She loved Max. That had become very obvious. But she wasn’t sure she should rush into marrying him.
Braun laid the pencil down on the open sudoku book. “Congratulations are in order.”
“Yes.” Max’s probing gaze held hers. “I was able to convince Emberly to marry me. I think.”
“Of course I’m marrying you.” She squeezed his arm tighter, wanting to reassure him. “But we didn’t really decide when.”
“I would like to do so as soon as possible,” Max stated firmly.
“But shouldn’t I give my two weeks’ notice at work?”
“I imagine you could still do quite a bit of your work remotely, could you not?”
“I suppose so.” Many of the details of her event planning could be done anywhere as long as she had her laptop.
“Is something else bothering you?” he asked gently, his silvery-green eyes filling with tenderness.
“I’m just nervous, that’s all.” She already knew she needed to get married to him soon so that neither of their families would try to prevent the marriage. But how soon?
Braun’s gaze was bouncing back and forth between them. “You do not need to be nervous with His Royal Highness. Max has been in love with you from almost the moment he laid eyes on you.”
She bumped her shoulder against Max’s. “Is that right?”
“It is,” Braun interjected emphatically before Max could get a word in. “I have never seen Max react so strongly to one woman. He could not get enough of you. He still obviously cannot.”
She smiled. “I love hearing the inside scoop.”
Max ducked his head, his gaze turning sheepish. “I cannot deny Braun.”
Her heart warmed at his admission.
Braun tapped his pencil on the table. “If you would like to get married before returning to Karltenberg, I could offer you my services as an officiant.”
“You are an officiant?” Max quirked his brow at Braun.
“Yes, I have my license as a registrar of vital statistics.”
“Of course you do.” Max’s charming grin made an appearance. “Why does that not surprise me?”
Braun tsked. “It should not. Being a registrar is a perfectly acceptable hobby.”
The man was one of the most eccentric people she’d ever met, but she liked him more for it. “So, does being a registrar mean you have the power to perform a wedding?”
“I have the legal authority, yes, and have married two couples—my cousin and his wife, along with a friend from university.”
“What else should I know about you, Braun?” Max’s voice held a note of teasing.
“I am also a licensed scuba-diving instructor.”
Max nodded. “Yes, I was aware of that.”
But why? Did Karltenberg even have places to scuba dive?
Emberly wasn’t sure what Braun’s scuba diving had to do with being a registrar who could marry people—maybe the licensed part? Whatever the case, Braun was proving to be a man of many talents.
“I could marry you today if I so choose,” Braun continued with all seriousness.
“Today?” Max’s grip around Emberly tightened.
