“Yes, this place is amazing,” I say, and it’s true. Even the bathroom is breathtaking. All of it is expensive marble and so pretty that I’m scared to touch it, let along take a piss on it. Fiona doesn’t seem to care and uses everything as if it is hers.
“I know and to think maybe it will all be yours one day,” she teases with a wink.
I laugh as my heart flutters in my chest. “I don’t want all this; I only want Declan.”
“That is something that every sister loves to hear from the girl that is dating her brother.”
I jump at the new voice and turn to find Lena O’Callaghan smiling at me. She looks like she stepped out of a magazine in a very fashionable white dress that fits her like a glove. Like mine, it sparkles and has cuts along the side that gives off a very sexy, but classy look. Her hair is up in a chignon and her makeup is drastically done, enhancing her ice-blue eyes. She is simply stunning.
“You must be Amberlyn. It’s so wonderful to meet you,” she says, taking a step towards me and enveloping me in a hug.
“I am, hello,” I fumble as I back away, embarrassed that she heard us talking about Declan. Even Fiona is red with embarrassment when I turn to her. “This is my cousin, Fiona Maclaster.”
She smiles as she hugs Fiona. “Yes, you’re dating Kane, right? I saw you two together. He’s always been a big brother to me, too, and he looks beyond happy with you.”
“Thank you,” is all Fiona says, and I swear she looks like she is talking to someone famous.
I roll my eyes as Lena looks back at me. “Are you two having fun?”
“Yes,” I say as Fiona nods. “It’s a beautiful party.”
“Thank you, I’m so glad you could come or that Declan finally got the balls to invite you!” She laughs, and we both laugh along with her. “We’ll have to get together, maybe next week? Get to know each other.”
“I’d love that,” I admit, and her eyes light up.
“Wonderful, I’ll give you a ring next week then. You’ll have to come, too, Fiona.”
Fiona can only nod as I say, “That’s so sweet, thank you.”
When her gaze leaves mine to look down, I wait as she types something on her phone before looking up at us with her brows together. “I’m so sorry, excuse me. I have to go tend to something, but I look forward to getting together with you next week. Maybe tea?”
“Sure, me too,” I say and before I can say more, she is gone. “Well, that was odd.”
“I can’t believe she hugged me. That was so cool.”
I roll my eyes. “You are acting like Aunt Shelia. She is just another person.”
“She has dresses made for her by all the great designers, she is marrying the one of the richest bachelors from England, and she’s my idol,” Fiona gushes as I just shake my head.
“You’re crazy,” I tease as we start for the ballroom.
“Let’s make another stop for the chocolate fountain before finding the guys. I should have had dinner instead of having sex with my hot boyfriend,” she laughs as we beeline for the fountain.
“Probably would have been a good idea,” I say with a shake of my head.
Once at the fountain, we both make us a little plate before grabbing a glass of wine. Finding a table, we both munch as I people watch and look for Declan. I find him standing with Kane and an older man. It’s not his father, but he does look a lot like Kane.
“Is that Kane’s dad?”
Fiona looks to where I am pointing and covers her mouth as she says, “Yup, cool guy, his ma is real nice, too. I like them. I think they like me. I hope so at least.”
“I’m sure they do. You’re fabulous.”
She grins. “Maybe, I did spill the gravy all over the floor and they still invited me back.”
“See! They loved you!”
She laughs as I grin at her before looking away, my nerves getting the best of me. “I haven’t met Declan’s parents yet.”
“No?”
I shake my head. “Not yet. Tonight I will.”
“Cool, good luck.”
“Thanks,” I say as my heart skips a beat. The thought of meeting Declan’s parents has me on edge. Will they like me? Will they think I’m good enough for Declan? And if they don’t, will he care?
“Ma thinks you’re going to leave her now that you’re selling your house back in America.”
I look over at Fiona and shrug. “I’m not sure what I am going to do.”
“I say you stay and go to school. It’s gonna be tough working and going to school. No reason having to pay rent when we can stay with my parents for free.”
“True,” I agree. “I just don’t want to be a bother.”
“Not at all. We love you, so stay with us.”
I lean into her and say, “I love you.”
She winks at me and pops a strawberry in her mouth just as someone asks, “You’re Amberlyn Reilly, yea?”
I look up to meet a very pretty redhead with bright green eyes. I smile as I nod. “I am.”
“It’s wonderful to meet the future Whiskey Princess. You must be very excited.”
Fiona chokes on her strawberry as I say, “Excuse me? What?”
Surely I head her wrong, but she isn’t derailed as she says, “You must be excited about getting married and having the baby.”
Fiona is full-out laughing by now while all I can do is look at this girl like she is nuts. “Baby? Married? I’m sorry; you have it all wrong. I am with Declan, but we aren’t getting married or having a baby.”
“That’s not what I heard or read for that matter. Why else would Declan choose someone like you to be with unless he’s knocked ya up?”
“Whoa, screw you,” I say in shock. “My relationship with Declan is none of your business, but to set the record straight, I’m not pregnant, nor am I engaged to Declan. Get your facts straight. He’s with me because I’m freaking amazing.”
Heat courses through my body as I stomp away. Something is seriously wrong here. I haven’t even slept with the guy, how could I be fucking pregnant! And where does she get off with all this false information? What the hell!
