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“It’s okay…” he glances at her name tag, “…Lindsay.” His southern drawl is sexy as he says her name. An awkward giggle escapes her lips, and she looks down briefly before looking back up. I chuckle, thinking back to when I first met Ryker. I know exactly how she feels right now.
“So…um…if you…um…need anything…” her words come out jumbled, “…just let me know.” She spins on her heels and walks away quickly. I watch her walk to the waitress stand, lean against the counter, pull a phone out of her pocket, and type so fast it’s like her life depends on it. So much for being incognito. Way to go, Ryker.
“Are y’all done singing and dancing now?” I look at the guys, my eyebrow arched. “I’d really like to hear about the wedding I missed last night.” I take a quick bite of my hamburger before turning to Katie.
“There’s really not a lot to tell. We got married,” Jaxon says, shrugging. I lean over Katie and hit him in the chest.
“Don’t ever retell your wedding story like that.” I glare at him. He puts his hands up in the air as Katie glares at him, too.
“Baby, I didn’t mean to make it insignificant,” he says, backpedaling. “It was truly the best night of my life.” Katie’s glare softens and her lips curl into a sweet smile. He grabs her hand and pulls it to his mouth, kissing it.
“Do y’all remember any of it?” I ask, interrupting the love fest going on. I get a chuckle from the table.
Katie’s head bobs a little. “Most of it.”
“Okay, so tell me!”
“After Aiden and Drake left to go get you, we all went to a bar. Lots of drinks later, we thought it would be a good idea to go break you out of jail.” She smirks as I shake my head, wondering who thought that was a good idea.
“Just for the record, I never thought that was a good idea,” Max chimes in.
“Whatever, Rambo, you said you were going to take a bazooka and blow up the place,” Ryker jokes.
Max shrugs and grins. “I don’t remember that.” Way to plead the fifth, Max.
To keep the conversion moving, I say, “Okay, then what? Obviously you didn’t break me out of jail.” I motion with my hands to continue.
“When we got to the jail, Drake was coming out and told us everything, so we started to leave and I saw a sign that said: Marriage License, open until midnight.” Katie bites her bottom lip and grins. Sydney jumps in during her pause.
“It was so romantic,” she says, holding a hand to her heart.
“Aww. Did Jaxon ask you to marry him right there?”
Jaxon chuckles and shakes his head, looking at Katie. She blushes and looks away from his shit-eating grin. “No, I asked him,” she says, biting the inside of her cheek.
Aiden had stayed quiet until now. “What the fuck, Jax? You married my sister and couldn’t even do it right?”
“Hold up,” he says, putting his finger in the air. “How many times have I asked you to marry me?” He sits up in his chair and angles his body toward Katie. All eyes are on Katie.
“Three times,” she says.
“Exactly. You can bet your ass that when she asked me to marry her, I took her up on that offer.”
“You were drunk!” Aiden snaps. “And didn’t the first three no’s tell you something?”
Jaxon’s smile turns into a frown and his expression hardens. “Aiden,” he warns with a chill in his voice.
“You two stop,” Katie says, putting a hand on Jaxon’s chest. “I didn’t say no to him all those times because I didn’t want to marry him. I did. I just wasn’t ready to uproot my life.”
I look at Aiden and his eyes soften, and he slowly nods. “You are now?”
“I am. I have been for the past six months, but he hadn’t asked me again, so I wasn’t sure if that is what he still wanted.” Her voice trails off.
“What?” Jaxon murmurs, grabbing her hands into his. “I would have asked you the second I knew you were ready.” They embrace and kiss and sighs are murmured around the table. The love between the two of them is so evident, I knew it was just a matter of time, especially after Aiden came to the realization that he couldn’t stop it.
When they pull back, Aiden says, “Welcome to the family, brother,” with resignation in his voice. He scoots his chair back, stands, and pulls Jaxon into a man hug.
“Ry Ry,” I hear a high-pitched voice say from across the restaurant. Ryker mutters a curse word and drops his head. All our heads turn in the direction the voice came from. We watch a gorgeous blonde wearing white shorts and a bright pink ruffled shirt that hangs off her shoulders walk effortlessly in five-inch wedge shoes. She waves as she walks toward our table and smiles. Aiden groans as he sits back down in his chair. I agree. I knew it was just a matter of time before crazy fans started to come out of the woodwork.
