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“Thank you.”
She stepped free, unable to get the grin off her face.
“And who knows, maybe you’ll get to be this happy someday.”
She thought about Beau and how much her life had changed in just a matter of days. That’s what it had been like for Max. He’d met Gigi after only two days of being in New York, and all it had taken was a month—one month and he was head over fucking heels in love with her.
“Maybe,” she replied.
“We’re having an engagement party next weekend. I’d love it if you came.”
“Of course I will.”
“Oh, and bring Beau with you.”
“You don’t even know him,” she returned.
Max gave her a knowing grin and walked behind the bar, placing a bottle of bourbon on the top. “I met him.”
“You mean you saw him when he came in that first night.”
He shook his head, pulling two glasses next to the bourbon. She wondered what he was doing. “He came here looking for you.” Pouring one glass, he handed it to her. “And I told him where you lived.” He took the other glass of bourbon and knocked it against her own. “Cheers.”
She was dumbfounded. “Yougavehim my address?”
“Yeah, I did. I see how happy you are right now, so I know he didn’t fuck things up.”
“You gave him my address?” she repeated.
Max’s triumphant smile began to dim. “Oh fuck. I’m sorry, Vee. I was just trying to—”
“Max, it’s okay,” she interrupted. “It’s fine. I’m not upset.”
“You aren’t?” He blew out a breath. “Thank fuck for that. I was so worried.”
She managed a small smile. “Beau came here looking for me?”
“Yeah, he told me he had to see you. He was pretty desperate, so I cut the guy some slack.”
“Really? That’s all he said?”
“No, he also said he loved you and was going to make it up to you.”
Evangeline just digested that information. “I’m glad you did send him to my apartment.”
Max’s mouth popped open in surprise before he recovered his composure. “I’m glad to see he’s following through on his promise.”
“Yeah,” she said softly. “Me too.”
19
“Yo, Beau,”John called, knocking on his closed bedroom door. He finished his last set of crunches and sat up, sliding his towel from the edge of his bed.
“Yeah?”
John stepped inside the room, shutting them in together. The guy looked fucking nervous.
Weird. “What’s up?”
