CHAPTER 23
Everyone kept decorating and adding last-minute touches until about five, and then Mom had everyone get ready for the rehearsal dinner. Peyton dressed in a black dress with red heels and pinned her hair up. She felt sort of ridiculous with how much she dressed up for a Mexican restaurant, but she knew if she came down the stairs in jeans and a t-shirt, her mom would have made her change anyway.
She started down the stairs only to see Noah waiting for her. His jaw dropped. She came further into view and felt her face flush. With Noah’s eyes watching her, she had to focus extra hard on walking in her heels down the stairs. Once she got to the bottom, Noah wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her.
“You look beautiful,” he whispered in her ear and kissed her cheek.
“Thank
