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for the door. Edward’s face was a deep shade of magenta as he grinned at her and settled on a metal stool.

“This is the first time I’ve ever done this in front of an audience. So, be kind, alright?” he said. The audience laughed and a light mumble followed.

“What is he doing?” Catherine whispered to David, who only smiled wider, still looking at the stage. Then Edward began to play a melody.

“This is for Catherine,” he said. Catherine’s eyes met his baby blues briefly before he looked down and struck the chords. Then he began to sing.

“Two weeks ago, we were strangers

I was cocky and shallow, I know

And when your hybrid Mercedes

Decided to give up on you

I’d never do that to you, my dear

I could never just let you go

“He’s not bad,” Anthony said, with a nod of approval. Catherine shushed him, not taking her eyes off Edward as he opened his mouth to sing again.

“And when you fall in my arms, dear

I will never, ever let go.”

He shook his head as he sang, to add emphasis to the words. Catherine could barely breathe, and her eyes were brimming with tears.

“So, when you wonder if my feelings are true,

Catherine, my heart beats only for you.”

He drummed the chords and Catherine stared, enchanted, as Edward gave her a sheepish smile.

“Oh, oh, Catherine, my heart beats only for you.”

Edward finished the song and looked down as the room erupted into applause. Someone whistled. Catherine bit her lip and looked at Johnny.

“Go on,” he nudged her as he clapped. Catherine grinned and dashed to her feet. She ran up to the stage and Edward set down his guitar to help her up.

“I’m so sorry,” he said, holding her hands. “But it’s true. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep. All I think about is you and your beautiful voice.” He caressed her cheek.

“Kiss him!” Johnny shouted and the rest of the crowd laughed. Edward lowered to one knee and looked up at her, his eyes shining. The room gasped.

“Catherine, will you be my girlfriend?” he asked. Catherine glanced at the people scattered around the room. It appeared that even the servers had stopped what they were doing. All eyes were on them. She looked down at Edward’s expectant smile and exhaled.

“Yes, alright,” she said. Edward jumped to his feet and lifted her up and swung her around in a circle.

“She said yes,” he said into the microphone. His voice boomed. Then he pulled her in for a bear hug and smothered her face with kisses. Catherine giggled and pressed her hands against his chest.

“Edward,” she said through a laugh. Edward stopped kissing her and nodded, his brows raised. Catherine pointed at him and eyed him seriously.

“No more bets,” she said. Edward broke into a laugh and picked her up again.

“No more. I promise,” he said. Catherine grinned so widely her cheeks ached. But she didn’t care. She thought that perhaps she wouldn’t be single forever, after all.

Though adopting a bald cat was still very much a possibility.

The End.

Epilogue

“Thank you all, for joining us this evening, to celebrate our one-year Anniversary.” Edward towered over the table of guests, in his sharp Armani suit and Cheshire Cat grin on show. He raised his glass before he continued. “It’s hard to believe this beautiful woman has been my wife for this long. It feels like we’ve only been together for ten minutes.”

“Yeah, ten minutes under water, maybe,” Sam muttered into David’s ear with a smirk. David resisted the urge to laugh out of politeness.

“I’m so proud of everything Catherine has achieved this year, with her show. I’m sure everyone will agree you are certainly the songbird of the family.”

Murmurs of agreement filled the air in response. David glanced down the table to see his Grandmother coughing into her lace hanker-chief and frowned. He looked back at Catherine, her eyes were lowered as color flushed to her cheeks. Then Edward spent an extended period of time gushing over his wife.

Seeing Edward so in love made David equally nauseated and happy. He never thought he would see the day that his brother would settle down and marry. Yet, here he was. A doting husband who did everything to keep Catherine happy.

David had never even had a girlfriend. He could sense that all eyes were on him now to find “the one.” But that was almost impossible for a Billionaire. Even Edward had to go undercover and pretend he was just a mechanic to meet Catherine.

Money can open doors, sure. But it also raises barriers. His two burly security guards alone were off-putting enough. Add in the family politics, and any potential bride would go running. Edward set his glass down with a thump and David snapped out of his thoughts as an excited babble of talk flooded his senses.

“What is it? Charles, what is it?” Grandmother Marks said, craning her neck to watch Edward cross the private room. David glanced back at Catherine to see her whole face light up and hands clasp together.

“Edward, you didn’t!” Her whole face was flushing now, as Edward returned with a bundle in his arms.

“Oh my word, is that a mole rat?” Grandmother Marks asked, prompting the rest of the table to laugh. Edward rejoined Catherine and handed her the ugliest looking cat David had ever seen.

“Oh my goodness,” Catherine said as she took the cat in her arms and cooed. David raised his brows and exchanged looks with Sam. Neither one of them needed to say it aloud. They were both thinking the same thing.

Edward has officially gone mad.

Once the secret was out, and Catherine knew who Edward really was, he pulled out all the stops. He took no time to present her with a strange elephant painting that she apparently wanted. Whisked her away to the Bahamas after three weeks, where he proposed. They flew to England for their honeymoon and Edward came back announcing he was now sponsoring a new Formula 1 team. Then he took more interest in