“Maybe I should change? I have some navy linen pants like yours I could put on.”
“I won’t let you. You look absolutely phenomenal. Don’t listen to Mom.” She squeezes my hand. “Fisherman’s Quay, please,” Katherine says to the Uber driver, who presumably knows exactly where we’re going.
We’ve arranged to arrive a little ahead of everyone so we can check the place settings and put name cards in the correct spots. The restaurant we’ve chosen is on the water and has a club right next door, so we don’t have to worry about walking in heels to get to where we need to be to start dancing. As we pull up, Ed and Hunter are waiting for us outside the restaurant.
“Did you know they’d be here?” I ask.
“No, I expected Ed to be late,” she replies, beaming.
Hunter opens my door and takes my hand, helping me out. His blue eyes flare as his gaze starts at my face and then drops to what I’m wearing.
He just nods, skims his hand over my waist and hips, and pulls me in for a kiss. “Are you trying to kill me with that dress?” he whispers in my ear.
Maybe I did choose it to make sure I had Hunter’s attention. So far, we’ve only met for lunch or drinks or dinner before going back to his place. Tonight is the first time I’ll have to share his attention, and I can’t say I’m looking forward to that part of the evening.
“Wow,” Katherine says from behind us. I spin to see her and Ed looking at us. “You two look very”—she frowns—“together.”
Hunter slips his hand into mine, and we all head into the restaurant.
“Are you all checked into your hotel?” I ask Hunter as we take our allocated seats next to each other.
“Lucy, do you want to be by me?” Katherine asks. “There’s no one here. I can easily swap you.”
“I’m fine wherever I’m sitting.” I squeeze Hunter’s hand.So long as I’m sitting by Hunter,I don’t say.
“Hunter, do you want to sit next to Ed? Or, as best man, maybe you could be next to me, and Lucy could be next to Ed. Then you’re opposite each other.”
I love my sister, and I’m so grateful she’s met someone like Ed, who I know will always look after her and do everything he can to ensure she’s happy. But right at this moment, I hate her. I just want to sit, hip to hip, with Hunter. To enjoy the woodsy masculine scent he wears and know he’s doing everything he can to stop himself from sliding his hand up my dress. “That’s fine,” I say, wearing my best fake smile. Hunter chuckles beside me, and I know he knows that sitting opposite him is the opposite of fine.
“Will you save me a dance later?” he asks as we stand.
“You better not be dancing with anyone else,” I say. We separate and arrive opposite each other.
“I think I’m going to move Gary and Melinda as well,” Katherine says. “They can go at the end. Right?”
“I don’t think it matters where Gary and Melinda sit,” I say, stealing glances at Hunter, who hasn’t taken his eyes from me since we sat down.
“You don’t?” Katherine asks, her voice slightly higher pitched than normal.
“I really don’t. Everyone met each other at the engagement party. No one’s coming tonight who doesn’t know everyone else. Everyone’s going to have a great time as long as you have a great time.” Hunter’s sexy smirk fills my peripheral vision. “Let’s all have a cocktail.”
“Okay, thanks, Buddha,” Katherine says. “Who died and made you Queen of Chill?”
I glance at Hunter, and we’re both trying not to laugh. Is he thinking what I’m thinking? That sex as good as we’re having would chill anyone out. “You know if I’m relaxed, there’s really nothing to worry about.”
“You’re right,” she says. “Nothing to worry about.”
Chapter Twenty-Six
Lucy
Katherine’s been sulking since we got in the car. “I just don’t know why I can’t stay with my fiancé tonight.”
“You can,” I say. “Do you want me to ask the driver to turn around?”
“But Mom will go crazy. She says she wants to check on the flowers first thing.”
I sigh, still feeling the press of Hunter’s hands around my waist, his thigh between my legs as we danced together. The things he whispered into my ear. He told me how he wanted to shove my dress up and have me against the wall outside the club. He pushed his erection against me and told me how good it feels when he slides inside me.
