Chapter 1

Kevin O’Malley stood against the bar at O’Leary’s Pub and watched the party unfold in front of him. Although he’d known the O’Learys his entire life, they were becoming family. He still couldn’t believe that his older brother Jimmy had fallen in love with Mouthy Moira.

He tilted his bottle of beer to his lips with a smile. Watching Jimmy and Moira over the last six months or so had been jarring. Jimmy, who had always been the rock of their family, the man who took care of everyone, who told everyone what to do, was knocked off his game by a redheaded bombshell.

And they were so fucking happy that Kevin was a little jealous.

The jukebox blared music in the back room and people were dancing. Jimmy and Moira greeted every guest and thanked them for coming out in the cold to celebrate their engagement.

O’Learys and O’Malleys filled the entire bar and most were more than halfway to drunk. Their families knew how to throw one hell of a party. Unfortunately for him, he had a breakfast meeting in the morning, and showing up hungover wouldn’t bode well for his career. He’d worked too hard over the last few years to throw it away for an engagement party.

Not that any of that would stop him from messing with Moira. As she turned the corner toward the dance floor without Jimmy, Kevin saw his chance. He set his beer down and ran up behind his...