He rolled his eyes—she had two big brothers.
“Hey to you, too, little manipulator.”
She fluttered her lashes. “Whatever are you talking about?”
He walked to her desk and sat on the corner. “You giving Jade my cell phone number in case she needed to reach you?” He eyed her, unable to keep the smirk from his face. He never could stay angry with her for long. Not that he was angry. But she was fun to mess with.
“Jade called? What did she want?” Holly only cared about the reason for the call, not what she’d done.
And that meant he could hold it over her until she admitted her meddling. So he shrugged. “She was so shocked to hear my voice, she almost couldn’t remember why she was trying to reach you.”
“Knox, come on! Tell me!”
“You first, little sis. Why are you playing games?”
Her brown eyes softened. “Because I love you and I want you to have a chance at happiness. I like Jade and so do you. Why shouldn’t I try to help?”
He groaned and ran a hand through his hair. “I really want to be pissed at you.”
“But you can’t because I’m right.” She leaned forward, resting her elbows on her desk. “Now tell me why Jade called!”
He smiled, despite her satisfied smirk. “You have a wedding date at the Meridian in six months if you want it.”
Holly squealed, then got up and ran around her desk, squeezing him in a breath-stealing hug.
“I take it you want the date?” He peeled her off him and smiled at her excitement.
She nodded. “Of course. I’ll call Jade back and see what happens next. I want to make sure none of the appointments are when you’re out of town for your annual guys’ weekend.”
He’d forgotten all about his upcoming trip to Vegas. He and his business school friends got together once a year. But since his night with Jade, he’d been tied up in knots and wasn’t focused on his schedule.
“Miles already said I should do whatever makes me happy. He’s tied up with a merger, but he’ll come to as many appointments as he can. The rest, you and I can handle, okay?”
“No problem,” he told her.
“You do remember we have the FFT gala this weekend, right?” Holly asked. “The football team is giving away season tickets and you need to be there to represent the Warriors. It’s for the Future Fast Track charity.”
Shit. He’d forgotten. Although he had an assistant, Holly was more on top of his schedule than Olga, a new hire who hadn’t yet proven herself up to the job, was.
“It’s for a good cause. FFT helps kids aging out of foster care,” Holly said, probably reading the annoyed expression on his face. Galas were no fun. “Not to mention, it’s Aurora Kingston’s charity. Actually, she’s Aurora Dare now. She’s married to Jade’s twin, Nick. And that makes her Jade’s sister-in-law.” Holly nudged Knox in the side.
As if he needed her help in putting things together. “Jade will be there,” he said, the event suddenly more appealing.
“The gala is at the Meridian, so I’m sure of it.” Holly was obviously enjoying dragging this out.
He never knew where he had to be for a charity event until the day of the affair or, like now, when Holly gave him a heads-up in advance.
“There’s been so much good news today,” Holly said. “I’m going to call Jade. We have a lot to plan. It’s a good thing I have your schedule,” Holly said to him.
Her wedding planning would throw him and Jade together more often. And maybe, if he was charming enough, he could convince her that sharing another night together wouldn’t hurt.
In fact, it would be fun.