she had makeup on. She sighed instead. “I guess it’s hard to get to know Will when he lives thousands of miles away. But trust me, he’s amazing, kind and funny.”
And a great kisser.
“You don’t need to convince me.” Danni gave her a soft smile. “He has a lot of fans. Tucker, his father, Lisa—”
“Lisa?” Riley stiffened. “I can only imagine what she would say about him.”
“I take it you haven’t met her,” Danni said.
“No. They’d broken up before I moved into Will’s building,” Riley said. But while she might not have ever met Will’s ex-fiancée, she’d seen firsthand just how much damage her betrayal had done to him. How his relationships never lasted and how much of a problem he had trusting people. Then, despite herself, Riley found herself leaning forward. “What’s she like?”
“From what I can tell, she feels genuinely bad about what happened. I think she’s tried to reach out to Will a couple of times to apologize but he refuses to talk to her. Of course now that he’s got you, it’s hopefully all water under the bridge.”
“Right.” Riley obediently nodded, not bothering to correct Danni about Lisa. After all, she supposed in a weird way Lisa and Danni would soon be related, so Riley didn’t want to be the one to say what had really happened. How Lisa had ruthlessly gone from son to father, following the money like a truffle hound.
“Anyway, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to even bring her up. What I really wanted to ask was if Will actually was as crazy as he sounds. Did he really do a fun-run dressed up as fairy godmother?”
“He sure did. I even have the photographs to prove it.” The tension in her shoulders loosened as she flicked through her cell phone. The library had entered a team in the fun-run to raise money for the local hospital, but when Riley had been forced to pull out with an ankle injury, Will, who’d only been back for two days, immediately volunteered to take her place. The costume had looked ridiculous, but the fact that he was doing it at all caused the donations to flood in. They had ended up raising twice as much as they’d hoped. Plus, he’d kept the rest of the team in good spirits with his energy and humor.
“That’s hilarious.” Danni grinned at a photograph of Will wearing a full silver dress and glittery wings, holding a winner’s trophy above his head while he had one arm casually draped over Riley’s shoulder. “You two are so adorable together. It’s easy to see even then that there was chemistry between you.”
“You can see chemistry?” Riley said in surprise, but as she studied the photograph all she could see was what she always saw. Will proving to the world that he was more than the person his father had tried to make him become. That he was funny, kind and loyal.
“Um, yeah.” Danni gave an emphatic nod. “Look at the smile on his face and the way his eyes are focused only on you. Those Henderson brothers sure know how to make a girl feel special.”
“I guess they do.” Riley suddenly wished she’d picked a different photograph, because it was one thing to trick people about their relationship in theory, it was another thing to have to do it face-to-face. Especially since what she’d seen of Danni so far, she really liked. However, before she could answer, Will appeared at her side and her whole body tingled in response.
“Really, Riley? Out of all the photos you could show my future sister-in-law, you decided to choose one of me wearing a dress and tiara?” Will said as he leaned over her shoulder, his full mouth twisted into a mock frown. His arm grazed hers and heat climbed her body.
“It was my fault,” Danni said as Tucker dropped down into the chair next to his fiancée. “I was asking about it. Tucker might not have mentioned it, but I’m an incurable snoop. Sorry.”
“Hey, future wife, don’t apologize for being snoopy. If you weren’t then we might never have met,” Tucker
And a great kisser.
“You don’t need to convince me.” Danni gave her a soft smile. “He has a lot of fans. Tucker, his father, Lisa—”
“Lisa?” Riley stiffened. “I can only imagine what she would say about him.”
“I take it you haven’t met her,” Danni said.
“No. They’d broken up before I moved into Will’s building,” Riley said. But while she might not have ever met Will’s ex-fiancée, she’d seen firsthand just how much damage her betrayal had done to him. How his relationships never lasted and how much of a problem he had trusting people. Then, despite herself, Riley found herself leaning forward. “What’s she like?”
“From what I can tell, she feels genuinely bad about what happened. I think she’s tried to reach out to Will a couple of times to apologize but he refuses to talk to her. Of course now that he’s got you, it’s hopefully all water under the bridge.”
“Right.” Riley obediently nodded, not bothering to correct Danni about Lisa. After all, she supposed in a weird way Lisa and Danni would soon be related, so Riley didn’t want to be the one to say what had really happened. How Lisa had ruthlessly gone from son to father, following the money like a truffle hound.
“Anyway, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to even bring her up. What I really wanted to ask was if Will actually was as crazy as he sounds. Did he really do a fun-run dressed up as fairy godmother?”
“He sure did. I even have the photographs to prove it.” The tension in her shoulders loosened as she flicked through her cell phone. The library had entered a team in the fun-run to raise money for the local hospital, but when Riley had been forced to pull out with an ankle injury, Will, who’d only been back for two days, immediately volunteered to take her place. The costume had looked ridiculous, but the fact that he was doing it at all caused the donations to flood in. They had ended up raising twice as much as they’d hoped. Plus, he’d kept the rest of the team in good spirits with his energy and humor.
“That’s hilarious.” Danni grinned at a photograph of Will wearing a full silver dress and glittery wings, holding a winner’s trophy above his head while he had one arm casually draped over Riley’s shoulder. “You two are so adorable together. It’s easy to see even then that there was chemistry between you.”
“You can see chemistry?” Riley said in surprise, but as she studied the photograph all she could see was what she always saw. Will proving to the world that he was more than the person his father had tried to make him become. That he was funny, kind and loyal.
“Um, yeah.” Danni gave an emphatic nod. “Look at the smile on his face and the way his eyes are focused only on you. Those Henderson brothers sure know how to make a girl feel special.”
“I guess they do.” Riley suddenly wished she’d picked a different photograph, because it was one thing to trick people about their relationship in theory, it was another thing to have to do it face-to-face. Especially since what she’d seen of Danni so far, she really liked. However, before she could answer, Will appeared at her side and her whole body tingled in response.
“Really, Riley? Out of all the photos you could show my future sister-in-law, you decided to choose one of me wearing a dress and tiara?” Will said as he leaned over her shoulder, his full mouth twisted into a mock frown. His arm grazed hers and heat climbed her body.
“It was my fault,” Danni said as Tucker dropped down into the chair next to his fiancée. “I was asking about it. Tucker might not have mentioned it, but I’m an incurable snoop. Sorry.”
“Hey, future wife, don’t apologize for being snoopy. If you weren’t then we might never have met,” Tucker
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