His Wedding Date (Destination Weddings #1) by Ari Thatcher Read Free Book Online Page B

who stole his phone. I’m guessing we have you to thank for the gift.” His gaze narrowed. “You look familiar.”
    She smiled and batted her lashes in a pretense of flirting. “I have one of those faces.” She didn’t know which worried her more, that he remembered her from last night, or he’d been in the club where she’d danced. She and Ash had messed up, thinking she could strip and appear at the wedding without being recognized. It was definitely time to go. While they drove back to the city, however, she would grill Ash on if he’d ever mention her to his friends. Although, he hadn’t known she danced professionally, or wasn’t admitting to knowing, so it was unlikely he’d mentioned that in the past. “It was nice meeting you, and congratulations on your marriage. May you two be happy forever.”
    Greg’s face softened again. “Thanks. I really think we will be.”
    Ash took her elbow and made a path through the dancers. As they neared the table where Bree had sat, he stopped suddenly. A petite blonde stood before them. “Ash, it’s nice to see you again.”
    “Jillian. Hi.”
    She offered a cool smile to Bree before turning back to Ash. “How’ve you been? Are you still drawing your little comic books?”
    His mouth thinned.
    Bree hugged his arm to her side, knowing it made her boobs more obvious. She jumped in before Ash could respond. “You mean the CG work he does? He’s one of the top gaming artists in the country. He gets offers all the time to go to work for our competitors. It must have been so hard for you to give him up, knowing he was headed for greatness like this.”
    Pausing for effect, Bree enjoyed the wide-eyed response from Jillian. Bree took a deep breath, bent closer and went in for this kill, whispering, “Especially since he’s such an amazing fuck!” She fanned her face, then smiled and looked up at Ash. “Are we about ready, babe? I don’t know if I can wait until we get back to the city to have you between my legs again.”
    His grin spread slowly, as if he couldn’t believe what he’d heard. He nodded and turned back to Jillian. “You heard the lady, I’ve gotta go. But it was so nice running into you again. Say hi to…what-his-name for me, okay?”
    Ash’s arm wrapped around Bree and he almost dragged her from the room. He retrieved their coats, helped Bree with hers without a word. Once they were outside he burst out laughing. Catching his breath, he placed a hand on either side of her face and kissed her hard. “That was astoundingly satisfying.”
    “Are you sure? I mean, it wasn’t over the top?”
    “Well, fuck yeah, it was over the top, which is why it was perfect. You are the perfect girlfriend.” With an arm around her shoulders, he led her down the walkway toward their building.
    “Girlfriend? Isn’t this rather sudden? I mean, shouldn’t you at least buy me a drink first?”
    “I’m feeling so high, I’ll buy you anything you want. A new car, a trip to Comicon…” He glanced down at her feet. “A new bottle of nail polish.”
    Heat washed over her at the memory of her embarrassment. “Oh my God, I almost died. I thought he was going to tell everyone. Do you think Greg recognized me for real?”
    “Greg’s so in love with his new wife, he won’t think about you again for weeks.”
    “But what if he does realize I stripped for the bachelor party? Will he be pissed you brought a stripper to the wedding?” The last thing she wanted is to come between him and his old friends.
    “I didn’t bring a stripper to the wedding. I brought a beautiful, intelligent woman who helped me out in a moment’s desperation. I shouldn’t have put you in the situation. It was inexcusable. If you were smart, you’d walk away from me now.”
    She glanced at the snow, now in five- or six-foot drifts where the plow had piled it, and shook her head, trying to keep a straight face. “I don’t think I could walk home in this weather.”
    He laughed.