Breaking Even (22 page)

“One day at a time.” He squeezed her then,
burying his head in her chest.

“Do you have a video of the ceremony?”

“Actually, I do. The chapel sent me a
link.” He pulled his phone out and showed her the video.

Lindsey watched, transfixed, as she
repeated the marriage vows. Her voice sounded clear and sure, not slurred or
anything. “I don’t sound drunk.”

“No, you didn’t. I didn’t suspect a thing.”

“You were so sweet. And look at that kiss.
I wish I remembered that.” She grinned at him then, trying to lighten the
moment.

“I can always give you a repeat
performance of that.”

Lindsey took a deep breath. She had
reached a decision, sort of. “Laura can’t know about this right now. She has
such hopes for my future, for grad school, for everything—if I tell her I got
married in Vegas I think she would have a hard time accepting that. Can we just
leave it alone, and pretend for now that it didn’t happen?”

“Why does Laura hate me so much?”

“Fox says you’re connected to the mafia. I
don’t believe it, but that’s what their issue is. It will just take time for
them to get to know you and see that it’s not true.”

“I don’t know how they can get to know me
if they don’t know we’re together.”

He had a point. “I don’t know. We’ll
figure something out. It doesn’t matter if we’re married or not. Right now all
that matters it that I love you.”

“We can get through this. I love you,
too—I just hope I haven’t broken things between us beyond repair.”

She smiled through the tears that she just
couldn’t shake. “Right now, I’d say we’re breaking even.”

Lindsey
and Ric are happy. Maybe. For now. Stay tuned…

Lindsey
and Ric’s story will rap up in the next book in the City Lights series, with a
current title of
Winner Take All.
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If
you missed the first part of Lindsey and Ric’s story, you’ll want to read
For the Win
to see how they got started. If you want
to find out how Fox and Laura got together, you’ll want to read
No Strings Attached.
 
Under His Protection
tells the story
of Lee’s brother and it takes place after
Breaking Even.
Lindsey and Ric
figure prominently, although they aren’t main characters.