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Wow, he seriously downed that coffee. He was going to be very hyper during this wedding consultation. I hoped Daphne and Rob were prepared because they were in for… a lot.
Justin blew some of the sparkles off his binders and right into my face.
I coughed and waved my hand through the air.
“Sorry about that,” Justin said. “But everything in life is better with sparkles.”
Seduction - Chapter 9
Saturday
Daphne bit her lip while she flipped through the pages of one of the binders. “I don’t know,” she finally said.
“We don’t have time for indecision,” Justin said. “We need a color scheme pronto.” He was holding a pen in his hand so tightly that his knuckles were turning white.
Daphne looked over at Rob.
“How about we go classic,” Rob said and grabbed her hand on the table. “Black and white.”
Daphne nodded.
“Oh, I love it,” Justin said. “You have amazing taste, Rob, you sexy man beast. It’s perfect. Classic elegance. And we don’t have to worry about things coordinating. Unless one of your groomsmen is colorblind and shows up in a navy tux.” Justin shook his head. “Speaking of which…let’s talk wedding party. How many people?”
“Let me think,” Rob said. He didn’t seem at all phased by Justin calling him a sexy man beast. They’d always gotten along well. I think Rob just took Justin’s flirtations as a joke. Since Rob always flirted with me as a joke. But I was pretty sure Justin was not joking.
“It’s going to be three groomsmen for me,” Rob said. “Yup. Three.”
I waited a beat for Rob to ask James to be his best man…but Rob didn’t offer any more information.
“Three is a nice, good number. I love doing things in threes. Especially when it involves two big, strong men.” He winked at James.
James coughed on a sip of coffee.
“And how about you?” Justin asked and turned to Daphne.
“Oh. Um…everything is so last minute. I don’t know if Alina or Kristen will be able to make it. Especially since they both just took vacation time for Alina’s wedding.”
“We don’t really have time for indecision,” Justin said. “I’m just going to put down three and we’ll figure it out, okay? Because you need to make sure the parties are even. You don’t want an uneven party. It looks ridiculous in pictures. And I don’t do ridiculous. I do perfection.”
“Okay,” Daphne said.
“Now most importantly…we need to pick a caterer, the DJ or band, find a dress, and book the venue.”
That was a lot more than one ‘most importantly’.
Daphne looked so overwhelmed.
“I was thinking…” I said. “Did you guys want a really big wedding, or maybe something simpler would be easier with such short notice?”
Daphne smiled at me. For the first time since she’d walked into the apartment, she looked a little relieved.
“Nonsense,” Rob said. “I’ve thrown a lot of parties in my lifetime and this one has to trump all the rest. It has to be epic. Huge.”
“Sensational!” Justin added. “It’s a wedding, Penny, not a backyard barbeque. Get on our level.”
James laughed.
I shot him a look, but he didn’t seem to be bothered, the humor still dancing in his eyes.
