Now wasn’t the time to start talking about the past or if she was interested in them getting reacquainted. He knew it was best to stick to safer subjects—no matter how much it killed him. “So what’s this about Mac and Gina’s wedding?” he finally asked. Casey sagged with relief. With Ryder so up close and personal, it was hard for her to remember why she didn’t want to be, well, up close and personal with him. “They’ve had some unexpected emergencies and are going to be away for a while.” Ryder nodded. “And this has to do with me…how?” “Well, we need to finalize a bunch of their wedding details, and with neither of them accessible to make decisions, they asked your uncle to step in.” When Ryder still looked at her with confusion, she explained, “His schedule is pretty full, and he mentioned that you were here for the summer and might be able to help out when he was unavailable.”
