Page 82 of Billionaire's Coastal Haven

“I wouldn’t offer if we did.”

“I should stay,” Landon says to me.

“Deal with Lucky before she weasels her way into something we can’t undo.” I tug his lapels closed and place a quick kiss on his lips.

He rests his forehead against mine. “She can wait.”

“Lucky Reynolds doesn’t wait for anything. She’s been mayor, what, three hours and she’s already summoning you? She’s up to something.” I link arms with Kelsey and Emberly. “We’re good. Go.”

“Love you.” Landon kisses the side of my head. “See you tonight.”

“You promised dinner.”

“Want me to bring it here?”

“Text when you’re done with Lucky and we’ll decide.”

He nods and buttons his coat. Every eye in the building watches the three men stride from the room.

Who can blame them? Their magnetism is undeniable.

Kelsey presses the back of her hand to her forehead. “Can you get pregnant watching handsome men in their element? The masculinity pouring off of them is—yeesh. I’m jealous.” She drags me into a seat in the corner. “I’m going to gloat about this forever. Em, I told you they’d be amazing together.”

“He can still break her heart.”

“That man looked at her the way you look at your Glock. He’s not breaking anything except the sound barrier with how fast he’s going to put a ring on her finger. He loves her.”

I cover Kelsey’s mouth. “Whoa, whoa, whoa. We are not talking wedding bells.”

Kelsey’s arm shoots into the air. “I call dibs on maid of honor.”

“The dresses need to be pink.” Emberly scowls at me. “That’s the only color I’ll wear.”

Kelsey’s mouth drops open. “Not black?”

“You and I both look best in pink. Preferably a subtle rose color.”

“We aren’t getting married,” I say.

“I tell you this with all the love, but you are. Stop denying it.” Kelsey clasps her hands under her chin. “Beautiful babies.”

“Your hopeless romantic heart is running away with itself.” I drag Kelsey back to a chair. The farfetched fantasy takes hold. Waking up in Landon’s arms every morning. Building a life and maybe a family.

Rational thought screams,Too soon.

Emberley takes the seat the other side of me and searches wedding gowns on Pinterest. I can’t help but imagine walking down the aisle in one of them. Lace sweeping across the bodice. An honest-to-God princess dress like a fairy godmother would magic into existence, a tiara on my head.

Kelsey leans over me. “Em, have you ever seen her act like this?”

“This? Daydreaming about the impossible?” I try to peel her off my lap, but she’s locked in on Emberly.

Emberly ticks items off her fingers. “Confident, self-assured, decisive. You’re going after what you want for the first time in your life, and we are proud of you.”

Kelsey wraps her arms around me and sways back and forth with childlike enthusiasm. “Who you are with Landon is who you were meant to be. It’s like he’s shining a spotlight on the parts of you that were tucked away for safekeeping. You’re safe with him.”

“I am, but that doesn’t mean either of us are ready for a commitment. We slept together one time.”

Kelsey flicks her hand dismissing my rebuttal. “Sex is great, but it’s the whipped cream on the apple pie of love. When it’s great, it’s the best, but it’s not why you’re in the relationship.”