Chapter 44

At last the dinner was at an end. People came by to wish her and Brad well and tell them they'd see them the next day at the wedding.

"You go straight up to your suite, honey," Raine told her when nearly everyone had left. "I'll see you first thing in the morning with coffee and we'll get ready for the big event."

"You have fun tonight," Zoe whispered to her.

"We'll see." Raine hugged her. "See you in the morning."

"You know tradition says we're not supposed to see each other tonight," Brad said when they were in the elevator riding up to their floor.

"I know." She slipped her hand into his. "But we're not exactly traditionalist, are we?"

And maybe not in some other things. A little spice in their vanilla.

"Not in this. Come on."

He led her to the door of his suite, slid his key card into the slot and pushed the door open. As soon as they were inside Brad tossed the card onto a table and stripped off his jacket and tie.

"Okay." He turned to Zoe. "First things first. Something