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My pulse tripped.

Then one corner of his mouth lifted. "That's a lot of power for one hallway, ladies."

Heat moved up my neck before I could stop it.

Vivienne pointed at him. "You."

Ty blinked. "Me?"

"Do you have your truck?"

His eyes shifted to me, then back to her. "Betsy?"

I folded my arms. "Your antique with opinions."

"She has character."

"She has tetanus."

Ty's mouth twitched. "You wound her."

Vivienne looked between us with the focused impatience of a woman deciding whether flirtation counted as an obstacle. "Can Betsy transport a six-foot ice sculpture?"

I closed my eyes. "Absolutely not," I said.

"What kind of ice sculpture?" he asked, which was the wrong question from a man I was actively trying not to like more than was medically advisable.

Vivienne said, "A cat. Specifically Bento."

There was one suspended breath of silence. Then Ty made a sound like he had swallowed a laugh and injured himself doing it.

"No," I warned.

He looked at me, eyes bright. "This is the funniest thing that has ever happened to any wedding."

Vivienne stepped closer. "The sculpture is stranded. You have a truck. Lucy knows the event layout and has good judgment under pressure."

"Debatable," I said.

Ty shifted the programs under his arm. "I'll go."

"No," I said automatically.

"I think this will be historic."

Vivienne's phone buzzed. She glanced at it, then back at us. "You have forty-eight minutes before entrances begin."

"Entrances?" I squeaked.

"For the wedding party."

Ty handed the box of programs to Vivienne. "Where's the loading bay?"

She rattled off the address. He nodded once, practical now, the humor still there but tucked beneath action. Then his gaze came back to me. "You coming?"

I should have said no.

I should have pointed out that I was dressed for a rehearsal dinner, not an ice heist. I should have mentioned that my heels had bows on them. I should have reminded Vivienne that I had not, in fact, signed any documents accepting responsibility for frozen livestock-adjacent sculpture transportation.