Epilogue

Six months later…

“You’re not supposed to see me in my dress before the ceremony.” McKenna’s voice floated through the closed door.

Beckett grinned. It wasn’t him seeing her in the dress that she should be worried about. It was more trying to avoid his attempts to get her out of the dress.

“Pretty sure that’s only for the bride and groom,” he replied. “And doesn’t extend to the bridesmaid and her plus one.”

The door opened a fraction and McKenna stuck her head out. For once, her makeup was subdued. None of her usual fringy eyelashes or glitter, which apparently had been at the order of the bride. But he liked her all ways—made up, au natural, and everything in between.

“All right, troublemaker. What do you want?” She looked him up and down, nodding in approval. He’d wanted a basic black suit but McKenna had talked him into a gray with baby-blue pinstripes. “Looking good, by the way. I can’t believe you wanted to get another black suit.”

“Lucky I have you to talk me out of any potentially boring decisions,” he said drily. “Now come out here.”

“Please don’t tell me we have to talk again,” she teased. “All you want to do is yap, yap, yap.” She made a talking motion with her hands. “I can’t stand it.”

“Don’t make me gag you, again,” he growled as she stepped out of the bridesmaids’ room. “I had entirely too much fun listening to you try to talk with all that silk in your mouth.”

“Mr. Walsh,” she admonished in a mock serious tone. “I am a lady. Here you are, trying to corrupt my sensibilities.”

“Sensibilities?” He pulled her to him and she squeaked, her gaze darting down the hall to see if anyone was coming. “I don’t remember you being too sensible when you let me get into your skirt at my sister’s wedding.”

“Hoping for a repeat?” She raised a brow, but her eyes were wide. Her cheeks flushed. She wanted this as much as he did.

“Not hoping.” He led them farther into the hallway, toward an alcove he’d spotted that had a rather dense-looking plant. “Planning.”

She smacked his arm. “And here I was thinking that you were a nice, upstanding gentleman who was going to make an honest woman of me one day.”

He pulled them into the alcove and cupped her face with his hands. “I can’t wait, McKenna.”

“I can’t wait, either.” The cheeky smile softened and she tipped her face up to his. “I love you.”

Her eyes widened as the words popped out. They’d been dancing around it for some time, the urge to say those three little words sitting ever-present in the back of his throat. But they’d taken things slow, getting to know one another.

Last week she’d moved into his apartment when her lease had ended. It wasn’t a big change, since she slept over often. But making it official had been like a great big check mark next to their relationship. Sacrificing control with his business to have her in his life had been the best decision he’d ever made.

“I love you, too,” he said.

He pulled her deeper into the alcove to punish that beautiful mouth of hers. “You sure we can’t ditch this thing and head back to the room?”

“I don’t think Isla would be too happy about that,” McKenna murmured.

Beckett’s thumbs grazed her temples as he held her in place, coaxing her lips open for a deep kiss. “You know, we could make this our thing.”

“Getting naughty at other people’s weddings?” She giggled.

“And hopefully at ours one day.” He rested his forehead against hers. “But I’ll wait until after the ceremony then, I promise.”

“Shhh.” She pressed a fingertip to his mouth, joy filtering through her body at the thought of their future. It seemed so bright. So sparkling. It was everything she’d been looking for.

His lips curved into a wicked grin as he lowered his head to hers, capturing her mouth and pinning her to the wall. For the first time in her life, McKenna was totally happy not to be talking.

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