"Whatever, you're both just jealous that I'm in love." After the words fell out of my mouth I instantly regretted them. Not just because they were cheesy as hell, but because Rob chuckled and Matt started laughing hysterically.
"Right," Matt said. "Because being in love is better than..." he scanned the bar for a victim. "Fucking that brunette's brains out."
I didn't even bother turning to see who he was talking about. I had my girl. And these two idiots just weren't getting it. "You'll both see. One day you'll want to settle down and you'll understand."
Instead of laughing, Rob just shrugged. And then he abruptly changed the topic. "Sorry I was late, by the way. I got stuck in traffic. I really need to move back to the city."
That was a weird segue.
"And I'm sorry about the last minute change of plans," Rob said. "I just really needed to get out of the country for a bit. Do you ever find that you kinda get stuck in a rut with your routine? I feel like I need a change. I'm getting restless in Newark."
Matt and I exchanged looks. What was up with Rob tonight? He'd usually be the first to make some crude remark about the brunette in the corner. And he rarely ever tried to start philosophical discussions. Yes, I joked around with Rob about him being immature and annoying. But only because I viewed him like another little brother. We weren't just friends. We were family. Which meant his odd behavior had me a little worried. "You okay?" I asked.
"What?" Rob smiled like he always did. It was rare not to see a smile on his face. Like it was rare not to see his older brother scowling. "Yeah, I'm good. Of course. And I brought everything we need for the kidnapping." He tapped his satchel. "We should probably get going before James leaves for work. I want to make sure we take him by surprise. And our flight leaves in...well, it'll wait I guess." He smiled again.
Luckily we weren't flying commercial, or Rob definitely would have made us miss our flight. But I wasn't really worried about his lack of time management anymore. Something was seriously up with him. He’d seemed fine when he got here. So...Holy shit. I stared at him. It was my love comment that made him act weird. Not joking around about the brunette. Feeling like he was restless? I was pretty sure Rob was ready to settle down. But instead of saying anything, I kept my mouth shut. The last thing he needed was for me to joke around about it. Especially if he didn't even realize what he was missing yet.
I closed our tab and followed him and Matt out to the town car. It was only a few minutes before we arrived at James' office building. We all stepped out of the car and grabbed the necessities out of Rob's satchel.
"Let's go scare the shit out of our best friend. The bachelor party starts...now!" I pulled on the black mask in the middle of the busy New York City sidewalk.
Rob laughed and pulled on his mask too. Matt followed suit.
Maybe this weekend officially marked the end of James' being a bachelor. But I had a feeling Rob would be following his lead soon.You never know.Maybe he'd find someone at the Blue Parrot Resort this weekend. After all, all the best love stories always begin with a good old-fashioned kidnapping. Or something like that…
I lifted my very-real-looking fake gun. Rob was notoriously good at getting arrested for stupid shit just like this.Please don't let me end up in prison.Bee would seriously kill me if she had to bail me out of jail.
"This is a hold up!" Rob yelled as we burst through the doors of the first floor.
A few women who were leaving for the day screamed and ran outside.
Yeah...we were definitely going to get arrested this weekend.
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It’s time for James’ bachelor party! And it’s also time for Rob to find love.
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It’s time for James’ bachelor party! And all the forbidden billionaires are invited.
It’s also time for our next forbidden billionaire to find love. Robert Hunter will never forget the beautiful brunette from campus. He thinks of her as the one who got away.
So when she shows up at his brother’s bachelor party years later, he’s not going to let his second chance slip through his fingers. They’re finally at the right place at the right time. And this time he’s playing for keeps.
