He looked over Hannah’s shoulder and saw her sister’s amused face. One of Claire’s hands was on her hip and the other was holding a broom. “If you two lovebirds have finished kissing, we’ve got an alpaca to take to Jacob’s house and a barn to clean.”
Hannah took the T-shirt out of Brett’s hand. “I’ll take Impulse to see Sparkles.”
“I could come with you?” Brett said with a grin aimed straight at Hannah.
Claire shook her head. “Not going to happen. We wouldn’t see you for two hours, and when you did come up for air, the last thing you’d want to do is clean the barn. We’ve got a checklist that’s a mile long and eight hours of hard labor ahead of us.”
Blake, a friend Holly’s fiancé, walked past them holding a set of keys. “I’m taking Impulse to see Sparkles. Hannah and Brett can use their excess energy in the barn.”
Brett had more satisfying ways of burning off excess energy, but that would have to wait for another day.
Hannah threw the old T-shirt toward Blake. “You might need this.”
Blake grinned. “Thanks. Have fun in the barn.”
Brett held out his arm to the woman who had made his life complete. “Are you ready to get hot and sweaty?”
Hannah took the broom from her sister and wrapped her hand around Brett’s arm. “I’m ready.”
Claire walked toward the barn’s entrance. “I’ll tell everyone to come here. Start sweeping the loft and work your way down.”
“Yes, ma’am.” Over the last two months, Brett had learned that when the Williams sisters had a job to do, nothing stood in their way. Including a man who wanted to spend the rest of his life making one of the sisters happy.
***
“Oh, wow.” Hannah stood in the middle of the barn with her arms wide, spinning in a slow circle. “This is even more amazing than I imagined.”
Hannah’s blond hair floated around her head like woven silk. Sometimes, when he least expected it, her ability to find pleasure in the smallest things surprised him. At times like this, Brett wondered what he’d done to deserve having her in his life.
He dragged his eyes away from Hannah and looked around the barn. Colorful lanterns hung from the rafters, sending a rainbow of light across the room. Vases of pink, yellow, and red roses filled every table, and garlands with even more roses were draped along the walls. He didn’t know much about interior design or staging events, but the barn looked incredible.
He walked across to Hannah and held her hands. “You’ve created a wonderful venue for Holly and Daniel’s wedding.”
“Thank you, kind sir.”
Brett laughed. “Your eyes are still spinning.”
She grinned and wrapped her arms around his waist. “You can keep me from falling over. Thank you for staying with us. I don’t think we would have finished everything if you hadn’t been here.”
“It’s the least I could do. Especially after you made cheesecake for dessert.”
“It was a bribe,” she whispered. “I thought you’d feel sorry for us if you had a tummy full of your favorite dessert.”
He leaned forward and touched his nose to hers. “It worked.”
“I know.”
Her slow smile touched Brett’s heart. “I’ve got a surprise for you.”
“You have?”
He nodded and led her across to the make-shift dance floor.
“Are you going to impress me with your super-duper dance moves?”
“Something like that.” He slid his phone out of his pocket and hit play. The gentle notes of a waltz filled the barn. “Miss Williams, would you like to dance the first waltz of the night with me?”
Hannah held out her hand. “I would be honored to dance with you, Mr. Forster.”
