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I cleared my throat. “I mean...I’ve played for some time. The normal boy way.”
“And what way is that?” asked James.
“You just play. Individually.”
“Oh.” James shrugged. “Okay, we can do it like that I guess. I just never have.”
How long had fellow billionaires been bastardizing my game?
Penny lifted the brim of her hat to see me better. “Sounds fun to me. It’s always good to mix things up.”
Mix things up?They were the ones mixing up all the rules with their modern-day tomfoolery. But alas, I was a modern-day boy now too. “I guess we can do teams,” I said. “If that’s how the young folk are doing it. But first...” Chastity had just arrived. She was the final guest I was waiting for. I waited for her to walk over. “First I have an announcement to make.”
“Tanner and Ash are to be wed!” Nigel shouted, stealing the reveal.
Damn it, Nigel.Every few minutes he seemed to spill another secret. “Can you really keep no secrets anymore?”
Nigel shook his head.
He was out of control.
“I don’t have to keep secretses anymore,” said Nigel. “And I don’t want to. I’ll reveal all!”
Chastity shot him a look. “Nigel, some secrets are good to keep.”
“Nope,” he said.
“But...some are.”
“Never,” said Nigel.
She shook her head and turned to me. “Is Nigel right about the secret he just spilled? Are you and Ash engaged?” She pulled out her phone. “Why hasn’t she called me?”
“Not quite yet,” I said. “I’m going to propose here. At this castle. In one week’s time.”
“Congratulations, man.” Matt slapped me on the back. “I’m so glad this all worked out.”
“I’m so happy for you.” Brooklyn gave me a hug.
“Yes, yes, but that’s not why I invited you all to luncheon. I wanted to invite you to my wedding.”
Everyone looked at each other.
“The wedding will be here. At this castle. In one week’s time.”
“I thought you were proposing in one week’s time?” asked James.
“Exactly, young lad.”
“I’m confused,” said Robert. “Your proposal and wedding are taking place the same day? What if Ash says no?”
Nigel laughed. “She won’t. She’s smitten with my master. And smitten with me. She doesn’t know how to live without her dutiful houseboy any longer. I made sure of it.”
I wasn’t sure what that had to do with anything. “She’s going to say yes.”
“Well, this is perfect,” said Chastity. “Ash hates planning things. This will spare her a lot of trauma.”
“Precisely.” I smiled. “I knew you would understand. Which is why you’re the maid of honor.”
