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Justin teased, slapping Sebastian on the arm.
    "I told you I would be. I am sure you can fill me in on what I missed."
    While Sebastian was busy talking with Justin, Gary took the opportunity to squeeze himself back into the seat beside me. I thought about propping my feet up on the chair. Before I could make a move, his ass was back in the seat, looking excited to be close to me once again.
    Matt leaned in close. "I see you're keeping busy." He motioned to Gary and smirked.
    I rolled my eyes and elbowed him in the ribs.
    Sebastian patted Justin on the back and took his seat across from me again. He briefly glared at Gary, then smiled warmly at me. My mouth felt dry again and I bit my bottom lip trying to at least remind myself to breathe. Matt noticed something was up and he looked from Sebastian to me, giving me a quizzical look, and nudged my side uncomfortably.
    "You know him, Kitten?" Matt questioned, sticking his nose into my business as usual.
    "Kitten?" Sebastian asked, raising an eyebrow, his lips curved into a half smile.
    Matt glared at him.
    "I'm Sebastian, Justin's cousin," he said and stood, extending his arm across the table to Matt.
    Matt looked at his hand, then eyed him critically. After a few excruciatingly long seconds, Matt stood and reached out to shake his hand.
    "Justin hasn't mentioned you," Matt said flatly.
    "I've been living in Europe for a while, so we don't get to see each other often."
    It was then that the pieces clicked together. Justin had mentioned a cousin in Europe that was crazy rich and married to his work, and I was pretty sure he was standing in front of me.
    "So, you came over for the wedding then?" I asked, disappointed. We had barely exchanged three sentences, but for some reason, it mattered to me if he left.
    "I might stay for a while." He shot me a sexy smile and my insides melted as the room suddenly felt much too warm.
    Matt snorted as he sat back down. He turned toward me instead of Kat, probably to keep an eye on Sebastian. Kat pouted for a moment before she realized what was going on. She pushed her chair out to slink over to Gary.
    "Would you mind swapping seats with me?"
    Like he had any choice .
    His eyes widened and he opened his mouth to speak, but closed it again as she flashed him a sweet smile.
    He pushed his chair out slowly. "I…I guess so." Gary shuffled his feet and sat down next to Matt.
    Part of me wanted to escape, knowing this was only going to turn into an embarrassing situation, for me at the very least. Another part wanted to chance it and learn more about the mysterious sexy stranger.
    "I'm Katarina, by the way," Kat purred across the table, extending her hand and batting her long eyelashes at him. Whether she wanted a man or not, Kat always wanted to make sure they wanted her.
    Matt gave her a strange look. She never introduced herself as anything but Kat.
    "Nice to meet you," Sebastian said, only briefly making eye contact with Kat before returning his gaze to me.
    Her eyes were wide at the snub and I almost laughed. I was pretty sure that hadn't happened since we hit puberty.
    "So, Sebastian, what is it like living in Europe?" She leaned toward him and spoke a little louder than her usual quiet purr.
    "Very much the same as here, Katarina. Though I can't say I get to see much of the country. I do spend most of my time working." He briefly glanced in her direction as he answered her, but his focus remained on me.
    She leaned toward me, moving herself into Sebastian's field of view. "Doesn't your wife mind you working all the time?" She batted her eyelashes a few more times.
    "I'm not married." He glanced down at my left ring finger and smiled.
    Matt, who had been wary before, was downright suspicious then. "You know what curiosity did to the cat, don't you, babe?"
    Kat saw the warning on Matt's face and backed off Sebastian. Normally her flirting barely caught his attention, but for some reason, she was laying it on a bit thick and he didn't like it one