Jake and Char walked arm in arm to the cake table and froze.
The bows were melting.
“Holy shit,” Jake said under his breath. “We have to do something.”
And then the caterer turned the cake toward the crowd.
A large gasp was heard, followed by many murmurs.
“Make it better!” Char pushed Jake toward the cake. “Go!”
He dug his heels in the ground. “Oh, hell no, I’m not going down on my own. “ He grabbed her wrist and pulled her with him, just as Travis and Kacey made their way to the table.
The first to notice was Travis. His eyes bugged out of his head and then he looked at Kacey.
She was happily looking up at him with adoration in her eyes, and then as if sensing his dismay, looked at the table and covered her mouth.
“Er, surprise!” Char shouted loud enough for everyone to hear.
Travis gaped. “Surprise?”
“We…” Char hit Jake.
“Wanted.” He coughed. “To…” His face went blank. Oh no, he had nothing to say, nothing. Of all the times to lose his game, now was not it!
Kacey and Travis waited.
Finally Jake hung his head. “We’re the worst best man and maid of honor ever. They couldn’t fix it in time. So it says—”
“Tit’s forever!” Grandma yelled over the microphone. “And let me tell you, those Titus boys love their—”
“A toast!” Bets screamed over Grandma. “To Travis and Kacey!”
Everyone lifted their glasses just as Kacey and Travis went over to the cake and examined the topper.
“At least it looks like us,” Kacey said.
“And I do like your—”
“Tremendous heart!” Bets said. “Well done, lovely, lovely cake.” She chugged the rest of her wine and looked about two seconds away from passing out.
Jake sighed. “Let’s take the topper off before mom flips.”
Char burst out laughing. “Get it? Take the topper off the Tits?”
They fell into fits of giggles until someone wiped cake on her face. It was Jake, the ass! And then Travis wiped cake on Kacey’s face.
And then a full-on war started.
One where Travis and Jake eventually relented, saying they didn’t want to ruin the girls’ pretty makeup. When really Kacey and Char knew the real reason they begged off was because they knew they’d lose. After all, the Titus boys never did stand a chance.
Chapter Sixty-two
“Ready for this?” Kacey asked as she gripped Travis’s hand in hers.
“Yup.” He kissed the top of her head then led her outside to the waiting car. Jake was arguing with Grandma and Char was covering her face with her hands, laughing.
“Uh oh.” Kacey approached the car. “Do I even want to know?”