food before he left.
How I can’t stop thinking about what he said to me that night.
I’d do anything for you, Kendall.
Even now when I think about him saying that, my heart skids in my chest.
I remember the look in his eyes when he said it. Like he meant every word.
I remember how badly I wanted to kiss him…and I was about to until his rideshare showed up.
And then I lost my nerve. I gave him an awkward smile and waved good-bye.
Regret rattles through me. I should have kissed him. I should have grabbed him and kissed him right then and there, rideshare be damned.
I catch Micah’s brow quirk up as she looks at me. “What do you mean he’s not so bad? You can’t stand Liam. He’s always giving you crap and you’re always telling him off.”
I glance down at my gown and brush away an imaginary piece of lint. “Well, um, these past few weeks of hanging out have kind of changed how I feel about him.”
Her brown eyes go wide as she looks at me. Jordan gives me the same look.
“Kendall, are you serious? You like Liam now?” Micah asks.
I bite my lip and nod. “Yeah.”
The biggest smile spreads across her face. Her sister flashes an identical smile.
“Wait…” Micah narrows her gaze at me. “Is there something going on between you two?”
“Um…”
Micah sits on the nearby plush padded bench along the wall of the fancy boutique fitting room. “Sit. Spill.”
I sit down next to Micah and tell her about how apologetic Liam was to me after I got stuck planning the engagement party by myself. I tell her about how sweet he was when he saw me with my aunt at brunch and how he helped me take care of her the other night. I tell them how he came up with the idea to start a book club together as way to get inspired to write his best man speech.
“And, um, the other weekend, we went to a bakery to order dessert for your rehearsal dinner and well…we kissed.”
Both Micah and Jordan’s eyes bulge out of their heads.
