I take Kade’s hand and excuse us toward the bar.
“I need drinks. Lots and lots of drinks, if I’m going to survive the night,” I say, as we stand at the bar waiting for Axel to serve us.
Kade grins and motions for Axel.
“What can I get you, boss?”
Kade frowns. “Don’t call me boss.”
“We want two shots of tequila, and then I want a whiskey.”
Kade eyes me out of the corner of his eye. “The same,” he says to Axel. “Whiskey? Really?” he asks me.
I nod. “I need something strong to get through tonight. I don’t care what it tastes like.”
Axel returns quickly with our drinks, even though there is a long line formed around the bar of people that were here first.
“Thanks.” I grab the first shot and down it, then snatch the second out of Kade’s hand and drink his too.
Kade chuckles. “You better not get too drunk tonight. I wouldn’t want to take advantage of you tonight,” he whispers into my ear.
“You are absolutely going to take advantage of me tonight. I need something positive in my life tonight.”
He laughs again, and I fall in love. I swear. All it takes now is a laugh, a smile, a look from him, and it’s as if I’ve developed amnesia. I can’t remember the bad, only the good.
“So what’s the plan for tonight?” I ask.
“You stay by my side all night,” Kade says, nodding toward a group of women that are eyeing him as if they are going to eat him up.
I smile. “Of course.”
“We will stay long enough for your family to realize we are still happily in love, and then I’m going to fuck you in the back of my car. And then again in the foyer of my house. Then my bedroom. And anywhere else I can think of.”
I choke a little on my whiskey.
Kade grins as he slowly sips his own.
I don’t care he dragged me to my evil sister’s engagement party. He probably did it to piss me off, but it’s not working. Something about his charming smile makes it hard to stay too mad at him.
His phone buzzes, and he pulls it out without checking the number first.
“Hello, Sebastian,” he says, with a hint of distaste in his voice.
I bite my lip to keep from smiling, because I know exactly what this call is about.
I can hear part of Sebastian’s conversation as I lean against Kade’s chest. But Kade doesn’t speak. I look up, and the shocked expression tells me he can’t.
I laugh and take the phone from Kade. He lets go of it easily.
“Hey, Sebastian. Kade has gone into a little bit of shock. Don’t worry, I’m here with him. But know he loves you and is very happy for you.” I end the call.
Kade stills, even more, if it’s possible.
“Kade?”
“Sebastian is going to rehab.”
I nod.