Wild With You (The Connor Family 2)

"You can still look pretty."

"Are you implying I'm not pretty unless you and Hailey work your magic on me?" I teased.

"I did not say that."

"You're not denying it either."

"Where would the fun be in that?"

"Should I be afraid of what you have in store for me?"

"Always."

After hanging up, I added the rehearsal dinner to my calendar. I loved the spike of adrenaline that came with pulling off the perfect wedding on such short notice, even though I was so busy I could barely tell my ass from my elbow. I'd also had two corporate events this week.

When I first went into this business, corporate events were my bread and butter. It was easy money, but it was boring work and I needed a new challenge. I'd always loved weddings, and after attending a bunch of them, courtesy of all our Bennett cousins marrying in the span of a few years, I took the plunge.

Now, I still did a few corporate events per month, but weddings made up most of my business. They were more work than corporate events, but I loved them. Plus, they brought in more revenue, which meant I could offer more to Milo. His college fund was growing nicely.

Later that day, while I was waiting for my next client to show up, I received an e-mail from Graham. I was sitting on a bench, slurping a cherry smoothie with too much agave syrup, watching the gigantic palm trees sway in the wind. Despite having lived in LA my entire life, the sight of the palm trees instantly brought on a vacation mood. From the bush to my right, a whiff of lavender reached me. It was a particularly relaxing moment, but the second I saw Graham's name pop up in my inbox, my heart rate went off the charts. This happened so often over the past few days that I was starting to feel silly. He'd e-mailed me the tickets to the concert. I could either print them out or show them directly on the screen of my smartphone. I immediately replied to thank him.

From: Graham Frazier

To: Lori Connor

My assistant had an electronic version of the tickets. They’re attached. Have fun.

From: Lori Connor

To: Graham Frazier

Thank you so much! If you change your mind about payment, let me know. I'd be happy to buy them off you.

From: Graham Frazier

To: Lori Connor

I do want payment.

I scrolled farther, but that was all his e-mail said. I opened the attachment with the tickets to see if the price was on them, but it wasn't. When I closed the attachment, I saw that Graham had sent another e-mail.

From: Graham Frazier

To: Lori Connor

Not monetary. I'd like to cook for you and your son one evening :)

I reread twice, didn’t understand, then shot him an e-mail for clarification.

From: Lori Connor

To: Graham Frazier

How is that payment? Means more work for you.

From: Graham Frazier

To: Lori Connor