Paulie Hajek has loved weddings since childhood, so naturally it makes sense that his current job is in the wedding planning business. Unfortunately, that also means he works with Van Tremaine, his boss’s brother and a former bed partner who refused to commit to something permanent, like marriage. Paulie has been heartbroken for a year, but he’s not giving up on happily-ever-after, though the gloss has dimmed somewhat.<br><br>Van has a lot to prove to Paulie, whose love-tinted view of the world once struck fear in his forty-five-year-old heart and made him act like a fool. It doesn’t help that Paulie catches him with an intern in a compromising position, either.<br><br>To prove he’s changed, Van resorts to a bit of trickery which, in the end, may or may not give Paulie what he’s always wanted, if he can forgive Van for being an idiot. Will he say yes?

Paulie and the Wedding Bell Grouch

I made my response sound as indifferent as I possibly could. “Why should you be sorry? We’re nothing to each other, remember? I wanted something permanent, but that’s not your thing. So you can do whomever you’d like, whenever you’d like, wherever you’d like. I suppose it was my fault for not waiting to hear you say ‘come in’ before opening the door to see Nigel riding your dick like it was a prize pony.” I attempted a shrug. “It’s your office, and you’re part owner of this company. I only work here. It means nothing to me.”


“What do you mean, you only work here?”


I looked up at the anger I heard in his voice all of a sudden.


“Well, it’s true. What’s the problem?”


What was his deal, and why were we having this conversation?


“Are you trying to make me feel guilty?”


Chapter 4