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ear. “This moment is thirteen years in the making, and I couldn’t have pictured it any better than this.”
Epilogue
Three months later . . .
~Cami~
“I have wedding photos!” I announce, and pull an album out of my purse. The five of us are enjoying Sunday-morning brunch at our usual place in Northwest Portland.
“Oh! Fun,” Riley says, and reaches for the album and she and Kat huddle together to look through the photos.
“Why didn’t anyone tell me that you could see my belly through my dress?” Addie asks with a scowl. “I would have showcased it more.”
“No one can miss it now,” Mia says, and reaches out to rub Addie’s stomach. “Are you ever going to tell us what you’re having?”
“No. Jake and I want it to be a surprise.”
“I don’t like surprises,” Kat says, and then points to one of the photos. “Aw, Cami, this candid shot is awesome. When was this?” She turns the album to show me and I smile at the memory.
“That was after everyone else had left the church and Landon wanted to say a few things to me privately. We didn’t realize that the photographer stayed to take a couple photos, but I’m so glad she did. That’s one of my favorites.”
“What did he want to talk about?” Addie asks.
“That’s one of the few things that I’m not going to share with you guys,” I reply. Those words were too important to share them with anyone else.
“Well, it’s a great picture,” Kat says. “She did a really good job.”
“Thanks, I think so too.”
“Hey, Kat, did you buy your airline tickets for your trip yet?” Mia asks, making Kat frown again.
“Yes, but I’m telling you guys, I don’t want to go.”
“You do want to go,” I correct her. “You just don’t want to fly.”
“I don’t need to go,” Kat says.
“It’s a freaking wine convention in the Sonoma Valley. Of course you need to go,” Riley says with a laugh. “It’s shocking that you’ve never been down there before.”
“I’ve never had time to drive down there before,” Kat says.
“You’re one of the most badass women I know,” Addie says, and shoves a chunk of pineapple in her mouth. “I don’t know why you’re so damn afraid of flying.”
“Because I just don’t like it,” Kat snaps. “You don’t like things. Sometimes people just don’t like things.”
“Okay, look.” Riley looks back and forth between them, warning them to chill out. “Kat, it’s not going to suck. It’s not a long flight from here.”
“Did you book an aisle seat?” Mia asks. “That will help. Looking out the window might freak you out.”
“I got an aisle seat,” Kat says. “Can I get drunk before I get on the plane?”
“I don’t see why not,” I reply with a shrug. “Also, think of all of the hot guys that will be down there for the convention.”
“Sexcation!” Addie exclaims, and claps her hands happily. “There’s your silver lining. You can go down there and hook up with some hot wine dude. You can have lots of hot sex in the rows of grapes.”
“Ew,” Riley says, wrinkling her nose. “Don’t have sex in the grapes. Someone is going to end up drinking those.”
“That’s kind of sexy,” Kat says, sitting back to think it over. “It has been about six months since I last got laid. A sexcation sounds damn good.”
“See?” Addie says, proud of herself. “I knew someone would end up taking advantage of the sexcation idea. It’s a really brilliant idea.”
“So to recap,” Kat says thoughtfully, “I can get drunk for the flight and have no-expectations sex all week?”
“Yeah, that pretty much covers it,” I reply with a nod. “You should totally do it.”
“Okay, I’m in. But I have to be really drunk for that flight.”
“We can do that.”
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As the take-charge wine bar manager of Seduction, Portland’s hottest new restaurant, Kat Meyers is the definition of no-nonsense, and she isn’t afraid of anything. Well, almost anything: she hates to fly. When she’s forced to travel on a death trap with wings, the turbulence from hell has her reaching for any safe haven—including the incredibly handsome guy sitting next to her.
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About the Author
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author KRISTEN PROBY is the author of the bestselling With Me in Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type, fiercely protective and a bit bossy; and her ladies are fun and not afraid to stand up for themselves.
Kristen lives in Montana, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate, and sunshine. And naps.
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