“What’s going on?”
My smile never wavered. “Why do you think there’s something going on?”
“Because you’re never this chipper in the morning.” The suspicion was clear in her voice.
“Ah, yes.” I nodded sagely. “That would be because today is a special day.”
Her brows furrowed. “It is?”
“Very much so.”
“How come?”
“Because we got engagedtoday.”
There was complete and utter silence for a moment, then she slowly lifted her hand off my chest and stared at the ring.
“… Did you put this on me while I was sleeping?”
“Yes.”
Another pause followed.
“I see.”
I slid my hand around the back of her neck, pulling her closer before she could overthink things.
“We’re getting married next month.”
She studied my face for a long moment, perhaps searching for hesitation or doubt, but she wouldn’t find any.
“You’re serious.”
“Yes.”
Then, unexpectedly, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly. “You didn’t even ask.”
I shrugged. “You would have said yes.”
“That’s … You know what? I should’ve expected nothing less.”
“I already invited my brother.”
Her eyebrows shot up. “You didwhat?”
“He’ll be here next month,” I continued, unbothered. “He’s been wanting to meet you.”
Technically speaking, this was stretching the truth. Hunter had not actually expressed an interest in meeting Addy. In reality, my brother could not have cared lessabout any other woman than his own fiancée, Ella. He would cross continents for her, forgetting the rest of the world even existed. Including me.
But that wasn’t the point. The point was, he was coming, and I hadn’t seen him in a long time.
Something unfamiliar pressed briefly against my ribs at the thought. Anticipation, and something feeling suspiciously like joy.
Addy was still staring at me. “You invited your brother to a wedding I did not agree to yet.”
“Yeah.”
“So I can’t say no now.”