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Alex’s gesture, Matthew shifted. He was ready for action.
    Noticing the change in Matthew and Alex,
Erin turned to see what they were looking at. Her back stiffened in
surprise then she jumped from her chair. Almost running down the
aisle, Erin used her hand to hold the man in place.
    Alex flinched when he pushed Erin aside to
move toward the table. Erin caught his hand and he turned to look
at her. Alex couldn’t see what he said. She only noticed the look
of desperation on Erin’s face.
    Glancing at Alex then Matthew, Rebecca
turned to see why they were staring.
    “ Erin?”
    Erin’s face shifted to a smile. The man
turned to Rebecca. His plastic smile and cruel eyes were not lost
on Rebecca. But Rebecca smiled.
    “ The groom is here,”
Rebecca said. “Oh Marcos, how nice to see you!”
    Holding Erin’s hand, Marcos came toward the
table.
    “ This is my friend,
Alyssa,” Erin said, “and her boyfriend Matthew. This is my
boyfriend….”
    “ Fiancé,” Marcos
interrupted.
    “ Right,” Erin looked down.
“Fiancé Marcos.”
    Towering over Marcos, Matthew leaned over a
little in order to shake Marcos’s hand.
    “ Nice to meet you. Please
join us.” Matthew retrieved a chair from another table and placed
it at the end of the table. “Can you move over, darling?” he asked
Alex.
    She shook her head.
    “ I’ll help,” he said.
Pulling her to standing, he moved her chair over, then helped her
sit again. “Alyssa is recovering from an injury.”
    “ You were in a road side
bombing in Iraq. Erin told me about you. Nice to meet you. While I
do not support the war, I believe it’s important to support our
troops. Of course, they need to be responsible for their own
choices. Their choice to be in the military; their choice to be
injured. It’s really that simple. We both feel strongly about
this.”
    Alex blinked at the underhanded insult.
Prick.
    “ Nice to meet you,” Alex
said.
    Glancing at Erin, Alex was surprised to see
that Erin’s eyes glazed over. Feeling Alex’s gaze, Erin’s blank
eyes shifted to Alex.
    “ How long have you been
together?” Marcos asked.
    Matthew made a face then looked at Alex.
They laughed.
    “ A long time,” Alex
said.
    “ About ten years,” Rebecca
added. “Didn’t you meet at a training? Alyssa was dating Colin but
one look at Matthew and…” Rebecca shrugged. “I had hoped to have
Alyssa as a daughter-in-law.”
    Alex’s eyes flicked to her mother. Rebecca
was no fool. Her mother played along to insure that her daughters
were not involved in a public drama.
    “ Why were you holding
Erin’s hand?” Marcos asked. “Just a minute ago. I could have sworn
that you were holding hands.”
    “ Were you hitting on
Erin?” Alex asked. She mock hit Matthew. “A girl can’t even go to
the bathroom.”
    “ I was asking Erin if she
would keep a secret for me.”
    “ A secret?” Alex
asked.
    “ Alyssa,” Erin said.
Relief spread from her eyes through her body. “I promised not to
tell.”
    “ What’s the secret?”
Marcos asked.
    “ If you must know, I was
asking Erin what kind of ring Alyssa might like. We bought that
little band a while ago. I was thinking of making it
legal.”
    Alex squealed and reached for Erin’s
hands.
    “ We’ll both be
brides!”
    “ Thanks for spoiling the
surprise.”
    “ I still don’t get why you
were holding Erin’s hand,” Marcos pressed.
    “ Erin was showing me on
her hand a ring that Alyssa had admired. I don’t think I held her
hand as much as pointed to it while we discussed the ring. But from
across the room, I can understand why you were
confused.”
    “ Oh Matthew,” Alex said.
She leaned against his shoulder and he kissed her head. He put his
arm around her shoulder. “Let’s get out of here.”
    Despite the tense situation, Matthew gave a
genuine laugh at her suggestive tone.
    “ I don’t want to miss my
chance. Plus,” Alex arched an eyebrow, “I have a surprise of my
own.”
    Matthew