Page 71 of (Un)Planned

I nudged him in the side. “I met your neighbor earlier.”

He arched his brow. “Who?”

I nodded across the field to a brunette tucked between Marta and Curt. They’d taken the girl under their wing since she showed up, nervous at joining such a tight-knit group. “Victoria.” I turned to Theo. “She’s Cole’s sister. Apparently she’s been up here for a week, and I’m just meeting her now.” Now facing Adam, I asked, “How long is she staying?”

“Not sure,” he answered, but his eyes were still stuck on Victoria. “They gave her an open invitation to stay as long as she likes.”

Theo snorted, “They do know those are supposed to be for paying guests, right?”

I knocked my elbow into Theo’s stomach. “There are ten other cabins, Sunshine. And besides, it’s what we do for family around here.”

But Adam didn’t respond, too busy watching Victoria. When she smiled back at him, he ducked his head and cleared his throat. “You okay over there?” I chuckled.

“Shit…yeah.” He ran his hand over his face. “She just, uh, looks a lot more grown-up now.”

“When was the last time you saw her?”

He shrugged. “Before I left for LA almost ten years ago. Tori… She had to be thirteen, maybe fourteen?”

I chuckled, placing my hand on his arm. “That tends to happen after a decade. Go over and say hi. She’s been quiet all night because she doesn’t know most of these people.”

He nodded, taking another long pull of his drink before walking in Victoria’s direction. Theo chuckled in my ear. “You sure that was a good idea? From the look in Adam’s eyes, this might not end well.”

“What do you mean?”

“He’s not looking at her like she’s Cole’s little sister, beautiful.”

I shrugged. “They’ll figure it out. Besides,” I reached for his hands then pulled him toward the dance floor, “I want to dance with my husband.”

“Anything for you.” Theo smiled, pulling me into his arms. As we swayed to a slow song, his lips met my forehead, his arms holding me close. “Does this make you regret our wedding?”

“What?” I pulled back to search his eyes. “Why would you ask that?”

He glanced around the field, “This is so much more than ours. I don’t want you to have any regrets, Calla. Even if we’re doing the real thing in the spring?—”

I silenced him with a kiss. “Our wedding was perfect. All I want is to be your wife, Theo. Everything else is extra.”

He smiled brightly back at me. “That’s how I feel too. Every time I get to call you my wife, it feels better than the last.”

“To think,” I chuckled, holding myself tighter in his arms, “all of this started because you took a chance on an assistant with no experience.”

“Best decision I ever made.”