Page 41 of Hers to Marry
“Of course he does,” Kat said in a shaky whisper.
“Drew and I had a nice talk and a really nice evening”—she smiled deviously—“and he has my complete trust. We’ve decided to go to counseling. Well, he’ll go since I’ll be out of town. He needs it more than me anyway. That’ll help us out a lot.”
“That sounds wonderful!” Kat forced her tone to be more enthusiastic than she felt. She was still hung up on what kind of evening Parker had implied she had had with Drew. That meant Kat really was a distraction from the stress. He hadn’t meant anything he’d said.
She hadn’t slept a wink, thanks to that almost-kiss. Her mind plagued her with Drew’s smile, his lips, his strong arms offering comfort and support. When before she didn’t want to hurt Parker, now all she wanted was to kiss her fiancé.
Ugh,she was a terrible person.
“It is. Anyway, Drew will pick the cake—he knows what I’ll like—and I’ve already picked the venue, so you don’t have to worry about that. I went online and saw some flowers to throw around, and it’ll be nice and pretty. You’ll just have to order them and pick them up and everything. Now Drew can’t say I wasn’t involved. See, I’m trying!” She gave an accomplished grin.
Kat stared at Parker, willing her mouth shut. She’d have to double-check that because if she knew Parker, the last thing she would want is for her wedding to look tacky, even though she wasn’t an active participant in planning it. “Okay…”
“I’ll email you the details from the airport. I’ve got to go.” She hugged Kat again and waved before disappearing through the door with a “thank you.”
Susie appeared moments after Parker left. “What was that all about?”
“Parker and I made up. She wants me to continue planning her wedding and bake the cake.”
Susie let out a relieved breath. “Good. Give her the platinum package for all the work you’ll have to do in such a short period of time.”
Kat arched a brow. “What platinum package?”
“The one I just made up yesterday after all that drama. Rush fee, a last-minute fee, the wedding fee…”
Kat laughed so hard she had to hold her constricting stomach. “Susie, that’s terrible.”
She hiked up her blonde brows. “Uh, it’s good business.”
“Agreed. Platinum package it is then. You’re the boss.”
“That’s right, I am. This is good news, isn’t it?”
Kat blew a breath up to cool her face. “I’m still not sure.”
“Because you like Drew?” she whispered after looking over her shoulder. Did she expect Parker to be at the door listening?
Maybe she was. Kat took a few steps closer and lowered her voice. “I don’t deny that I’m attracted to him.”
“Honey, he’s so hot I’m attracted to him.”
Kat chuckled.
“But that’s not what I asked,” Susie said. “Do you like him? Are you afraid that what happened yesterday will happen again?”
Nothingdidhappen, thanks to Parker’s impeccable timing.
Kat leaned against the counter and thought about Susie’s questions. Parker said she and Drew worked things out. They were still going through with the wedding.
Although Kat was happy for both her friends, and that Susie still had business coming in, Kat’s heart had fractured after hearing Parker’s words, and now the pain intensified. She didn’t have a chance with Drew if he could want to kiss her and then recommit to making things work with Parker. What about where they were going to live? What about Parker’s new position? She was flying out today to go to London. What did Drew think about that?
Whatever he thought, it didn’t matter. All that Kat knew was he still wanted to marry Parker, despite everything. Kat’s soul shuddered, but she suppressed the freezing feeling stealing over her body. She’d turn the temperature of the ovens up to warm up the room.
Drew had made his decision, and Kat wasn’t a part of it.
End of story.
No happy ending for Kat.
