As I showered and got dressed for dinner, I was beginning to long for Texas. New York no longer felt like home. Texas was home now, and all I wanted to do was sit on my front porch, crochet my blanket, and drink some tea as I watched my sexier-than-hell cowboy work on a fence or do some cowboy shit like that.
“What are you thinking about?” Reed asked as he pulled the rental car up to the valet parking at the restaurant.
I shrugged my shoulders. “I’m just sad that Tyler’s wedding was ruined.”
Reed gave me a smile that caused my breath to stop. He quickly placed his hand behind my neck and pulled me in for a kiss. “Ya never know…this might just turn out to be one of the best days of Tyler’s and Meg’s lives.”
“Yeah. Maybe.”
We got out of the car and made our way into the restaurant.
Reed walked up to the hostess and said, “Hi. Reed Moore. I called earlier.”
The young lady smiled bigger and looked at me. I smiled and wondered what in the hell Reed was up to.
“Mr. Moore, yes. It was tough, but we managed to get it all down.” She turned to another girl and said, “Please show Mr. and Mrs. Moore upstairs to the private dining room.”
Private dining room?
“Reed, what is going on?” I asked as I began looking around for my parents, Tyler, or Sissy.
Reed grabbed my hand and practically pulled me up the stairs. When we walked into the large banquet room, I let out a gasp. One side of the room looked out to the mountains. It was breathtaking. I quickly looked around and saw the whole room was filled with white lights and all the flowers from my parents’ house. My mouth dropped open when I saw all the tables had been set up, and on the far side of the room was the arbor that had also been at my parents’ house. And Father Mike was standing there, talking to Tyler’s friend, Bob.
Bob saw Reed and started walking up to him. “Man, it’s a good thing you had everyone at laser tag, so we could get everything out of the house and here. We just told Tyler that we took it all out. We didn’t tell him why or where we were taking it.”
Reed nodded his head and looked around. “Thanks for picking such an amazing place,” he said.
I stood there in shock.
“Ty asked Meg to marry him here, so Kat and I thought it would be the perfect place.”
I shook my head to clear my thoughts. “Wait. Just wait one second. Reed, what in the world is going on here?”
Reed looked down at me and said, “My heart broke for Meg and Tyler. I got Bob’s cell phone number earlier this morning, and after everything went down, I asked him if he wanted to help me pull this off.”
I bit down on my lower lip, fighting to keep back the tears that were forming. “You did all this? You planned everything? Why? Reed, why would you do all of this?”
Reed shook his head as he reached down and gave me a kiss. His lips were still against mine when he whispered, “Because I love you. I did this for you and your family because I love you, Courtney.”
I choked back a sob and pulled away. I looked around and asked a waitress where the restrooms were.
She pointed to the other side of the room and said, “Back right corner.”
I grabbed Reed’s hand and pulled him in that direction. I walked up and scanned each door. Perfect. I walked into the family restroom, pulling Reed in with me. I shut the door and locked it. I quickly spun around and found myself looking into Reed’s very confused eyes.
“Please tell me you aren’t mad, Court. I thought I was—”
I held up my hand for him to stop talking. “I’m so happy I decided to wear a dress this evening.”
Reed tilted his head, looking more confused than ever. “What? Court, are you angry with me?”
I shook my head as I reached up under my dress and slowly pulled my white lace panties off. I never took my eyes off of Reed.
He licked his lips and said, “Wha-what are you doing, Court?”
I bit down on my lip and whispered, “I need my husband—now.”
Before I knew what was happening, Reed was all over me. His hands were on every inch of my body, moving frantically, like he couldn’t get enough of me. He pushed the dress all the way up and over my head while he used his other hand to push my bra up, releasing my breasts in one movement, causing me to let out a moan. He quickly put one nipple in his mouth and began sucking and gently biting on it as I unbuttoned his pants and exposed him to me. I grabbed on to his length and felt it throbbing in my hand. He let go of my nipple and picked me up as he pushed me against the wall. I wrapped my legs around him and moaned when I pushed myself against him. I needed relief, and only Reed could provide it.