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his neck. “We really did save the day,” he said.
    “Yes, we did. And let’s not forget Miles.”
    Drew groaned. God, he could never get rid of the flamboyant wedding planner who’d taken his place in Lauren’s life. He nodded toward the back. “I’m surprised he didn’t stow away in your trunk.”
    She grinned and her eyes crinkled in amusement. “He certainly tried to make the case.”
    “I bet he thinks we’re going to fail. God, if Kate knew you and I are planning her wedding she’d surely flip.”
    “We’ll be fine. Miles will guide us every step of the way.”
    Drew’s phone rang. Looking down, he saw that it was Luke. “Shit.”
    “What’s the matter?”
    “Nothing.” He hit the speaker phone, knowing full well Luke wasn’t going to chew him out in front of Lauren—or at the very least, he’d soften his verbal lashing. “Hey, big bro, what’s going on?”
    “I think you know. Take me off speaker phone.”
    “Sorry, dude. I’m driving. I’m pretty sure it’s against the law.”
    “Very well. Please explain how over five hundred of our Happily Ever After dolls were given out to customers yesterday morning.”
    “Really?” Drew asked, ramping up his mock surprise. “How did that happen?”
    “According to the floor manager, I gave the go ahead to a stock boy. The guy who looks exactly like me wouldn’t have anything to do with this, would he?”
    “Pretend I was you for my own gain? Hmmm … Where have I heard that before?” He paused. “Oh, wait. You pretended you were me and then joined the mile-high club with my wedding planner.”
    “That’s not what happened.” Luke’s agitation was loud and clear. “Drew, this isn’t ov—”
    “Sorry, dude, you’re breaking up. We’re in the mountains.” Drew clicked his phone off and threw it in the back seat. Lauren’s mouth was wide open.
    “What?” he asked.
    “You gave all those dolls out for free? When?”
    “Yesterday morning on the third floor.”
    “In Santa’s Village?”
    “Yep.”
    “How did Luke not find out about this?”
    “I might have said that I wanted to surprise the executive staff during a meeting this morning.”
    Lauren shook her head. “Oh my God. Luke must seriously be freaking out. What were you thinking?”
    “First, I really don’t care if my brother loses his shit all over Manhattan. Second, I’m giving my idea a chance. I need these kids to get online and find their dolls’ soul mates. The only way they are going to do it is if they
have
the dolls.”
    “So basically you’re a fugitive from your brother.”
    “Well, I guess if you put it that way. Yes.”
    Lauren turned to her laptop. “Let’s just see how the dolls are doing.”
    Drew reached his hand over, pulling the screen down. “I was going to wait until tonight. Give it a day for the parents to get online with their kids.”
    “You don’t want to take a peek? Aren’t you just the tiniest bit curious?”
    “I can wait.”
    “Yeah, I’m well aware of that ability.” She sighed.
    “What’s that about?”
    “What’s what about?”
    He mimicked her deep sigh.
    “Nothing.” She turned her head toward her window.
    “Didn’t sound like nothing.”
    “I’m just not used to seeing you so invested in one toy.”
    “Well, maybe I found my passion.”
    “And is Olivia the reason for this passion?”
    Olivia? Why would Lauren bring her up?
“What does she have to do with anything?”
    “Nothing. Forget I mentioned it.” She opened her laptop back up. “I need to catch up on some e-mails.”
    Drew concentrated on the road. Why was she agitated with him? Was it because he’d brought up their wedding?
    And that comment about his ability to wait. He knew exactly what that was about. Yes, it had taken him almost a decade to propose, but he’d thought she wanted the same thing—to focus on their careers. When she finally admitted she wanted to get married, he had agreed to immediately wed in Hawaii and dropped