The Bad Boy Next Door: A Red Hot Bad Boy Romance (17 page)

“She is like, the
most
famous woman in the whole world, and she’s going to be at my party! What do I do?” Ruby wrung her hands together, twisting the ring she wore on her right pinkie.

“The same thing you always do, my love. You be your charming self and sweep her off her feet.” Isaac planted a kiss on the back of Ruby’s hand to calm her.

Ruby called Julia and fretted some more. “Is everything ready?” she asked when her friend answered.

“Have you ever known me to not be ready?” Julia asked.

“I know, I know. But you know,” Ruby said plaintively.

“Yeah, I know. It’s going to be fine. Just take some deep breaths and have Isaac rub your shoulders. It’s all going to be perfect, I promise you.” Julia hung up then to see to the last minute details.

***

The launch party was fantastic. It couldn’t have been more perfect, Ruby thought as she looked around at the crowd gathered to celebrate her accomplishments. She had accepted a drink from a passing waitress and was holding it nervously in one hand as the owner of the network optioning her book spoke of her vision for the series. Ruby nodded her head, following along, determined to memorize every word.

“I love your ideas,” Ruby said when the woman had finished talking. “If you can make it happen, I think this has the potential to be a fantastic and popular series.”

Later in the evening, the buffet opened and the attendees split into two lines, each filing down opposite sides of a long, wide table laden with food from all over the country and all over the world. Isaac piled his plate high with a little bit of everything, while Ruby’s plate was mostly barren. Her stomach was still fluttering at the prospect of seeing her book turned into a television series. If it happened with one book, she reasoned, then perhaps it could happen with other books.
Like Danielle Steele,
she thought.

“Are you excited about the cruise?” Isaac asked her, trying to take her mind off of what had her anxious.

“I am,” she responded with a smile. “I bought a new dinner dress for the Captain’s Dinner, and a new bathing suit. I can’t wait to get on that airplane tomorrow and fly to Florida.”

“I’m looking forward to doing absolutely nothing except what we feeling like doing all week. There are some excursions that look interesting.” Isaac went on to tell her about the snorkeling excursion and other opportunities once they got to the Bahamas.

At one point, during a lull in dinner, Ruby noticed that Isaac was no longer next to her. As she looked around wondering where he’d gone, she saw him in front of the stage, microphone in hand.
What is he doing?
she asked herself. Isaac began to speak and Ruby’s eyes got wide.

“I’d like to thank everybody for coming out to support Ruby’s accomplishments. I have only been in her life for a short time, but already I can see exactly why she is so popular. Not only is she a beautiful person inside and out, but she is compassionate, intelligent, and most of all: as patient as a saint.”

The crowd tittered. Isaac went on:

“I feel very lucky to be able to be a part of Ruby’s life now and hopefully forever.” Isaac pulled the box out of his coat pocket. “Ruby, could you come up here, please?”

Ruby took a deep breath, excitement building in her chest. Good or bad, she didn’t know yet.
What in the world is he doing?
She walked up to where Isaac was standing and gave a nervous smile to the crowd of onlookers. Then, to her surprise, Isaac dropped to one knee and the crowd inhaled a collective gasp. Ruby’s eyes were wide as dinner plates and her hands went to her cheeks which were suddenly flushed.

“Ruby Schmidt, aka Ophelia Maddox, will you do me the honor of marrying me?”

“Oh, my god,” Ruby said, her hands fluttering. Tears streamed down her eyes, as Isaac took her hand. Before sliding the ring on, he looked at her questioningly. She realized then that she hadn’t answered. She grabbed the microphone and shouted a heartfelt
YES
into it. The crowd erupted in applause and Isaac slid a beautiful white gold band set with a heart shaped tanzanite jewel onto her left ring finger. She looked at it sparkling in the light, then at Isaac. Then she got down on her knees and kissed him, wrapping her arms tightly around him.

“YES,” she shouted again.

Isaac laughed and embraced her. Then they stood and Isaac raised her hand in a victory solute and the crowd surged to its feet, applauding even louder.

***

That evening when the party ended and congratulations had been heaped upon the happy couple, Ruby and Isaac went to Ruby’s house and changed into lounging clothes. When they had finished dressing, they sat together on the couch, Ruby nestled into the crook of Isaac’s arm. She imagined their life together; the books she would write, the work Isaac would do, the travels they would take and the adventures they would go on together. For the first time in a long time Ruby felt content with her life, like nothing was lacking. She had a good feeling about the upcoming milestones in their life.

“I love you,” Isaac whispered to her in the darkness.

“I love you, too,” she whispered back.

Our life,
she thought to herself happily. She nestled deeper into the crook of his arm and he kissed the top of her head.

  
THE END

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