Michael and Lily where brought out of their wicked thoughts by Ruben, who coughed once or twice to get their attention.
“Mom ordered me to come get you before you missed your own reception,” he told them with a smirk as he started to walk back to the marquee before he altered course to intercept one of his servers.
Michael groaned, giving Lily a quick kiss, his fingers slid down her arm, raising gooseflesh on her skin as they went, before he took hold of her hand. “Let’s go and celebrate with everyone. We can have our own celebration later… When I have you all to myself.”
As Lily started to move away from him all Michael wanted to do was haul her back into his arms.
Chapter 6
<><>L<><>
The happiest day of her life to date had taken place a few hours ago. She’d become Mrs. Michael McKenzie in the most beautiful ceremony on Michael’s parents’ ranch.
Although she’d seen Michael in suits on a regular basis, she’d had never seen him looking so handsome in one; he’d taken her breath away.
His brothers had looked just as handsome in the same type of suit Michael was wearing, but they had different colored cravats fastened around their necks with matching waistcoats.
Lily had given Sebastian pink, Lucien pale blue, Ramon lemon, Ruben pale green and their father Elias had worn a deep purple. They had all looked so handsome standing together for the ‘father and sons’ photograph, which Lily had insisted on.
They had dined to a beautiful meal of chicken parmesan crostini as the starter to wet everyone’s appetite, which was followed by slow roasted herb crusted beef tenderloin. Dessert had been a decadent affair of chocolate mousse and fresh raspberries – the perfect way to top it all off.
Until the food had been placed in front of her she hadn’t realized just how hungry she was, but her stomach felt like there were four babies inside instead of the two.
Lily had come outside to the patio hoping Michael would follow her so she could tell him about the twins. She’d put it off because of the stress she’d felt he was under leading up to the wedding, but she didn’t want to leave it any longer.
“Hey, beautiful.”
“Hey Sebastian, you look handsome,” she replied and gave him a hug. He really did. She’d noticed some of the women from the company drooling over him. Since he’d taken his jacket off, you could tell how tight his abs were, which she was positive he knew.
“You eyeing me up?” he asked grinning.
“Yep. I’m trying to decide who I need to introduce you to.” She grinned in mischief, her smile deepening at the sour look on his face.
“No, you’re not going to introduce me to…” he trailed off. “Her.”
Lily looked across and he’d gone still, staring at Ramon’s date. “Ah, Sebastian.”
“Who’s she here with?” he asked, still stunned. “Lily, who is that bodacious babe with?”
Lily snickered. “You did not just call her a bodacious babe? How old are you? Seventeen!”
“Trust me, no horny seventeen year old boy would be thinking of doing what I’m thinking of doing to her.”
“Bodacious!” Lily giggled, still unable to recover from him using the word.
“Bill and Ted’s,” Sebastian replied, not really listening to her.
“What?”
“Never mind. You haven’t said who she’s with.”
Crap, he was really taken with her. This wasn’t going to go down too well. “You need to keep your zipper up. She’s here with Ramon.”
Lily heard a laugh behind them.
Chapter 7
<><>M<><>
Keep your zipper up. What the hell was Lily discussing with Sebastian? Then he noticed the woman Sebastian couldn’t move his eyes from. Ramon’s girl.
“How can she be with Ramon?” Sebastian asked, frowning.
Michael wrapped his wife in his arms and laughed at him. “Well, I guess our brother is finally serious about someone and Lucien needs to get his facts straight in the future.”
“She can’t be with him. Are you sure?”
Michael frowned at him. He’d never known his brother to be upset about a woman being with someone else. He usually just moved on.
“I’m sorry, but she is,” Lily told him.
She was walking towards them and Sebastian couldn’t stop staring.
“Hey Lily. Do you know where Ramon is?” Carla asked.
Lily knew she had to show some manners and introduce her to Sebastian, but she also knew it was probably unwise. “I’ve not seen Ramon for a while.” Lily looked at Michael for help, but he was just staring at his brother. Oh, what the hell. “Let me introduce you to Sebastian, Michael’s brother. Sebastian, this is Carla.”
He stood there frozen while he exchanged heated looks with Carla, until Lily prodded him in the back.
“Carla, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” He took her hand and kept it in his. She seemed just as taken. “Are you really with Ramon?”