Total pages in book: 23
Estimated words: 21945 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 110(@200wpm)___ 88(@250wpm)___ 73(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 21945 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 110(@200wpm)___ 88(@250wpm)___ 73(@300wpm)
“What?!?”
I leave her with her mouth hanging open and a million questions swirling in her head and go to my man.
“Hey, princess,” he whispers when I arrive. He immediately takes my hand and kisses me on the lips. I can feel every eye in the room on us, but I don’t care. These lips are too tasty to turn away. “You are breathtaking.”
Those lustful brown eyes look me up and down and I can feel my nipples hardening with desire when his eyes linger a little longer on my chest.
I’m wearing my new favorite dress that I bought last week—a beautiful light blue sleeveless dress that flares out at my hips and stops above my knees. I wasn’t sure if I should splurge on it, but with the way Tyler is eye fucking me right now, I’m glad I did.
“Hi, Carrie!” another bridesmaid, Elle, says as she butts in. “Who’s this?”
I only told the bride that I was bringing a date. I wanted to see the shocked faces on everyone else when Tyler walked into the room, and boy did they deliver. They all look stunned. It’s not every day that a man who looks like he could be Thor’s body double comes strolling into the room.
“This is my friend, Tyler,” I say, presenting him proudly.
“Boyfriend, Tyler,” he says to Elle as he shakes her hand.
She holds her breath as her wide eyes slide up his big tattooed arms. “Nice to a… meet you. Tyler.”
Her cheeks are blushing and her boyfriend is frowning when she finally lets go of his hand.
Everyone is crowding around, so I decide to introduce him to everyone at once. “This is my boyfriend, Tyler,” I tell them. It feels weird to call him my boyfriend, but I could definitely get used to it. “He lives nearby.”
They all take turns shaking his big hand and welcoming him to the party.
While Mia’s dad is asking him questions about life in the mountains, Mia grabs my arm and pulls me aside.
“You didn’t tell me he looked like that!” she whispers, freaking out.
“Like what?” I ask innocently.
“Like you can climb him like a mountain and fuck him standing up!”
“Keep your voice down!” I whisper with a giggle as I quickly look around. If anyone heard her, they’re not reacting to it.
“Did you have sex with him last night?”
I shrug innocently as I grin at her.
“You did!”
“And this morning.”
She gasps. “Carrie, you naughty girl! I love it. You have to tell me everything!”
“Not now! It’s your wedding rehearsal dinner!”
“I don’t care. I need to know every detail.”
I shake my head as I hold in a laugh. “Shouldn’t we be rehearsing or something?”
“Fuck that,” she says as she crosses her arms and gives me a stern look. “Details. I want them. Now.”
I give her a quick rundown, starting from when we met up until now. She’s staring at me in awe when I’m finished.
“So, this is like… serious?”
“I think so.”
“Are you going to move out here?!”
I swallow hard. “I… I’m just going to enjoy the weekend and see what happens.”
My eyes drift over to Tyler. He’s talking to Mia’s weird uncle and my stomach sinks. I’ve been thinking non-stop about what happens when the wedding weekend is over. Would I be willing to leave Canada and move out here with this man I just met? My heart is screaming yes, but my brain is still unsure. I always have been practical in life, but I guess when it comes to matters of the heart, practical is not the way to go.
“I should go rescue him.”
“Probably a good idea,” Mia says. “Uncle Rob is probably talking to him about dead animals.”
She wishes me luck and I head over with my heart thumping away. I feel tingles of excitement mounting with every step I take toward this man.
“But my favorite animal to taxidermy are skunks,” Uncle Rob says. “It stinks up your house something awful, but it’s worth it for that final product.”
Tyler’s brown eyes widen in gratitude when he sees me. “Well, it was nice meeting you, Rob. We’ll talk some more later.”
He smiles politely at him and then hurries away, taking me with him.
“That guy is… strange.”
I giggle. “He gave Mia and Julian a stuffed possum for their engagement party.”
“What’s he going to give them for their wedding? A stuffed moose?”
I laugh as I cling to his arm. “I wouldn’t be surprised.”
We’re both staring at each other with big goofy grins on our faces like two lovestruck teenagers experiencing puppy love for the first time. The rest of the room fades away.
“Thanks for coming,” I say as I drag my hand down his crisp shirt. “You look good.”
“There’s no place I’d rather be, princess.”
I can feel the heated flush filling my cheeks. I love it when he calls me that.
We get drinks and spend the rest of the night chatting with my friends and slipping into quiet corners to steal a few seconds alone.