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sweetest thing ! No one ever asks me to attend. They always just expect it because I’m the coordinator.” Waving his hands in front of his face, he blinked back the moisture gathering in his eyes. After a long, awkward few seconds, Robért finally composed himself. “You know what? Screw that other wedding. I’m coming to yours !”

    Now it was Jax’s turn to have a heart attack, and next to him he felt Vanessa’s knees give out. If he hadn’t been holding her around her waist, she’d be kissing the paved sidewalk right now. Instantly, they started protesting in the nicest ways possible.
    They couldn’t expect him to abandon his other clients.
    They didn’t want him to lose his job.
    It really wasn’t going to be anything all that spectacular.
    The other wedding would look great for his résumé.
    But nothing could sway Robért the Sentimental. He had an excuse for everything they’d thrown at him, including informing them that he’d bring in his coordinator friend who “owed him big time” to work the other wedding on Saturday for him.
    When there was nothing to do to avoid looking suspicious but pretend to be ecstatic at his change of plans, they said their good-byes and stood in the shade of the café’s awning until Robért rounded the corner with an extra bounce in his step. If that were possible.
    Without a word, Vanessa extracted herself from his side, spun on her heel, and stalked in the direction of the bungalow.
    Fucking hell. Shit had definitely just hit the fan.
    He watched her for a few seconds, contemplating his next move, then jogged to catch up with her. “V, come on. Maybe it’s not as bad as we think. I’m sure we can figure something out.”
    Vanessa didn’t stop, and her distraught feelings seemed to be growing with every step. “You know, despite the fact that I hated being deceitful, we were doing fine in our roles as Reid and Lucie. He never once questioned our behavior and the plans were off to a great start. Now , because you felt the need to play Prince Charming to the wedding coordinator, he’ll be with us every step of the way, including the rehearsal dinner and the wedding !”
    “Wow, that’s uncanny. You sound just like him.” They rounded the corner to the path that led to their home away from home. “The overemphasizing thing sounds more natural when he does it, though.”
    “You always have something to say about everything, you know that?” She stopped short at the front door and shoved her key in the lock. “Which is precisely the reason I told you to keep your big mouth shut and let me do all the talking!”
    He followed her inside and closed the door a little harder than necessary. Now he was getting worked up, too. “Yeah, well, I don’t appreciate being told to stay quiet like some yippy dog. I’m not a sidekick, and I’m sure as hell not a mute.”
    Tossing the keys on the console table by the door, she spun around and poked him in the chest. “No, you’re definitely not a mute. Believe me, there’s no chance of me ever forgetting that. You haven’t shut up since the moment I laid eyes on you. But let me tell you something, Maris,” she said, stepping in closer and glaring at him like he was her lifelong nemesis. “You have to know when to talk and when to shut your trap. And as far as I can tell, you have no concept of the latter.”
    She had no idea the envelope she was pushing. “You’re challenging me, V. Are you sure you wanna go down this road?”
    “Ha! You bet your ass I do. In fact, let’s play the Quiet Game. The one who makes the first sound loses. How about that?”
    “I think that’s the best thing you’ve said all day.”
    “Good!”
    “Fine. Just say when.”
    “When!”
    Vanessa turned, no doubt to stomp off in a huff to ignore him in the silence she thought she’d created, but Jackson wasn’t letting her go anywhere. Grabbing her arm, he spun her back to him and caught her in a tight embrace a split second before he