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His uncharacteristic silence is alarming. I expected the worst from him, but so far he’s giving us almost indifference, which is probably worse. “We’ll figure something out, yeah? Let’s just get through tonight.”
“What can we even do though? Dad already knows about their existence. The best we can do is shield them from him. He’ll get bored of them within a year,” Rome says.
“I hope so, brother, for all our sake.”
I check my watch. Damn, we still had ten minutes to kill.
Fuck it.
I turn around and stalk toward the front door, doing my best to push all thoughts of my father out of my head. He was away for the weekend, out of the state. It was one of the reasons I agreed to Madison coming here today, not that she was asking permission.
Not that she even called me.
If I sound bitter in my head, it’s because I fucking am.
“Let’s go. We’ve got a sister to give away.”
“About that, so how’s baby sis going to marry four dudes? Last I checked, that shit isn’t legal. How’s that going to work? Are they going to like share custody of her or something?”
I stop in front of the door and turn around in time to see Rome shove Tommy’s shoulder forward—hard.
“Shut the fuck up about that, man.”
Tommy winces and rolls his shoulder forward. “The fuck, Rome? Did you have to hit me so hard? I planned on getting lucky with one of the bridesmaids tonight.”
I give my brother a deadpan stare, it’s a look he receives often from me. “The only women coming are related to Madison, which means they’re related to us.”
Tommy rubs his thumb across his eyebrow, one of his only tells. “Well, shit. No one told me the guest list beforehand, Nic. How the hell was I supposed to know?”
“I don’t know, maybe because they’re flying out to Las Vegas to get married in one of the million little chapels here?”
Tommy shrugs. “Yeah, alright. But the marriage question was legit, so don’t come at me next time for voicing the question we’re all wondering, yeah?”
“Whatever,” Rome huffs as he stalks out of the apartment.
I don’t bother replying. I’d rather not think about what my sister does with four men from the New York family. Rome leads us to the elevator, and I mentally go through my check list.
“Bro, I bet they have to get one of those Alaskan king-sized beds. I saw an ad for it one time—that thing’s like the width of an entire bedroom!” Tommy’s voice rises in excitement.
I tune them both out as we descend to the basement parking garage to a level reserved just for us and mentally prepare myself to watch my baby sister marry four men.
9
MADDIE
“I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss each other.”
A smile so wide it hurts covers my face as I look at my husband’s intense gaze. A smirk tips the corner of his delectable mouth up a second before he slides his palms up my neck and threads his fingers in my hair. His lips land on mine with a possessiveness normally reserved for behind closed doors.
Sparks shoot all the way from my fingertips up my arms and to my head, leaving me light-headed. He pulls back, the kiss ending as abruptly as it began. My lashes flutter as my eyelids slowly open.
Everything has a hazy quality as joy settles across my vision like a fine mist. My husband takes a step back as fingers tangle in mine from behind. I spin around and smile at the man now in front of me. Leo’s grin is infectious, triggering an overwhelming sense of joy.
He steps into me, cradling our hands against his chest. His other hand smooths along my lower back, pressing us together further. A giggle slips out before I can hold it in. I shouldn’t be surprised that his playfulness extends to today.
We exchange our vows, and Elvis nods. “I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss each other.”
My new husband doesn’t wait for Elvis to finish pronouncing us before he dips his head and kisses away my grin. He nips my bottom lip before swiping his tongue inside my mouth and laying claim to our nuptials.
