by Willow Aster
He starts to chew, and his entire face squeezes together before he shoots both olives, half chewed, across the table at us.
We scream, and everyone laughs, and Gus is on his feet, coughing like he’s just been poisoned.
“Ohhhhh, game on, girls. That was low. You know I have an intolerance for olives since Mya’s mother tried to poison me.”
“With her kindness?” Mya asks over her laughter.
We both use a napkin to clean ourselves up, and we pass around the specialty cocktails.
Caden is staring off like he sees someone, and I follow his gaze over to the bar. A gorgeous woman is sitting there in a stunning satin pale pink dress. She’s absolutely stunning.
“Who is that?” I whisper.
“I think it’s Cosette. My designer,” he says, sliding out of the booth. “Our-our designer.”
“She’s in Vegas?” Spence asks.
“I don’t know, but it sure looks like her,” Caden says before he walks over to the woman and she turns to see him.
“I guess it’s her.” Jesse chuckles, because she gives him a longer than normal hug.
They are both talking and flailing their arms like two long-lost lovers who haven’t seen one another in years. They walk over to the table, and I take in the gorgeous woman beside Caden. Her skin is porcelain, and her white-blonde hair is swept into a low chignon at the base of her neck. Her eyes are a shocking violet and she moves with the grace of a dancer. She’s grinning from ear to ear as Caden leads her toward us.
“Look who’s here,” he says, beaming down at her. She’s petite and her fitted dress shows off her perfect figure. “Have you guys met Cosette yet?”
We all say our names and greet her, and her cheeks pink a little; we can be an overwhelming group.
“Cosette.” A sharp voice comes from behind her and we all turn to see a tall man with dark hair stalking our way. “We’re going to be late.”
“Jeremy, this is Caden, the man I told you I’ve been working with on the hotel project. And these are his brothers, Spence, Jesse, and Gus … and of course, their lovely better halves.” She laughs shyly, and I can see that she is uncomfortable having all the attention on her. “Emma and Mya.”
“Hey. Good to meet you. All right. We’ve got to go.”
She looks up at him, and all the light leaves her gaze as she nods. “Well, it was so nice meeting all of you. Maybe we’ll run into one another again this weekend.”
Her boyfriend takes her hand and nods before leading her away.
“What a capital D dickskank. That’s her boyfriend?” Gus asks.
Caden shrugs and tries to act unaffected, but I’ve been around him long enough to know he’s bothered by it.
“I think they’ve been together for a while.”
“You like her?” Mya asks.
“I do not. She’s got a boyfriend. We work together. We’re friends, sort of, I guess.”
“Well, get ready to be spending a lot of time with your new bestie, because come Monday, it is game on at the hotel,” Spence says, wrapping an arm around me.
“Cheers to that,” Jesse says, and we all lift our glasses.
“Cheers to new jobs, shacking up, and engagements,” Mya says, holding her glass to ours again.
“Cheers to Juniper fucking Holloway and the torture that will be finding you in the future, ladies.” Gus holds his glass up again.
“I’ll drink to that,” I say, taking a sip of my fruity cocktail before biting off the cherry.
“I’ll drink to you, Queenie. To our future,” Spence whispers in my ear.
I tip my head back and let him kiss me.
I’ve never been one for PDA or overly mushy talk. But Spence Taylor makes me feel all the things.
All the things that have been missing from my life.
“To our future,” I whisper back.
No matter what our future holds, these stilettos are staying firmly planted by Old Solemn’s side.
My running days are over.
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