Free Between Two Crocs: BBW Shapshifter Romance (Safari Shifters Book 2) by Lola Kidd Page B

sought-after event planner in the world. Lily had been excited when she’d heard she would get to meet him. Now, she wasn’t sure. Anyone who made Addison cry wasn’t cool in her book.
    Venzil hugged Lily as soon as she was in reach. “You must be the maid of honor. I’m Montgomery Venzil, but you can call me Gummy. Lily, right?”
    She extricated herself from his grasp. “Yes. Nice to meet you. I didn’t know you were meeting us.”
    “I wasn’t, but Addison sounded a little upset so I wanted to run over these fabric samples.” He pulled three swatches from his bag. “I know you weren’t wild about the leopard print. What if we did the dresses in one of these?”
    Addison fingered the peacock blue, sea green, and orange satin. “Is there time to change it?”
    “No, but we can buy a whole new one. It’s on the company, darling. Don’t worry about a thing.”
    “Is this for my dress?” Lily asked.
    Gummy nodded. “It sure is, but these are also the accent colors for the wedding.”
    “I want to wear orange,” Lily said.
    Addison handed the fabric back to Gummy. “Orange it is.”
    He hugged her. “Okay, I’ll find some options. I’m sorry about earlier. I’m a little attached to the leopard one. I thought it would look divine in the pictures. Forgive me?”
    She nodded. “All is forgiven.”
    “Great! I’ll see you in two days with the dresses.” And with that, Gummy snapped on a pair of white heart-framed sunglasses and was off.
    “That guy is so awesome,” Lily said, in awe once again. “I have to have that bag. He’s nice. I’m glad I’m not going to have to tear him a new one.”
    Addison shook her head as they sat down. “It’s an endless merry-go-round. You’ll see. He was nice right now, but he’ll be a total pain come fitting day.”
    Lily flexed and snarled, “He better not be. I can totally take that guy and anyone else who tries to mess up your big day.”
    Addison laughed. “You’re going to be very busy, then. Can I send you after Max and Finn next?”
    “The twins?” Lily asked, surprised. “They were jerks last time I saw them, but Max, at least, was better this time. I saw him at the airport and he was really cool again.”
    “I’m sure they’ll be really great to you, but they’re at each other’s throats.” Addison pulled on one of her blonde curls. “I wouldn’t be surprised if they had a fight at the wedding. I don’t know what’s gotten into them, but they’re being ridiculous whenever I see them together.”
    “Bummer. I’ll squash it if it comes up.” Lily’s phone vibrated. It was Angelsen again. She turned her phone to silent and ignored it.
    “Who was that?”
    “No one. Tell me what I’ve missed in the three days we haven’t talked.”
    Addison filled Lily in on the surprise she was planning for Chet at the reception: a red velvet groom’s cake in the shape of a rhino. She’d seen it in a movie and loved the idea.
    Her eyes lit up as she talked about her fiancé. Lily was so happy for her friend. She couldn’t wait until she had that kind of love too. She’d been the one looking for island love when they came the first time, so it had been a bit of a letdown that she’d walked away empty-handed. Even worse, she had no prospects back home.
    She was back to square one in her love life. She had been living vicariously through Addison during the planning. She hadn’t given up on love yet, but she was putting it on pause. Once she got her friend married and knew her job was safe, she’d think about love again. It could wait.

Two
    There was a circle of pretty women dancing around Max Nunez. The one closest to him grabbed his tank top and tried pulling him in for a kiss. Max grabbed the girl’s hand and shook his head. He wasn’t about to make out with some random chick. She was a beautiful woman, but not his type. Not to mention that his twin brother Finn was already scowling at him from across the bar. Typical.
    He didn’t know