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parents hadn’t lost it like she thought they would when they met her white boyfriend. “I guess I was wrong about that. I thought it would be awful.”
    Derek shrugged. “Well, they surprised you in a good way, and that’s really nice.”
    He set his bag in the bedroom and looked at the bed and then raised his eyes to meet hers. “I promise not to kick you in my sleep,” he told her with a straight face.
    She laughed a little, and her tension began to ease up. “I don’t promise that I won’t talk in my sleep,” she told him honestly.
    “Well, if you do, I promise to keep all of your secrets.” He winked at her.
    She took a deep breath and it came out as a laugh, diluting her nervousness and easing her worries somewhat.
    “Well, we’d better get ready for dinner. We don’t have much time.” She opened her bag and pulled out the yellow dress, and Derek’s hand went to his mouth in realization.
    “Why don’t you go ahead and take the bathroom, and I’ll get ready out here, all right?” he offered with a smile.
    Julia smiled back gratefully. “That’s generous of you,” she told him, taking her bags into the bathroom to ready for the rehearsal dinner.
    She came out a short while later, her hair pulled back up at the top of her head and her curls cascading down the back a short way. She had refreshed her makeup and her dress hugged every one of her curves like a lover, moving with her as she walked, and making her look like a summer afternoon dream.
    Derek stared at her when she came out, his eyes drifting over all of her as his breath escaped him. “You look amazing...” he breathed.
    She couldn’t help the grin that took over her face as she nodded in thanks and then looked at him. He was wearing navy pants and cobalt blue silk shirt with a navy tie. His shirt brought out all the bright blue of his eyes and made them stand out even more than they already did.
    “You look really good too!” she told him with a grin. “Thank you for doing this,” she said gratefully.
    “Hey, I’m glad to help you.” He smiled at her, letting his eyes move over the fine features of her beautiful face and linger for just a moment, taking her in and memorizing every detail of her.
    He looked away from her and she took a deep breath, reminding herself that she hired him to be her pseudo-boyfriend.
    They walked down the hall together toward the banquet room and as they entered, he placed his hand on the small of her back and followed her into the room. One by one, people in the room began to turn and look at them, and several of their eyes widened in surprise, but they stood and greeted Julia and shook Derek’s hand as they met him.
    “Theo! It’s so good to finally meet you!” Samantha said as she hugged him and smiled up at him. “I didn’t think we were ever going to meet you! Thank you for coming for this special weekend. It means a lot to us that Julia is here, and that you’re here with her!”
    Julia looked as if her smile might crack in half at any moment, she was so tense, but Derek just wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close. “Oh, I couldn’t miss it. I had already asked for the time off ages ago but we have a new manager who didn’t realize it and I was scheduled to work by mistake. They fixed it for me pretty quickly, but it took a few days and poor Julia here was so worried I couldn’t come. Luckily it all worked out at the last minute. She’s been so excited! This is all she has talked about since she found out about it! I’m just so glad to have this chance to meet all of you and share what is undoubtedly going to be one of the most special days of your whole life. I am truly, deeply humbled and honored to be a guest here for this wonderful occasion,” he said to Samantha and her fiancé.
    He reached his hand forward to them and the man with his arm around Samantha took it. “I’m Kevin. It’s nice to meet you. Thanks for coming!” he said with a wide smile. Samantha