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nice as Trey. She’d eventually hurt him. She’d screw up somehow.
    Trey reached behind the cloth-covered table and squeezed her hand. “Time to cut the ribbon and get this party started.”
    So thoughtful of him to keep the simple gesture and touch hidden from curious eyes. Well, except Myles, because he’d figured out what was going on anyway. She glanced at Myles, because looking into Trey’s eyes would feel too personal and tonight was about business. “We’re ready, aren’t we, Myles?”
    Myles handed a tray full of kabobs to a server and gave her a quick nod. “We are, your worshipfulness.”
    “Okay, then,” Trey said with confidence and made his way through the people and toward the front doors. “I’ll cut the ribbon and officially get started.”
    Lauren stared after him. She’d made several more catering deals since she’d signed with Trey. Moose’s Tooth had its regular customers back and then some. Everything couldn’t be going better for her.
    Kayla approached, wearing a white cotton dress with a six-inch leather belt. Her hair fell in two braids down each shoulder, and she wore flat sandals with leather straps crisscrossed up her calves.
    Determined to stick to the business of making tonight a success for the Salmon Catcher Hotel, Lauren said, “Let me guess. A Viking shield maiden?”
    “Yes, finally someone who knows what I am. More specifically Lagertha Lothbrok from Vikings , but unlike you with your Han Solo, I haven’t found my Ragnar.” Now even Kayla was referring to them as a couple. Apparently, they hadn’t done a very good job of keeping their liaison secret.
    “I thought they got divorced?” Lauren said as she automatically scanned the room for a glimpse of Trey.
    “True, but my heart still belongs to him,” Kayla said.
    Lauren laughed and spotted Trey visiting with some guests. The guy really was a boy scout. He’d changed so much from high school. Gone was the shy boy hiding behind his comic books. In his place was a confident hotelier. She turned her attention back to Kayla. “Are you having a good time?”
    “Yes, I am, but not as much fun as Trey’s having.” She pointed to the spiral staircase where Trey was talking with a couple, who had to be Batman and Catwoman. “I have to tell you, I’ve never seen my boss so happy. He was always so serious until you came to town. Everything was about work, now he’s just. . . Well, he’s a little more easygoing.”
    “We’ve been working a lot in preparation for tonight, but we’ve made some time to relax, too. He helped me put some flower boxes up in front of the bakery. In fact, he built the flower boxes himself. The guy has a lot of talents.”
    “Yeah, well, he walks into the office each morning like he has life by the tail.” Kayla took a long pull from the beer bottle she held. “I have to say I’m a little jealous.”
    “You’ll find your Ragnar. Or better yet, you are just fine on your own. None of us has to have a partner in life, only that it makes life more interesting, right?”
    “You are absolutely right, Leia. I just think it’s so sweet that you guys are dressed up as Star Wars characters. Apparently you know about his Star Wars fetish.”
    “As a matter of fact, I do.” Lauren surveyed the crowded room and stopped when she saw Trey talking with some of the patrons. She was falling for him. She had tried to keep things light and casual, but she was falling for him.
     
    After the last of the guests left well past two o’clock in the morning, Lauren was exhausted, but not too tired to take advantage of Trey in his Han Solo outfit. Her employees were still cleaning up the last of the catering supplies, but she couldn’t resist whispering in his ear. “So here’s my idea.”
    “I’m listening.” He leaned down and wrapped his arm around her waist, sending a kaleidoscope of butterflies ricocheting up her spine.
    Lauren placed both her hands on his leather tunic-covered chest, feeling the