Vegas Surrender (11 page)

They did the deed, and now it was time to pay.
I burst through the doors.

“
Happy Anniversary!” a room full of
people shouted.

I flinched, and my eyes widened like a deer
caught in headlights. My hands flew to my face. Tina stood next to
Daniel. Both held huge grins on their face.

“
What’s going on?” My words came
out barely above a whisper.

Daniel pulled me into his arms. “It’s been four
years since the day I met you in this very hotel. You won the
battle for my heart, and I surrendered.”

“
I thought…”

“
That I’d actually cheat on the
woman I love?” His eyes twinkled.

Cynthia stepped from behind Tina and came
forward. “Happy Anniversary.”

“
She helped me plan all of this for
us. Cynthia has great connections. Closing down their bar just for
us wasn’t an easy task.”

My eyes lowered to the floor. All the names I’d
called her.

“
It’s okay,” Cynthia said. “If I
shared your love, I probably would have said worse. I’d never come
between a happy couple.” She leaned closer. “My offer’s by invite
only.”

I blushed. Daniel’s lips found mine, and I
accepted them willingly. I’d been silly to think the man who held
me in his warm embrace would ever do anything to hurt
me.

“
Get a room,” Tina said behind
me.

Daniel freed my lips. I turned to face her.
“You.”

“
Yes, I was in on it.” She gave me
a hug. “You’ll get over it.”

I glanced around the room. Kathy waved from a
corner. So many familiar faces mingled about as the hotel staff
passed about trays filled with finger foods. My heart warmed, and I
found myself overwhelmed. How in the world did I forget? I laughed
to myself. Too busy being caught up in the hussy who wanted my
man.

Daniel’s arms wrapped around me from behind.
“Go ahead and mingle.”

“
You sure?” Now that I knew for a
hundred percent he wasn’t cheating, I didn’t want to leave his
side.

“
Yes. We have plans
later.”

I cocked me head to the side.

“
Tina said get a room. I did, just
in another state.” One side of his mouth curved up into a sly
grin.

“
Please tell me it isn’t
Vegas.”

We both laughed. He gave me another small peck
on the lips before ushering me along.

I mingled about, my eyes never straying too
long from the love of my life. Daniel was wrong. We surrendered to
each other.

The End

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