Free What Happens in Vegas... by Kimberly Lang Page B

name for very long.
    That bothered her more than she liked.
    Nick was being very quiet; something she found a little odd, but Kevin and Lottie didn’t seem at all bothered. Evie got the feeling Nick’s silence really was normal as far as they were concerned. In the backseat of Kevin’s SUV, she leaned as close to Nick as her seat belt would allow.
    “Thank you for arranging something so nice. I really didn’t want to get married at a drive-through,” she whispered, hoping Kevin and Lottie would think they were simply nuzzling newly weds.
    He shrugged. “Thank Lottie. It was mostly her doing.”
    Oh. So much for warm fuzzies. “I see,” she whispered, trying to keep the deflation out of her voice by thinking of the way that kiss at the chapel had almost…
    “None of that,” Kevin shouted from the driver’s seat, and Evie jumped back to her side of the backseat. “I know you’re eager to get to your bridal suite and—” Lottie’s hand smacking his arm cut Kevin off.
    Evie choked back a laugh. Lottie and Kevin reminded her a little of Will and Gwen, the way she kept pulling him back into line. The amusement faded, though, at the thought of how disappointed Will and Gwen were going to be when she showed up at home with her new husband.
    “Ahem,” Kevin started again. “Lottie has a surprise for you two first.”
    She felt she’d had enough surprises recently, but it would be ungracious to say so. But déjà vu set in along with surprisewhen Kevin parked in the lot at Blue and indicated they should get out.
    “Obviously your last date here worked out pretty well,” he grinned lasciviously and winked, “so Lottie thought it might be a nice place to start off your new life together.”
    Nick’s eyebrows drew together. “The roof is booked tonight.”
    “It was, ” Kevin corrected. He looked at Evie. “I had to tick off a few B-list celebs by cancelling their party, but they were happy enough to be rebooked in the VIP room at Starlight.”
    “Kevin,” Nick growled.
    Kevin waved him off and leaned into Evie as they walked. “Nick’s partial to Blue since it’s his pride and joy, but really, Starlight will work for them just fine. It’s not like he’s really losing any money off of it.”
    All kinds of details were pressing their way through the fog that had entered her brain the moment she met Nick, and now she needed some answers. Answers she should have gotten before she waded into this, but Nick and clearheaded thinking didn’t come as a package deal. Evie plastered a smile on her face. “Could you excuse us for just a second? I haven’t had a chance to be alone with Nick since…”
    Kevin lifted his hands as he backed away. “No problem. Lottie and I will go check on your surprise. Just don’t get too carried away.” He winked and disappeared through Blue’s door.
    Evie grabbed Nick’s hand and pulled him out of the direct line of sight of the door. “Explain to me how you ‘know the owner’ of this nightclub?”
    Nick cleared his throat. “Well…”
    “You and Kevin own this place, don’t you? This is how you’re business partners, isn’t it?” Why hadn’t he told her?
    “Not exactly.”
    “Oh.” She felt foolish and wished it was a little darker in this parking lot so he couldn’t see the flush she felt on her cheeks.
    “I own Blue. Kevin runs a different part of the business.”
    She felt her jaw drop. “You own Blue outright?”
    He smirked. “And four other clubs.”
    How’d she miss that piece of information? All those details she’d overlooked—first in lust, and then in her marriage panic—jumped to the forefront to scream at her. Nick’s expensive car, the obviously custom cut of his clothes, the deference of the employees here at Blue and Starlight…
    “Including Starlight?” She waved the question away before Nick could reply; she didn’t really need an answer that obvious. “No wonder you didn’t need a divorce settlement spelled out in the