Page 142 of Five Days to Be Mine

"How are you liking your party?” Theo says, ambling next to me.

"Thanks for throwing it together. The band is a nice touch.”

Theo smiles and raises his glass to me. “I’m thrilled you found Mara, Evan. You deserve to be happy.”

"If I can forget about my ex, you can forget about yours.”

Theo lifts his shoulder in a shrug. “Maybe.”

“Any decision on a kinky bed and breakfast?”

“I don’t know.” Theo frowns. “But I’ll do anything I can to make Callie happy.”

“Good.”

The whole room starts to sing, “Happy Birthday,” and my head chef is pushing out a cake alight with candles. Mara’s bringing me over to it, smiling.

“Happy Birthday, Sir Evan. Make a wish.”

“You’re all I could ever wish for, princess.”

She squeezes my arm.

I blow out the candles, then kiss my princess as if she’s the cake, and I’m tasting her all over again for the first time.

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