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miss you. And as for the boat, don’t do the boat for her.”

“Don’t do the boat for her?” That wasn’t what Sawyer expected.

“No, you dumb bastard. You do it for yourself. You do it because you finally figure out that’s the kind of man you want to be. Until you reach that point, you don’t deserve her. And by the way, get over yourself. You fell off a boat twenty years ago. You were wearing a life jacket, and you could see land. Are you really going to let that derail the best damned thing you’ve ever had?”

“Something touched my leg,” Sawyer said.

“Yeah, well, I think someone touched your heart. And I have a feeling she’d probably drag your sorry ass out of the river if you fell in… Although, at this point, I’m guessing she’d rather be the one who put you there to begin with.”

The room fell silent, Sawyer staring at the stain on the ceiling while Ethan stared at the floor.

After a long while, Sawyer broke the silence. “Ethan?”

“What?” Ethan’s eyes were troubled, and Sawyer had a feeling that had little to do with his shit and a whole lot to do with Ethan’s.

“Two things,” Sawyer said. “One, go get yourself a fucking life.”

“Two?”

“You tell anyone I went to the opera, and I’ll kill you.”

Chapter Fifteen

Kelsie exited the cab and stood on shaky legs. Deciding to attend the wedding alone had, just a few hours earlier, seemed badass. Now, it felt a little pathetic. It wasn’t even some great stint of maturity or growth. Just a simple matter of her not yet being over Sawyer, and arriving there on some other man’s arm wouldn’t be right.

She’d been at her sister’s beck and call all morning. As maid of honor, she should probably still be there, but her sister had discovered a small patch of stubble on her upper thigh that she’d missed while shaving, and a razor happened to be the one thing they hadn’t included in the countless boxes and bags they’d brought onboard the boat for the wedding. Even though absolutely no one would ever see Jana’s so-called humiliation, Kelsie was quick to volunteer to hit a drug store for a Venus.

She needed air. Not wedding air, but real air.

Of course, the moment she returned and stepped foot on the yacht, all traces of real air vanished. Her ex stood on the bow with a couple of the groomsmen. Lovely. Fortunately, none of the men noticed her, and with guests arriving within the half hour, odds were good she wouldn’t have to face him until the ceremony itself. And it wasn’t as if he’d know immediately she didn’t have a date. Even if she did, she wouldn’t be dragging him down the aisle with her.

Below deck, she found Jana in the cabin by herself. “How did you pull this off?” Kelsie asked her.

“They’re doing hair and makeup in the next room. I just needed a moment.”

Kelsie waved the razor. “You realize if you’d sprung for a wax job, you’d be stubble-free through your honeymoon.”

“No way. A friend of mine went in for a wax and ended up covered in red bumps.” Jana propped her foot on a table and hiked her skirt. “Not worth the risk.”

“I can only assume that applies to all regions of your body,” Kelsie said, “and I’d just like it known these maid of honor duties only go so far.”

Jana perked up. “Speaking of which, I think Chad misses you.”

“Not the best topic of conversation when I’ve got a razor pressed against any part of your body,” Kelsie said evenly. And, she hoped, dismissively. “Why did you need a minute alone? You don’t do alone. You do center of attention, hands down a stranger’s pants.”

“You were supposed to prevent that. Besides, we were just having fun.”

Kelsie wondered how much her sister’s almost-husband had had at his bachelor party and whether that, too, would qualify as “fun” in her sister’s eyes.

“Back to Chad,” Jana said. “Do you still love him?”

Kelsie shook her head. “No. As a matter of fact, I’m utterly indifferent to his existence.”

“So I can trust you not to throw him overboard?”

Overboard. Well, that just didn’t make her think of Sawyer at all. Kelsie forced a smile. “I am not going to do anything to ruin your big day.”

“Good, because I’ve seen his date, and she’s really hot.”

Kelsie sighed and tossed the razor on the table. “What happened to him missing me?”

Jana shrugged. “He was asking a bunch of questions

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