Louise lifted to his eye. He focused in on one of the families at the reception and, doing what he did best, he captured the intensity of the emotions.
Then—and he would like to say he didn’t mean to, but he totally meant to—he did a sweep of the room with the lens and settled on Sadie.
He snapped her photo. The expression on her face was one of concern, not happiness.
He shifted the lens to where she focused her attention.
Marlee.
He stopped cold. Marlee didn’t look quite right. A little too pale. A little slower than usual.
Roman frowned and lowered Louise. Candid photos were great, but this felt invasive. He searched for Eli, knowing he’d want to be with his wife.
No dice.
Sadie held her friend’s arm as they made their way through the mass of people toward the hallway he knew led to the kitchen. Lines formed between Sadie’s eyes and her lips turned down into a frown.
Roman released Louise so that the strap attached to her caught around his neck and he started toward them. Except… He paused. He had no business following Sadie.
Minimal medic skills meant he wouldn’t be of any help in that department.
Which meant…
He pushed through the wedding crowd to find Eli.
“Man,” Roman said to Eli, grasping his shoulder and distracting him as he spoke to some older guy. “Your wife just headed for the kitchen with Sadie. Thinkin’ she needs you.”
Eli took one look at Roman and a quick glance around the room, and then without a word, he turned and hurried toward where Sadie had just disappeared with his wife.
Knowing he was going to Sadie, Roman itched to follow.
He had no business following.
“What’s the deal with you and Sadie?” Jase asked as he approached, his spider-like senses clearly on high alert.
Roman had never told anyone about what went down between him and Sadie. It was none of their goddamned business.
What had happened between them had been beautiful. Perfection.
He didn’t talk about it out of genuine concern he’d soil it and ruin what it’d been. Even if it had only been that in his mind.
“There’s no deal.”
“You’ve been staring at her all night. I’m thinking there’s a deal.”
Roman lifted Louise to snap photos and ignore his brother. He held the camera entirely too close to his sibling and clicked away, totally obnoxious.
“He’s not answering,” Jase said to no one. “There’s something there.”
“Sadie and I go way back,” Roman replied, covering any emotion and focusing on his job.
“Shit, man.” Jase gave Roman a scan that could overexpose film. “Eli will literally kill you if you’re screwing his sister.”
Eli’s sister was a grown-ass woman, so he’d have to hold off on killing Roman.
“What’s going on with Sadie?” Heather asked, coming up behind the groom and wrapping her arms around his middle. “Why will Eli kill Roman?”
Jase moved his bride so she stood in front of him. This time, his arms were wrapped around her middle. “There’s something up with him and Sadie.”
