Page 28 of Last First Kiss

Sam turns to Jordan. “But we don’t have much time.”

Jordan taps his iPad awake. “How soon are we thinking?”

“Last weekend in August.”

Adding a note to his screen, Jordan nods. Kami forewarned him about the condensed timeline.

In the past, 24 Carter Gold had at least six months to plan one of their extravagant, front-page-worthy weddings. Sometimes a year. Jordan’s not intimidated by this new challenge. He thrives under pressure.

Scoring the game-winning three-pointer with four seconds on the clock while having the flu? That’s stressful.

Pulling off a wedding in three months?Easy.

“We can make that happen,” he assures them.

“You can?” Amy asks, shocked.

He grins again. “If that’s what you need, then yes.”

“We do,” Tom asserts. He reclines in his chair, hands folded behind his head. “It’s the only time all of our schedules align.”

“Dad finally got wrangled into directing a Marvel movie,” Sam says proudly.

Jordan cheats a glance at Kami. She smiles widely. He can tell she’s dying inside.

“I only agreed if I could make it a family affair,” Tom clarifies. “Sam’s coming on as a script supervisor.”

“He went to Emory for screenwriting,” Lydia boasts, as if that wasn’t already a major bullet point on Jordan’s fact sheet.

Beaming, Jordan plays along. He wiggles a finger between Sam and Amy. “Where you two met, right?”

“It was love at first used-book purchase,” Sam tells him.

“I worked at the campus bookstore,” Amy clarifies. Her eyes soften while looking at Sam.

Jordan’s own gazealmoststrays to Jamie. Just to see his expression. He fights the urge.

“We start shooting the first week in September,” Tom says. “Six months in London.”

“Late August is also the only time Wyatt will be stateside,” Lydia mentions.

“Your older brother?” Jordan says to Sam.

On cue, he nods. “Wyatt’s in the navy.”

“He’ll be Sam’s best man,” Lydia cheers.

“More like brother of honor, right?” Jordan jokes.

Amy giggles while Sam smirks. His parents, however, are stone-faced. Openly unamused by Jordan’s humor.

This time, Jordan does allow his eyes to flit in Jamie’s direction. He mouths,See? Ellen funny.

Jordan makes another note:Ban all best men from meetings!

“You’re sure this won’t be a problem for your company?” Tom rubs his gray beard. “Budget isn’t an issue for us. Whatever these two want, I’ll pay for. But we need to know you won’t back out on us. Like that rigid Something Blue Enterprises did when the timeline changed.”

Lydia forces out a smile. “Tom, sweetheart, we agreed not to badmouth them.”