I head right for Declan, despite Fiona yelling for me. He turns right before I reach him and his face goes white as he asks, “Amberlyn, what’s wrong?”
“I know and to think maybe it will all be yours one day,” she teases with a wink.
I laugh as my heart flutters in my chest. “I don’t want all this; I only want Declan.”
“That is something that every sister loves to hear from the girl that is dating her brother.”
I jump at the new voice and turn to find Lena O’Callaghan smiling at me. She looks like she stepped out of a magazine in a very fashionable white dress that fits her like a glove. Like mine, it sparkles and has cuts along the side that gives off a very sexy, but classy look. Her hair is up in a chignon and her makeup is drastically done, enhancing her ice-blue eyes. She is simply stunning.
“You must be Amberlyn. It’s so wonderful to meet you,” she says, taking a step towards me and enveloping me in a hug.
“I am, hello,” I fumble as I back away, embarrassed that she heard us talking about Declan. Even Fiona is red with embarrassment when I turn to her. “This is my cousin, Fiona Maclaster.”
She smiles as she hugs Fiona. “Yes, you’re dating Kane, right? I saw you two together. He’s always been a big brother to me, too, and he looks beyond happy with you.”
“Thank you,” is all Fiona says, and I swear she looks like she is talking to someone famous.
I roll my eyes as Lena looks back at me. “Are you two having fun?”
“Yes,” I say as Fiona nods. “It’s a beautiful party.”
“Thank you, I’m so glad you could come or that Declan finally got the balls to invite you!” She laughs, and we both laugh along with her. “We’ll have to get together, maybe next week? Get to know each other.”
“I’d love that,” I admit, and her eyes light up.
“Wonderful, I’ll give you a ring next week then. You’ll have to come, too, Fiona.”
Fiona can only nod as I say, “That’s so sweet, thank you.”
When her gaze leaves mine to look down, I wait as she types something on her phone before looking up at us with her brows together. “I’m so sorry, excuse me. I have to go tend to something, but I look forward to getting together with you next week. Maybe tea?”
“Sure, me too,” I say and before I can say more, she is gone. “Well, that was odd.”
“I can’t believe she hugged me. That was so cool.”
I roll my eyes. “You are acting like Aunt Shelia. She is just another person.”
“She has dresses made for her by all the great designers, she is marrying the one of the richest bachelors from England, and she’s my idol,” Fiona gushes as I just shake my head.
“You’re crazy,” I tease as we start for the ballroom.
“Let’s make another stop for the chocolate fountain before finding the guys. I should have had dinner instead of having sex with my hot boyfriend,” she laughs as we beeline for the fountain.
“Probably would have been a good idea,” I say with a shake of my head.
Once at the fountain, we both make us a little plate before grabbing a glass of wine. Finding a table, we both munch as I people watch and look for Declan. I find him standing with Kane and an older man. It’s not his father, but he does look a lot like Kane.
“Is that Kane’s dad?”
Fiona looks to where I am pointing and covers her mouth as she says, “Yup, cool guy, his ma is real nice, too. I like them. I think they like me. I hope so at least.”
“I’m sure they do. You’re fabulous.”
She grins. “Maybe, I did spill the gravy all over the floor and they still invited me back.”
“See! They loved you!”
She laughs as I grin at her before looking away, my nerves getting the best of me. “I haven’t met Declan’s parents yet.”
“No?”
I shake my head. “Not yet. Tonight I will.”
“Cool, good luck.”
“Thanks,” I say as my heart skips a beat. The thought of meeting Declan’s parents has me on edge. Will they like me? Will they think I’m good enough for Declan? And if they don’t, will he care?
“Ma thinks you’re going to leave her now that you’re selling your house back in America.”
I look over at Fiona and shrug. “I’m not sure what I am going to do.”
“I say you stay and go to school. It’s gonna be tough working and going to school. No reason having to pay rent when we can stay with my parents for free.”
“True,” I agree. “I just don’t want to be a bother.”
“Not at all. We love you, so stay with us.”
I lean into her and say, “I love you.”
She winks at me and pops a strawberry in her mouth just as someone asks, “You’re Amberlyn Reilly, yea?”
I look up to meet a very pretty redhead with bright green eyes. I smile as I nod. “I am.”
“It’s wonderful to meet the future Whiskey Princess. You must be very excited.”
Fiona chokes on her strawberry as I say, “Excuse me? What?”
Surely I head her wrong, but she isn’t derailed as she says, “You must be excited about getting married and having the baby.”
Fiona is full-out laughing by now while all I can do is look at this girl like she is nuts. “Baby? Married? I’m sorry; you have it all wrong. I am with Declan, but we aren’t getting married or having a baby.”
“That’s not what I heard or read for that matter. Why else would Declan choose someone like you to be with unless he’s knocked ya up?”
“Whoa, screw you,” I say in shock. “My relationship with Declan is none of your business, but to set the record straight, I’m not pregnant, nor am I engaged to Declan. Get your facts straight. He’s with me because I’m freaking amazing.”
Heat courses through my body as I stomp away. Something is seriously wrong here. I haven’t even slept with the guy, how could I be fucking pregnant! And where does she get off with all this false information? What the hell!
I head right for Declan, despite Fiona yelling for me. He turns right before I reach him and his face goes white as he asks, “Amberlyn, what’s wrong?”
