Page 90 of His Curvy Happiness
It was a fucking disaster.
The most important wedding of my career, and I was messing it up.
But I had no choice. Calling Natalie the day before her wedding to tell her I had to make major changes and there was no way to do what we agreed would only make her panic. If I’d learned anything from Omar, it was that Natalie did not deal with changes well.
I was finishing breakfast when there was a knock on the back door. I checked the clock and realized Casey would be on the other side of the door.
I hurried downstairs and opened the door, needing her calmness to help me.
She bustled inside and shivered. “It’s freezing out there.”
“It is?”
“Yeah, it’s been raining all morning, and it’s cold. You didn’t have the door open. Is everything okay?”
I drew a breath and reached for her, pulling her into my arms for a hug that I needed more than I cared to admit. “I had a rough night.”
“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
I nodded. “The flowers for Natalie and Omar’s wedding aren’t right.”
“What?” She backed up to look at me, as if she thought it was a joke.
“They didn’t send everything I ordered. I reached out to them last night, but no one was available to speak to me. I spent hours going through my stock and pulling what I have that I can use, but I’m not sure it’s going to be enough.”
“Then let’s see what you have and come up with something.”
I closed my eyes and nodded. “Thank you.”
“Have you told Natalie yet?”
I winced and shook my head. “I wanted to have some ideas before I did. I was trying to decide if I should call her or Omar or someone else to help her not freak out.”
“She needs to know, but yeah, it’ll probably be easier if Omar is here with her. She told me he keeps her calm.”
“Let me show you what I have, and then I’ll call her.”
“Do you want me to stay here with you when they come?”
I smiled at her and pulled her in for another hug. “Do you have to work today?”
She shook her head. “I’m off all day. I’m going to the rehearsal tonight, then spending the day with Natalie tomorrow while she’s getting ready.”
“And you’re willing to give up your day off to help me?”
She smiled, with something in her gaze I hadn’t noticed before. She slid her hand across my cheek. “Of course.”
“Thank you.” I leaned down and kissed her for the first time since she arrived. I poured all of me into the kiss, needing her to feel my gratitude in ways I couldn’t express any other way. I wanted her, but more than that, I wanted her to know she meant more to me than a quick fuck or a fake date.
Which was also why I pulled back.
“If you’re going to kiss me like that, maybe I’ll spend all my free days with you,” she teased.
“Works for me,” I joked back, holding in all the things I really wanted to tell her.
“Show me what you have. Maybe we can come up with a few options and then call Natalie and Omar.”
I nodded and led her to the consultation room.
