The Man of Honor

By Alex Berry

Riley and Brina were best friends since middle school. So when she gets married it's only natural that he stands with her as her Maid, er Man of Honor. One of the duties thrust upon him was getting her recalcitrant cousin to the wedding. No one had mentioned the man was super sexy and hot. But he was damaged and needed a special kind of care. Could Riley fulfill all his duties as Man of Honor and hang onto his heart?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sitting Bull Publishing
• Release date: Feb 10, 2013
• ISBN: 9781937334215

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The Maid Man of Honor

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Alex Berry

The Maid Man of Honor

Copyright © February 2013 by Alex Berry

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The Maid Man of Honor

Riley and Brina were best friends since middle school. So, when she gets married it's only natural that he stands with her as her Maid, er Man of Honor. One of the duties thrust upon him was getting her recalcitrant cousin to the wedding. No one had mentioned the man was super sexy and hot. But he was damaged and needed a special kind of care. Could Riley fulfill all his duties as Man of Honor and hang onto his heart?

Chapter 1

Riley shook his head in disgust. It was already three o’clock and according to his GPS, he had another hour to go before reaching Logan’s home. Why anyone would live out in the boonies of Maryland was beyond him.

He released a deep breath and selected a jazz song on his CD. Minutes later his phone beeped a familiar ditty. Without looking at the caller ID, he answered.

Yes, Brina? he drawled. It was her fault he was on this road trip anyway.

Where are you?

I’m thirty minutes to an hour from Logan’s. Why? He cancel? Riley was more than willing to turn around and drive back home. Just the other day he’d met an interesting guy that he’d like to follow up with tonight.

No, it’s getting late and I was worried. I don’t want you driving in the dark up there. A lot of those roads don’t have lights or guard rails.

He’d already noticed.

I thought you were going to leave this morning. What happened? she asked.

I got stuck at the office. One of my clients had a surprise audit and wanted me to stand next to him while he defended his accountant. Turns out, the accountant was a crook and the audit saved him thousands of dollars.

Brina laughed. I’m sure that made him feel good.

Yeah. But I didn’t get out of there till after one. Still, I’ll make sure he has the designs for the wedding in a few, and if it’s not too dark, I’ll head home. Shouldn’t be too bad. Unsure, he glanced up at the darkening sky.

Seriously, don’t do that. Stay until morning. Logan won’t bite. She paused. Well, I really don’t know if he does or not, but it should be alright.

Didn’t you tell me he threw your cousin out; wouldn’t let them stay at his place or something like that?

Yeah, but that was different.

He rolled his eyes. Really? How?

They were getting on his nerves. They get on everybody’s nerves. I asked them to leave my place just on general principle. You remember Harvey and Clara?

Riley laughed remembering the weird brother-sister duo. I got nothing to say about your family, mine’s not much better. But those two are different.

She snorted. Different? That’s a nice way to put it. I think I’ll use that term at the reception. Her voice changed into a high-pitched snooty tone. "I want all the different people to sit at this table please."

A bark of laughter escaped his throat. After all these years, she was still his silly best friend. You are so wrong for that. Plus, if you did that, all the other tables would be empty.

I know, right.

A blinking light loomed ahead. There’s a yellow light in the middle of nowhere.

Oh good, she yelled.

Frowning, he pulled the phone from his ear. Calm down, that’s my ear.

Sorry babes, you’re close. You should be seeing an old run-down store on your right soon.

He nodded as he passed the derelict building. Just passed it.

In about two miles, you’ll see a sign that says 'Bearman Junction.' Pass it and turn at the next right further down. Keep straight till that road ends. That’s Logan’s place.

Okay. He knows I’m bringing the samples for the reception, right? The last thing he wanted was to go into a long explanation about who he was and why he was knocking at