Just A Kiss (Angel Sands 4)

He turned to see Rachel walking through the door with Ember. The two of them were carrying a pile of bridal magazines. Breck raised his eyebrow at Lucas who shrugged.

Why did he have the impression this was a set up?

“Hey,” he said, raising his hand at them. “How’s it going?”

“Good. Just doing some research,” Rachel said, holding up the pile of magazines.

“Can you add their orders to my tab?” he asked Ally.

“Sure.” Ally nodded. “What do you guys want?” she called over to the girls.

“A cappuccino please,” Rachel answered quickly.

“Make that two,” Ember added.

“You didn’t tell me we were going to be wedding planning,” he said to Lucas with a grin. “If I’d known I would’ve brought my own magazines.”

“It’s not that kind of wedding,” Lucas said, winking. “And anyway, I didn’t know you could read.”

“He probably just looks at the pictures.” Ally grinned, clearly enjoying the banter. “You guys go and sit down, I’ll bring your coffees over when they’re ready.”

“Table service?” Lucas asked. “Whatever next?”

“I wouldn’t want you to miss a moment of the wedding planning.” Ally said, a twinkle in her eye. “Now shoo.”

When they sat down, Ember looked up from the magazine she was thumbing through. “Did you pay the deposit for the band?” she asked Lucas.

“Yep.” He nodded. “And I sent them the list of songs we wanted them to play, like I promised.” There was a teasing note to his voice. “Don’t worry, sweetheart. We got this covered.”

“Thanks to Caitie.” She sighed. “She’s been a godsend. I swear, every morning I wake up to an email saying something else is handled. She’s like some kind of Wedding Angel.”

“Maybe she should become a wedding planner,” Rachel said. “Sounds like she’s good at it.”

“She wouldn’t have the time, would she?” Breck asked. “Not with her business being as successful as it is.”

“Oh do you know her well?” Rachel asked, tipping her head to the side, her brows knitting together. “I didn’t realize.”

“We all grew up together,” Lucas told her. “Breck and his brother spent as much time at our house as they did at their own when we were kids.”

“There you go,” Ally said, sliding a tray on the table in front of them. “Two flat whites and two cappuccinos. Anybody need sugar?”

They all shook their heads.

“In that case, enjoy.” She smiled at them. “Oh, Lucas, when you get a chance, Nate wanted to ask you something about his suit.”

“Sure. I’ll go and speak to him now.” Lucas stood and grabbed his coffee cup, taking a mouthful of flat white. “I’ll be back in a minute.”

“Oh, guess what?” Ally said, turning to Ember. “I think I found the perfect wedding gift for you guys. Wanna look? It’s on the laptop in the kitchen.”

“Sure,” Ember agreed. “What is it?”

“You’ll see. I haven’t ordered it yet, in case you don’t like it.” The two of them headed to the kitchen, leaving Breck alone at the table with Rachel.

“So…” she smiled at him. “What are your Thanksgiving plans?”

“My dad and brother are flying in from Boston for a few days.”

“That’s so nice. Thanksgiving’s always a good time to be with family.” She pressed her lips together. “My folks are going to be in Hawaii.”