Chapter 45

He stared down at her upturned face. "I can't say I'm not at least a little jealous. I mean you and Clay were together a long time."

"But not like us," she assured him. "Never like us. I never loved him, and he always knew it."

"Okay. If that will make you happy, let's go ahead and do it." He cupped her chin and brushed his mouth over hers. "Just as long as you remember who your Number One guy is."

"As if I could ever forget," she laughed and leaned over to pick up the phone.

Clay wasn't in his room but Zoe reached him on his cell phone in the bar.

"Hey. Can you come upstairs for a bit?" She winked at Brad as she gave the suite number. "Brad and I want to chat with you about something. What? Just come on up. Bride's request. I'll tell you when you get here."

Zoe was sitting on the couch cross-legged, a terry robe tied at the waist, holding a wine goblet when the knock sounded on the door. Brad had just pulled on his boxer shorts. He laughed when he saw the other man's startled ex