“My favorite is the one of you dipping her on the dance floor,” Piper says, turning to her husband. “We should go dancing one night.”
“Any night you want, cookie,” he tells her.
“What are you even doing here?” Tinsley puts her hands on her hips. She knows exactly what I’m doing here, but if she wants to play it this way, I’m more than happy to.
“Buck and Piper invited me.”
“The hell?!” Her ire swings over to them. I don’t think she meant to say that out loud.
“I guess they wanted to meet their new son—-” Before I know it, she launches herself at me, slapping her hand over my mouth. I kiss her palm. She’s quick on her toes.
“He’s a bloodsucking lawyer, and you just let him into our house.”
“He’s also your husband.” Buck counters by dropping the remote onto the coffee table with a loud thud.
“How did you…” She trails off, her hand dropping away.
“You have a ring on your finger,” her mom points out to her.
“It was a joke, all in good fun.” Tinsley nods adamantly like that will make her words more true. “You know, these things happen.” An awkward laugh leaves her.
“I’m not mad, honey,” her mom tells her.
“Really?” She glances between her parents.
“I would have liked to have been there, but I know how you can get wrapped up in a moment. We can still do the whole wedding.” Piper reaches under the coffee table, pulling out two thick books.
“Mom, no!”
“What? It will be easy to plan a quick make-up wedding when you’ve been planning this one since you were a kid.”
Fuck, that does make me feel like an asshole. Her parents should have been there, and she should have gotten all the bells and whistles. Of course a girl like Tinsley would want that.
"We're getting an annulment."
"Why?" Piper's eyes flick from me to Tinsley.
"What do you mean, why? He's my enemy." Her mom waves her off, likely no clue why I’m the enemy.
"She has a knack for the dramatics. When she's with Katherine, it's a whole other level. You've been warned." Piper laughs. "Here." She hands me one of the books. "Where in the city did you meet? How long have you been dating?"
Tinsley snatches the book her mom had given me, and gold sparkles falling from it land on my lap and the floor. "It's complicated." Tinsley holds the book close to her chest, like a shield.
Her reaction only makes me more curious and determined to find out what’s in that book. Not because I’m being nosy, but I want to make all of her dreams come true after I already messed one up with the wedding.
"To be honest, we haven't known each other long, but I knew instantly she was the girl I was going to marry."
"We're not married. I can't marry a lawyer."
"What's wrong with a lawyer?" her mom asks, confused.
"I don't know, just because." It's her excuse, and it's flimsy.
"Well, lucky for you, I'm not a lawyer." I smirk, like this is all a joke, and hell, maybe it is.
"Tinsley, he told us about being in finance, investment banker things." Piper shrugs as she says it, not really sure what I completely do as a whole.
“What?” Tinsley’s brows furrow together as confusion takes over. “I need a word with him.” Tinsley grabs my sweater by the arm and tugs. I'm probably getting up. “We’ll be back.” She marches, still tugging me along out of the living room.
