The Beach Wedding (Married in Malibu Book 1)

The Beach Wedding (Married in Malibu Book 1) by Bella Andre, Lucy Kevin Read Free Book Online

Book: The Beach Wedding (Married in Malibu Book 1) by Bella Andre, Lucy Kevin Read Free Book Online
Authors: Bella Andre, Lucy Kevin
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    “All right, then. Obviously, the main thing is not to let anyone know what’s happening. We’ll keep things quiet at this end. I won’t talk about the wedding to anyone but you, your uncle, and my staff. I promise that we’ll do anything it takes to keep this secret.”
    “That’s good,” Amber said. She turned at a sound somewhere behind her. “Sorry, I have to go. I’m needed on set. I’ll talk to you later, Uncle Jason.”
    “Talk to you later, sweetheart.”
    “And Liz—” Amber looked as if she could hardly believe she was saying the words. “Thanks for helping me with my wedding.”
    “You’re very welcome,” Liz said, and she truly meant it. Despite having become a big star, Amber was still a very nice person. And Liz could also see that she absolutely adored her uncle.
    After Amber clicked her Skype screen closed and Jason and Liz were alone again, she said, “You two are still obviously very close. You really do know everything she wants for her wedding.”
    “We got even closer after her mother died and she moved in with me.”
    “I truly am sorry that you lost your sister and she lost her mother.”
    Jason closed his laptop carefully. “We all knew my sister had problems, but I didn’t realize that she was that far gone. Not until it was too late.” A muscle worked in his jaw. “Amber found her surrounded by empty bottles.”
    “Oh no.” It was just about the most horrible scenario she could imagine.
    “Amber and I kind of looked after one another for a while there after I was able to adopt her permanently. Turns out the teenage years aren’t easy for anyone, but boy, did she turn out great.”
    Liz’s heart melted at the way Jason had done so much to take care of his niece, rearranging his whole life to help her. She didn’t just want to reach for him now, she wanted to wrap her arms around him, hold on tight, and never let him go.
    But she couldn’t. Not when that would only complicate things. And right now, both of them need to be one hundred percent focused on Amber’s wedding.
    Still, she needed him to know, “Amber is lucky to have you. Very lucky.” She swallowed hard, then forced herself to return her focus to the wedding, rather than the way her heart was racing—and overflowing with longing—just from being in the same room with him. “If you have a little more time to spare, why don’t we start going over the finer details? The sooner we get it done, the sooner my team will be able to get on with making this wedding perfect.”
    From the way he was looking at her—as though his heart was filled with just as much longing as hers—she thought he might be about to say something that had nothing whatsoever to do with the wedding. Something big. But he simply picked up a pad of paper and said, “Here’s what I’ve got so far.”
    Forty-five minutes later, she had a file on her tablet covering flowers, menus, music, the order of the ceremony, transportation, and the bride’s dress and measurements. With so little time before the wedding, having to constantly call or meet with Jason for additional details would only slow things down, not to mention risk compromising the secret nature of the occasion. And if that wasn’t the whole reason she wanted to make sure that she got as much information as possible in this one trip, well, she was only human...and he was a very attractive man whom she now knew she’d never actually gotten over.
    “I think that’s everything for now,” she said as she packed up her things and stood. And for a moment, she thought she might be about to get away with it.
    “Liz,” Jason said, stopping her before she could leave the kitchen, “that’s not everything.”
    This time she knew for certain that he wasn’t talking about the wedding anymore. Oh God...was he really going to do this? Especially after she’d nearly managed to make it all the way through this meeting without throwing herself into his arms? Without reaching

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