Page 63 of Rival Hearts

Riley couldn’t hold back her laughter as she looked at Brody. She thought that he and Jett were just joking, but she should have known how far jokes fly in their family. What started out as a quick comment from Jett three years ago turned into a complete promise from Brody—and sure enough, he was wearing a light blue dress.

It actually took her, Jett, and Brody a fair minute to find a dress that actually suited Brody and didn’t look absolutely terrible on him, but now that they had, Riley had to admit that Brody kept his promise. He rocked that dress.

Brody looked at Riley as she kept laughing.

“Keep laughing,” he said, “but we won’t be laughing when you change into your wedding suit and I steal the show. Everyone’s going to be looking at me instead of you and Jett.”

“Oh, I’ll still be laughing when that happens, I get to marry Jett and live happily ever after!” Riley said and Brody laughed.

“Honestly, fair enough,” Brody said. “I now have so much respect for women who wear dresses. This feels so weird.”

“It’s also a formal dress,” Hannah said, standing behind him with a three-year-old Emma on her back giggling as she occasionally put her hands over her mom’s eyes. “Casual dresses and skirts are more comfortable.”

“Ah, I can’t wear dresses or skirts,” Riley laughed. “Never have done. They really aren’t me.”

“Fair enough,” Brody said. “I do have to admit, my jewels are enjoying the freedom.”

Riley scrunched up her face in disgust.

“Ew,” Jett said. “Ew, ew, ew.”

“What?” Brody asked. “What’s wrong, bro?”

“You,” Jett said. “I don’t want to hear about your ‘jewels’ ever or about how free they are.”

“Well, they are,” Brody said. “They’re swinging happily and everything.” Riley knew that Brody was now continuing just to gross his sister out but she couldn’t help but also be grossed out. She had begun to think of Brody as a brother, too, and she definitely didn’t want any details on the wellbeing of his nether regions.

“Ew,” Jett said again, “just stop. You also have a child here who doesn’t need to hear what you’re saying.”

Brody laughed and shrugged. “She doesn’t even know what I’m talking about anyway,” he said, turning around to face his wife and daughter as he tickled under Emma’s chin. “Do you, baby girl?”

It was now Hannah’s turn to roll her eyes. “Cut it out anyway,” she said. “It’s your sister’s wedding day. Now is the time to be serious and not tease her.”

Brody rolled his eyes. “Like she didn’t threaten to spill wine on my suit when we got married.”

“It was revenge for this,” Jett said and Brody laughed.

“Whatever,” he said. “But fine, I’ll stop talking about how absolutely awesome my balls feel in this dress.” His voice rose as he said the last part and Hannah and Riley both smacked the top of their heads.

“I’m going to strangle you,” Jett said.

“Why?” Brody asked, “I said I’d stop.”

“I will make you take the dress off,” Jett said.

“No,” Brody said. “Besides, I have a promise to keep. I’m going to rock this dressallday.”

Riley laughed and shook her head while Jett rolled her eyes.

“Whatever you say, bro,” Jett said.

“Okay,” Hannah said. “I know that you’re fascinated by Brody in a dress and that we’ve still got time before the ceremony starts, but you two should start getting ready before the guests arrive.”

“The guests won’t be here for another three hours,” Brody said.

“Which is why they need to get ready and we need to finish setting everything up,” Hannah said.

“I thought we set everything up last night,” Riley said, confused. She had never been part of a wedding, so she barely knew what she was doing. That’s why when Jett suggested they get Hannah to help with everything as a sort of wedding planner, she had jumped at the suggestion.

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