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fabulous? Must be that pre-newlywed glow.”
    She really did look great, Megan thought, taking her seat. Ellie’s eyes were full of love and laughter, so unlike the woman Megan had first met over a month ago when Ellie had come to Wyattsville to disappear from a trial she was subpoenaed to testify on.
    “Thank you. We’re so excited,” Ellie said sitting back down and sipping a glass of wine. “And we can’t thank all of you enough for helping out and arranging your schedules to be here. Especially you, Trevor. I know the army doesn’t just let you run off any time you want.”
    Tension slid through Megan’s muscles and she couldn’t help herself from lifting her gaze to the other end of the table. Trevor was already watching her. Their gazes locked and Megan felt the air leave the room.
    “No worries,” Trevor replied to Ellie without looking away. “I already had the two week leave scheduled for my vacation. So you and Tyson picked a fine weekend to have the wedding. Glad to be here to help.”
    Megan wanted to look away from him, knew everyone was watching them with open curiosity, but it was impossible.
    “Well I’m so glad you said that, Trevor,” Ellie went on cheerfully. “Because I’m putting you and Megan in charge of food.”
    “ What ?” Megan snapped her gaze back to Ellie and Tyson, whose arm was draped around her. She felt the blood draining from her face. “You want—”
    “Well, we’re divvying up all the areas that need tending to,” Tyson explained lightly. “Since we’re keeping this a simple, small wedding with just the big barbeque for the reception. We were hoping to trust you and Trevor to plan an easy menu and then make a Costco run a few days before.”
    “They put me in charge of the alcohol.” Todd, the youngest Wyatt brother, grinned from where he sat in the middle of the table and lifted his beer. “Hell yeah .”
    Megan’s teeth snapped together. Costco was like two hours away! Spending that much time alone with Trevor in a car? Planning the menu with him?
    She let her gaze slide around all the people at the table. Tyson and Ellie were doing their best to look innocent enough, but she didn’t miss the spark of mischief in Tyson’s eyes.
    Sharon and Dan Wyatt, the brothers’ parents, were avoiding looking at her. Instead they studied the restaurant’s menu as if this was the first time they’d seen it. Which was ridiculous seeing as they ate here at least once a week.
    And then there was Kate, not family, but going to be a bridesmaid in the wedding. She was making no attempt to appear unconcerned, but kept shifting her wide gaze back and forth between Trevor and Megan like they were in some tennis death match.
    “I have no problem with that,” Trevor said finally, his tone casual.
    Right. And if I say I do have a problem with it, I’ll be written off as a hard bitch. Though with her reputation in the legal field, it wouldn’t be the first time.
    “No problem at all,” Megan agreed with a forced smile. “Seriously, anything we can do to make this easier on you guys. I’m just surprised you wouldn’t want to pick out your own food for the reception.”
    Ellie waved her hand and laughed. “This is all going to be so casual. I’m sure whatever normal type of barbeque foods you choose will be fine. Besides, I picked the only thing I care about. Cake .”
    “Nice.” Todd ripped a slice of bread off the loaf in the middle of the table, grinning over at Kate. “Kate’s of course?”
    Kate laughed and rolled her eyes. “Umm, I’d have to hurt someone if they didn’t go through me.”
    “As if there’s anybody else I’d choose,” Ellie scoffed. “You make the best baked goods. You hooked me with those damn cinnamon rolls.”
    Kate tucked a strand of blonde hair behind her ear and smiled. “Thank you. Those do seem to sell pretty well, too. And the cupcakes. Though my cakes are still what keep me in business.”
    “I’d come to your place for