a pair of those Evan underwear. Did you guys order extras?”
“Of course we did,” Logan said. “There’s a box of them in the kitchen.”
She bounced up on her tiptoes and clapped. “Yay!”
I just rolled my eyes.
Levi and Logan went to the fridge for beers, and for once I didn’t bark at everyone to go home, or tell them I had too much work to do to hang out. It felt good to be included. We all grabbed celebratory beers, I gave my dog a treat—even though he hardly deserved it for letting them prank me in my own house—and settled on the couch with Fiona.
“Props to you for that one, brodown,” Logan said. “That was a nicely executed, fine-tuned prank.”
“Epic,” Gavin said. “Fucking epic.”
I held up my bottle. “Baileys.”
Everyone lifted their bottles and a chorus of “Baileys” went up.
“Wouldn’t have happened without Fiona,” I said, squeezing her.
She’d ditched her hat and her newly blond hair spilled around her shoulders. “My heart’s still beating so fast.”
“Well done.” Gavin lifted his beer. “To Fiona, the newest honorary Bailey.”
We all toasted to that, clinking our bottles together.
I met Fiona’s eyes. She smiled and I wondered if she knew what I was thinking.
I wondered if she knew that this prank wasn’t even half of what I had planned. She wasn’t going to be just an honorary Bailey much longer.
Not if I had anything to say about it.
46
Fiona
Cara had told me Grace and Asher were going to have the most beautiful wedding in the history of ever, and she’d been totally right.
It wasn’t just the setting—her family’s beautiful winery, surrounded by gardens, orchards, vineyards, and mountain peaks. It wasn’t just the decor, although everything from the flowers to the twinkle lights were gorgeous. It wasn’t even how stunning Grace looked in her dress or how dapper Asher was in his tux.
It was all of that and more.
And mostly, it was them.
There was hardly a dry eye in the garden when they said their vows. They’d been down such a hard road to get to this moment, and everyone, even me, knew how perfect they were for each other. We all knew what this meant.
I sobbed my way through the ceremony.
Evan stood up front with his brothers, looking unbelievably hot in his suit. God, he cleaned up good.
And even my grumpy broody man wasn’t immune to the deep emotion of this day. He didn’t covertly swipe a tear when he thought no one would see, like both Logan and Gavin did. But right at the moment when Asher said his vows, Evan looked at me. Our eyes locked and my heart sped up. His gaze softened, that intense brow furrow smoothing, his whiskey-brown eyes clear and pure. And he smiled.
It wasn’t my wedding—wasn’t my moment—but my heart nearly burst right there.
The reception started off with wine and hors d’oeuvres while guests mingled and the bride and groom took pictures. I finally met Grace’s brother Leo, who’d helped Evan save me from Felix Orman. I hugged him, possibly with a little more enthusiasm than was necessary, but who could blame me? I’d been through a lot that day, and he’d helped save my life. Helped reunite me with Evan.
I updated him on my dad. He was facing multiple counts of grand theft auto, among other things. He’d face some prison time, but from what I understood, he was cooperating with the feds to put Felix Orman and his ring of thieves and human traffickers behind bars. So he’d probably get off easy.
Honestly, I didn’t care anymore. I did care about him—he was still my dad—but I’d washed my hands of feeling responsible for him. He’d pay for his crimes one way or another. It wasn’t my problem anymore.
As the reception went on into the night, people danced and laughed and ate and drank. Grace looked so happy I wanted to cry every time I looked at her. Cara pretty much did. She’d burst into tears so many times, she’d given up on fixing her makeup.
She still looked amazing, though. Cara always did.
It was close to midnight when Evan and I finally said goodbye. I left the winery on Evan’s arm, floating on a cloud of joyful contentment. Being surrounded by the Baileys and the Miles family, with everyone so freaking happy, had left me drenched in bliss.
Laughing, I did a little twirl next to Evan’s car. “That was the best night ever. Asher and Grace are so happy, and everyone there was so happy, and I’m just