“I have been stuck with Matt and Nicky all day, I needed a break.” His smile is something every orthodontist would be proud of. Perfectly straight white teeth greet me. I feel my smile break out, too.
“Really? Why? They are so much fun!” I hope he picks up on my sarcasm.
“I should have said no.” He rubs his hand down the back of his neck as he shakes his head and laughs. .
“I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels this way,” I reply dryly as I pick up my dress and hang it up in the closet. I hear him move behind me.
“How do you know Nicky?” Daniel asks while sitting on my bed. He leans against the headboard and stretches his legs out. Who is this man, and why is he getting comfy in my bed?
“Make yourself at home,” I tease. I pick up my suitcase and maneuver it onto the bed while Daniel watches me.
“We have been friends since junior high,” I finally respond while I start to unpack.
“How do you know Matt?” I would really like to know this because in all the time I dated Matt I had never heard him mention Daniel. Maybe we really weren’t as serious as I thought we were.
“We grew up together. We have actually almost met a few times, Kayley.” This makes me look up at him.
“Remember that vacation you were supposed to go on with Matt to Colorado? Or the time when you guys were supposed to take a weekend trip to the Hamptons?” Holy shit!
“You’re Westy?” I ask in shock as realization kicks in. Matt never called him Daniel, he called him Westy. I thought Matt made him up because Westy was a pro athlete while Matt is the extreme opposite.
“I thought Matt made you up,” I confess on a laugh.
“I thought Matt made you up,” he says not missing a beat. For some reason this makes my cheeks heat up. Like I could ever be anyone’s dream girl.
“And why is that?” I ask out of interest.
“Because, I saw pictures of you and wondered how Matt was able to get a catch like you. Why did you think Matt made me up?”
What? A catch like me? OK, now I feel my cheeks really heating up. I have a hot sexy man lying on my bed, talking to me, I would even say almost flirting with me. Head in the game, Kay, you aren’t here for a fling, you are here to survive this wedding. What did he ask me again? Oh yeah...
“Because you two are polar opposites,” I have to turn away from him. I place some things in a drawer and turn back to my suitcase while keeping my head down. Way to play it cool.
“Interesting because that would be the words I was thinking when I saw you two together.” When I look up at him, his arms are resting behind his head and he is fully lying down on my bed.
I need to get off the topic of me and Matt. That is ancient history.
“What do you think of Nicky?” I pick up my panties and go to move them under a sweatshirt when he sits up and peeks into my suitcase.
“I bet she doesn’t wear things like this,” he says reaching for my silk thong. He picks it up letting it hang off his pointer finger. I snatch it away from him and quickly place it in a drawer.
“Are you always this rude?” I ask when I turn around to face him. I stand up straight making my 5’5” stature look taller. I place my hands on my hips as I wait for his answer. He stands up and goes toe to toe with me. My head tilts back as I look up at him. Wrong thing to do because his eyes swallow me whole.
“I didn’t mean to offend you, gorgeous, I was just admiring your clothing choices.” His grin makes me feel things in all my girly parts. Wedding, Nicky, focus!
“You never answered my question.”
“What do I think of Nicky?” he asks inching closer to me. We are in each other’s personal space now. His lips only a few inches from mine. I can’t help biting my bottom lip to concentrate on what he is about to say. OK, I’m biting my lip because I have never wanted to lick a man in my life as bad as I want to lick him. Just a taste, just one little… Control yourself Kay!
“I find her stuck up, annoying, and the perfect match for Matt.” His smile is contagious.
“We have to meet up with them in an hour for dinner. I have to start getting ready.” I take a step back from Daniel before I do something stupid, like pet his scruff or lick his neck.
“It was nice to finally meet you Kayley. I look forward to dinner in an hour,” he says as he’s walking to the door.
“Oh, and Kayley.” I look over at him and he is halfway out the door..
“Yeah?”
“Wear the black ones tonight. That should help get me through dinner.” Then he shuts the door.
I stand there dumbfounded. What? This has to be a joke. They put him up to this. I bet Nicky thought it would be funny to have him hit on me and make me think I was something special. Guys that looked like him don’t hit on chicks like me. I bet she also wants him to make a fool out of me at her wedding. Not going to happen. I will not fall for this. What Nicky doesn’t realize is that while she has had her head stuck up her own ass these last few years, I have become someone. I have succeeded. I have a job and I support myself. I don’t need a man to take care of me. I don’t need my mommy or daddy at the age of twenty-nine to help me, or buy me things. I have a life and I am so much better off than she is.