“Sebastian, you look handsome,” she replied, giving him a hug.
She stepped back and continued to look at him – and looked at him some more. Sebastian had taken his jacket off, which left him in the white silk shirt Lily had instructed them all to wear. Not that he was complaining because without the jacket it showcased his abs, which he’d gotten through hard labor, working the job sites of their company, McKenzie Holdings.
Lily was really having a good look at him.
“You eyeing me up?” he asked grinning.
“Yep. I’m trying to decide who I need to introduce you to.” She grinned.
“No, you’re not going to introduce me to…” he trailed off, his gaze coming to rest on a woman across the way. “Her.”
She was breathtaking as she walked out of the marquee. One of the most beautiful women he’d ever seen with a tall slim build. Her long dark hair, fell in curls down her back, and over her shoulders to her full breasts.
“Ah, Sebastian,” Lily said.
“Who’s she here with?” He needed to know. “Lily, who is that bodacious babe with?” He’d never been so desperate to meet someone before, especially a woman who had ‘commitment’ written all over her.
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.” What he wanted to do to her wasn’t going to be spoken out loud in front of Lily. Michael would kill him if he said any of that to her.
“Bodacious!”
“Bill and Ted’s,” Sebastian replied, not really listening.
“What?”
“Never mind. You haven’t said who she’s with.” He couldn’t take his eyes from her.
“You need to keep your zipper up. She’s here with Ramon.”
Ramon? I thought he was gay.
Michael had come up behind them, and started to laugh.
“How can she be with Ramon?” That wasn’t possible.
“Well, I guess our brother is finally serious about someone and Lucien needs to get his facts straight in future,” Michael replied.
“She can’t be with him. Are you sure?”
“I’m sorry, but she is,” Lily told him.
She was walking towards them, and all Sebastian could do was watch. He felt frozen to the spot.
<><>C<><> Carla had walked out of the marquee to look for Ramon, who had disappeared on her. With a quick look around, she spotted the same good looking guy that she’d had trouble keeping her eyes off during the wedding ceremony. He’d been standing at the front with the groom, so she’d presumed he was one of Michael and Ramon’s brothers. She knew he wasn’t Lucien, because she’d met him on arrival so he was either Ruben or Sebastian.
Before she could head in any other direction her feet started to take her towards him. He hadn’t taken his eyes from Carla, which made her nervous and also sent tingles, where she shouldn’t have tingles, considering she was with his brother.
When she was a few feet away from Lily, Michael and the delicious guy, she focused her gaze on Lily. “Hi Lily. Do you know where Ramon is?”
“I’ve not see Ramon for a while.”
Lily looked to her husband then back to Carla, all the time she was conscious that Michael’s brother was still looking at her.
“Let me introduce you to Sebastian, Michael’s brother. Sebastian, this is Carla.”
She turned towards him and froze. Never in a million years had she reacted to anyone the way she was reacting to him. His eyes held hers in some sort of trance. She was unable to look away.
He leaned forward and took her hand into his. “Carla, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” His voice melted her insides. “Are you really with Ramon?”
His question jerked Carla back to her senses. What the hell was she doing being drawn in by Ramon’s brother? Her life was too damn complicated as it was without Sebastian adding to it. “It’s great to meet you, but I better go and find Ramon.”
As she dashed back towards the marquee, Carla prayed he didn’t follow, because she wasn’t sure she’d be able to keep her hands to herself. He had her turned inside out.
Back inside the marquee, she grabbed a glass of champagne and quickly gulped it down before grabbing another one. Over to the left, towards the back, she spotted a vacant table, which she made her way to, and hoped to hide for a while and maybe spot Ramon.
The wedding had been beautiful, and Lily had looked amazing in her wedding gown. She really had been a glowing bride. When Michael had seen Lily for the first time she’d noticed his eyes fill with unshed tears.