Her brother shrugged. “It’s over. I completed my last contract with Uncle Sam. I’m officially a civilian, now.”
Shereallylooked at her brother, surprised she hadn’t immediately noticed all the changes.
His brown hair was shorter, more like when he was in high school. The beard was gone, making him look much younger than when she’d last seen him. And he was wearing a tux that matched Trevor’s exactly.
Noticing her assessing gaze, Mikey teased, “Word is some jackass out there is waiting to marry my only sister. I couldn’t let that happen without me, so what do ya say?” He lifted his elbow much like Trevor had. “You ready?”
She was still trying to process the other thing he’d said. Not sure she’d heard him right, Olivia asked, “You’re...done? As in, no longer undercover?”
He smiled. “Yep. I’m free to go and do whatever I want.”
“How? I mean, not that I’m not thrilled, but you ‘died’. How are you going to explain that if you see someone you—”
“The official story is, I suffered a serious head wound in the supposed training accident I had ten years ago, and then went into a coma. My ID was inadvertently switched with another soldier who died...although, not really. They made that guy up to fit the story.”
She raised a brow. “Really? A ten-year coma?That’sthe best they could come up with?”
He chuckled. “I know, right? It’s like something out of a damn soap opera script. But, hey...what can I say? It’s the government.”
“That’ll work? You won’t be in any danger by exposing yourself like that?”
“Well, I don’t plan on exposing myself to anyone. There are laws against that, you know.” He winked, and Olivia smacked his arm.
“Owe! What was that for?”
She rolled her eyes. “For being a perverted, twelve-year-old boy, that’s what.”
Mikey laughed loudly, as did she. It really didn’t matter what the story was. Olivia was just thankful she had her brother back. For good, from the way it sounded.
Smiling so wide it almost hurt, she started to take his arm again but hesitated at the last second. She turned to look over her shoulder, but Trevor was already starting to talk.
“It’s okay, Liv. This was the plan all along.”
Her brows rose at that. “Really?”
Trevor smiled. “Really. It was all Jake’s idea. He wanted to surprise you.” He looked over her to Mikey. “Although, I was beginning to think you were going to be a no-show.”
Mikey chuckled. “I was, too. The paperwork on my last case took a lot longer to wrap up than I expected. Barely made my flight.”
To Olivia, Mikey said, “I’ve already missed too damn much. Seeing my baby sister marry my best friend? I wouldn’t have missed that for the world.”
Despite her heroic efforts, a tear slipped from Olivia’s eye. Mikey swiped it away gently and asked again. “You ready?”
She smiled and whispered back, “Ready.”
The ceremony was perfectly simple. Only Jake’s team, Jason Ryker, his secretary, Brenda, and the preacher Ryker provided were in attendance. Mac served as her Maid of Honor and Trevor was Jake’s Best Man.
Olivia cried as she recited her vows. Jake kept it together. Barely.
When it was his turn to speak, there was no mistaking the love he felt. Not only from the beautifully written words he had composed but also in the way those blue eyes shone with unshed tears. Tears of love. For her.
Feeling giddy, Olivia started a little when she felt something gently touch her cheek.
“I don’t know what put that smile on your face, but I sure hope it has something to do with me.”
Olivia lifted her head from Jake’s chest as they continued to dance. She found those same blue eyes staring back down at her, the corners crinkled with amusement. She smiled even bigger.
“It has everything to do with you.”
