“That’s okay, I know you were just fucking with me, as usual.”
“But, hey, now that Chris is out of earshot, are you going to give it a go?”
I sighed and answered, “I don’t know, man … The relationships within the family are messy, and she told me how much she needs a friend right now. Maybe it’s best if I put my feelings on the backburner and just be what she needs.”
“There’s no reason why you can’t be her friend, and pursue her at the same time. Hell, Rear, you’re a lawyer, you could persuade her into your way of thinking without her even realizing you’d moved out of the friend zone. If you like her, fuck the complications and just go for it.”
Before I could reply, the tailor came out to make sure everything fit correctly and take the tuxedos back to get them cleaned before the big day.
As I put my regular suit back on so that I could head to work, I thought about what Dillon said and wondered if I was suave enough to pull it off.
Chapter Fourteen ~ Chloe
“No, this is too much, Zo,” I said as I practically salivated over the long, flowing lavender dress I was wearing.
“No, it’s not, it’s perfect,” Zoey countered as she walked around me in a circle.
“Aren’t bridesmaids supposed to have ugly dresses?” I asked, turning on my heel to check out the back of the dress.
I let out a lustful sigh as I took in the beautiful drape of the fabric.
“Yeah, back in nineteen eighty, but not now, and not my sister,” Zoey replied, her tone fierce. “It looks like it was made for you.”
I turned again, then brought my hand to the low-cut bodice of the dress.
“You don’t think it’s a little too indecent for a family wedding?”
“MMMM mmmm,” she replied with a shake of her head and a saucy grin. “That’s my favorite part. And, I know when you wear it, I won’t be the only one getting laid on my wedding night.”
The room erupted with female laughter, and I tried to hide my blush as I looked at Jasmine and Serena, who were currently lounging on a high-back sofa, legs tucked under them as they sipped champagne and watched Zoey and me.
We’d decided it would be more fun to try on dresses individually and each have our own mini fashion shows, than to put on all the dresses at one time. Jasmine and Serena had already showed off their beautiful, matching lavender gowns, which had been stylishly cut, but not as extravagant as the one I currently had on.
“That’s definitely the one,” Serena said softly.
“And, you’re definitely getting laid,” Jasmine added with a smirk.
I rolled my eyes at the three women and said, “Getting laid is not on the agenda for that night. I’ll be there taking my role as maid of honor seriously.”
“Well, I plan on getting laid,” Jasmine said, and when Serena nodded and simply said, “Me too,” I had to laugh.
“You guys are nuts.”
“Any special prospects?” Zoey asked, turning her twinkling gaze on them.
“Oh, no, here we go with the matchmaking again,” I groaned as I stepped off the platform and into the changing room.
I sighed again as I took one last good look of myself in the gorgeous dress, and then began to take it off.
“I don’t know yet,” I heard Jasmine reply. “I’ll have to see who else comes without a date. Oh, Rena, there’s this guy, Jed, he’s kind of new, and I don’t think you’ve met him yet. Total dreamboat, I think you’d like him.”
“How do you know him?”
“He lives in Ass’s neighborhood, and is adding on to Gabe’s house. He was at the barbecue you missed last week.”
“I don’t know,” Serena replied, her voice conveying her wariness. “Sounds a little too close to home. I wouldn’t want to take a guy home from the wedding, only to have to see him at every get-together we had thereafter.”
“Good point,” Jasmine said.