“I know we just met, and I don’t give a fuck if you’re a cop, but if you hurt my sister again, I will kill you.”
I snorted. “If I hurt your sister again, I will kill myself,” I corrected. There wasn’t a chance in Hell that I would do such a thing again. The first time was a misunderstanding, and now that she was back, I was never letting her go.
Ever.
We shook hands, and then everyone took their seats besides Cat’s father. He left to go get my girl as I stood next to Mark who was starting to become the resident Saddles & Racks officiant.
“You ready?” he asked.
I smiled. “Since I was fifteen.”
He leaned in closer to me. “This better be the last fucking wedding I do. I know you don’t work for S&R, but these fuckers are droppin’ like flies. First Gabe, then Paul.” Mark shook his head in disbelief. “Next will be Vinny or some shit.”
I laughed. “Maybe you can offer it as a package deal on your website?”
“Hell no!”
Music started to play, and my attention moved to Paul escorting Hannah down the aisle. Then Gibbs brought Joss forward, and my heart started to beat faster in my chest. This was it. Any second Cat was going to appear, and everyone else around me would disappear.
The familiar strum ofoursong started to play, and my headache vanished. I couldn’t keep my eyes off of her from the moment she walked onto the terrace. That floral dress she wore to Joss’s wedding, and the teal one that she wore to Autumn’s, had nothing on the white one she was wearing to marry me. I didn’t know what style it was, but I knew it was my favorite. It had a poufy skirt that I couldn’t wait to crawl under, and it was strapless, showing the bare shoulders I wanted to taste. But what made this dress my favorite wasn’t the way it looked. It was who was in it.
My bride.
Tears pricked my eyes as I watched her come to me. I’d found a girl who was beautiful and sweet, one who had waited for me, and me for her. We were just kids when we fell in love, not knowing how anything would turn out. Then I’d found the same woman who was strong, that shares my dreams and who I’m building a home with. We fought against the odds, but this time, I knew we’d be all right.
The one to carry my love.
The one to carry my secrets.
The one to carry my children.
“Make this fast,” I whispered, hoping Mark could hear. I couldn’t wait another minute.
Cat’s father kissed his daughter, I shook his hand and then I took Cat’s hand. “You look perfect tonight.”
She smiled up at me. “It’s because I’m finally marrying the perfect man.”
“I’m far from perfect, baby, but we’re perfect together.”
Then as I stared into the chocolate eyes that I craved, Mark made her my wife.
My forever.
Mark made the ceremony fast,and then we took pictures and ate at the restaurant that looked out onto the Lake of Dreams at the hotel. When Cat and I left for our suite, people congratulated us as we passed. In the elevator, I took her lips, kissing her and not caring if anyone else was around.
“We did it,” Cat said against my lips.
“Yeah, baby, we did.”
“You ready to start a family?”
I pulled back, looking down on her. “Where do I sign up?”
She smiled. “In the room.” I tilted my head slightly. “I stopped taking the pill,” she said, reading my thoughts.
“Yeah?” I grinned.
“Yeah.”
