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Of course, he guides us into a slow two-step. Pulling all my weight onto his right side, he steps back and dips with me resting against him.
His moves are competitionworthy, as is his aunt and uncle’s performance a few steps over from us. However, I tune everyone else out as my husband guides me around the dance floor in a sensual dance that makes me want to rush home.
“I love you, Chlo,” he whispers in my ear.
I look up into his eyes and close mine as I try to say the words. I’m close, but not there yet. Still my heart says the words I can’t.
***
The engagement party was above and beyond what I was expecting. It was opulence at its finest. There were more people than I thought possible.
I’ve never smiled so much in my life. I don’t remember half of the people who we greeted. The craziest part, I do believe Eileen has invited twice as many people to the wedding.
However, I did enjoy myself, even as Ally worked my last nerve. Clooney seemed to be so proud to introduce me and Sid to everyone. I wasn’t expecting that at all.
“Did you enjoy yourself?” Gregor asks, causing me to turn from the window I’ve been staring out while musing as we ride in the back of the Bentley, headed home.
“I enjoyed your Uncle Devin,” I say with a smile.
“You would,” he snorts.
“His sarcasm is perfection.”
“He has a way with words for sure.”
I reach to run my hand through a sleeping Chloe’s hair as Gregor holds her in his lap. She looks like a little angel in her pink dress.
“She was the star of the night,” I murmur.
“No, I believe that was you. Between that dress, mom singing your praises, and your stellar dance moves, you had everyone’s attention tonight.”
I smile. “You know I was offered commissions to do pieces by several guests.”
“You know your show is going to be packed if my mother has anything to do with it. She’s going to make sure Sid’s book is a bestseller as well. Mark my words.”
I laugh. “She’s awesome.”
“My family loves you and Sid.”
“What’s the story with the taunting way Uncle Devin calls you Brodi?”
He gives a laugh. “You caught that?”
“Yes.”
“He thinks it’s childish and hated the fact that everyone called me by the name well into my thirties. He uses it to mock me till this day.”
“He’s your mother’s brother, right?”
“Yes, Aunt Evelyn is Dad’s sister and his only sibling. Uncle Devin is mom’s only as well.”
“Aunt Evelyn, that’s Wade’s mom.”
“Yeah.”
I don’t miss that he rolls his eyes. I picked up on some tension between Wade and Clay as well as Gregor. I’ve met Wade once at the firm. He had douchebag written all over him.
My questions are cut short as we arrive in front of our building. I glance out the window and something catches my eye immediately. I squint to try to make sure I’m not seeing things.
