He swore. “Do not say things like that.”

“Why not?” she asked, all innocence.

“I do not fancy getting married with an erection in my pants.” But he wasn’t sure it was going anywhere, even if she refrained from all further naughty comments. He found the bridal look unbearably sexy on her.

“I can do that to you?” she asked teasingly.

“You know you can.” Too damn easily.

“I’ll try to be good.”

“Not too good,” he couldn’t help saying as they headed up the steps arm in arm.

The ceremony was short and to the point. All the pomp and circumstance was being reserved for the church blessing in Greece.

So, the sense of profundity choking Zephyr as he signed the marriage certificate was totally unnecessary. However, it did not go away even as he handed the pen to Piper. Her hand trembled as she signed her own name and he didn’t feel quite as foolish. This was a life-altering moment, after all.

They were now legally man and wife. She was his as no one had been since the day he walked through the children’s home’s doors.

“Is it time for the

I do believe

head down and she met him halfway. Their lips

his head back.

soft smile said she didn’t mind his Neanderthal moments, but there was an emotion lurking in her azure eyes he did not understand. It was almost as if

you two sure you and Neo aren’t blood brothers?” Cass asked with laughter. “You’ve got so many of the

way that counts,” Neo

Zephyr nodded his agreement.

sisters-in-law,” Piper said to Cass with a happy

looked down at her own engagement ring with a satisfied grin.

forward

“Me, too.”

now, I’m looking forward to a champagne brunch back at the penthouse,” Neo said. “My housekeeper has promised a repast fit for

building, along with what looked like the majority of their employees. Big banners that read Congratulations Zephyr and Piper, and Congratulations Neo and Cassandra, hung on either side of the reception area. Blackclad waitstaff walked between groups of Stamos &

together in front of the reception area. “Congratulations!”

Parks, you planned this?” Cass

help of Mr. Nikos’s personal assistant and Mr. Stamos’s housekeeper, yes.” The office automaton

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