“Shit.”
“You’ll have to edit that out, mate.” Some blond Aussie guy rescued the camera. “Why don’t I take one with you and the women?”
Cooper stared.
I rolled my eyes.
Stephanie stood. “Oh, that’s a lovely idea. Thank you.” She handed the camera to the stranger and dragged Cooper over to where I now stood.
Cooper stood between us and put his arms around our shoulders.
“Cheese.” The Aussie guy gave a winning smile.
We all smiled back.
“Got it.”
Someone started a round of applause, which petered out quickly as people pointed to the sky.
The Aussie guy returned Cooper’s phone to him.
“Thank you.” Coop beamed.
“My pleasure.” The Aussie winked. “Not every day I travel to the other side of the world to witness a double proposal.”
Coop beamed. “And I knew the thing was coming—even though they didn’t.”
Stephanie nudged him. “So you didn’t have a work thing.”
“You think Noel would make me work on your birthday? He knows what a big deal the day is for you.” He pressed a kiss to Stephanie’s cheek.
“Thank your boss for us.” I nudged Coop. “And thank you.”
“I surprised you, didn’t I?” He appeared inordinately pleased with himself.
“Perhaps you can tell me how you got all that worked out?” The Aussie guy eyed Coop. “Over a romantic sunset? I think these two need some alone time.”
“Yeah.” Coop grinned that crooked grin that always said,Hell yes, I’m into that.
“Send Lachlan the video first?” Because I would’ve done anything to have my brother here today to share this. Alas, he was back in Toronto doing that lawyering shit he was so good at.
Almost as far away from Vancouver as he could get. Well, he could’ve picked Newfoundland—the easternmost province in Canada—but he’d still gone pretty damn far.
“Shit, yeah.” Coop fidgeted with his phone.
Aussie guy cocked his head.
“My brother.” I smiled.
He gazed back and forth between Coop and me. “Not best buddies?”
Stephanie chuckled. “They can’t stand each other.”
“Right.” Aussie guy gave Coop the once-over. “His loss.”
Oh God, no. They’d be like oil and water. Like…I couldn’t think of two things that didn’t go together.
Well, pineapple and pizza. Coop would be the pineapple and Lachlan would be the plain peperoni pizza. Two things that just didn’t belong together.
