I looked down at myself, an ugly laugh bubbling up. She was in black, and I was in ivory white. We’d both been keeping our dresses a surprise for the other and while it had been torture not knowing what the other would pick, it had been so worth the wait.
“I love you. The dress is perfect,” I sniffled. “Dallas is going to cry like a baby.”
“That’s the goal. Then he’ll rip the dresses off later.”
I grinned as I pulled her close, gently cupping her face. “I love you, June. I can’t wait to be your wife.”
She smiled and leaned up on her tiptoes, kissing me hard. It was going to ruin the lipstick we’d just spent thirty minutes applying, but I didn’t care. Kissing June was always worth the mess we made.
“Happy anniversary,”June whispered in my ear. “Tenyears.”
I groaned as I snuggled between her and Dallas. The sun wasn’t even up yet, but I’d been lying awake for at least an hour. Really, we’d just been waiting on Dallas to start stirring.
“Don’t remind me,” I joked. “We’re getting old. This means I really am officially in my forties.”
“I’m also forty,” Dallas grumbled, his arm tightening around me. “Age is just a number.”
“It is, but I also get to celebrate the fact that I’m once again living in a different age bracket than the two of you for a couple more years.”
I laughed as Dallas arm snaked further and he grabbed June, yanking her against us. I spooned her, he spooned me, and everything was right in our world.
“I can’t believe it’s been ten years,” I whispered, my eyes watering.
Ten years since my life had changed.
“A whole decade of loving you both and being loved,” June said.
“You know, I remember a time where you thought you were unlovable,” Dallas mumbled. I felt him smile against my shoulder. “I’m glad we won you over.”
“You didn’t just win me over, you loved me. You saw me. Just like you do every day.” Something wet dripped against my arm and I held her tighter. “I love you both so much.”
“I love you, junebug,” I whispered.
“You know,” Dallas murmured. “I had a speech prepared. I thought I’d get to give it while we had clothes on with caffeine in our system.”
I laughed as I wiggled free, rolling onto my back as June turned to look at him.
“Speech, speech, speech,” she chanted.
Dallas sat up slightly, his hair and beard a wild mess. Silver glinted in his side burns, and I was beyond grateful to June forconvincing him to keep it. He was getting closer to his silver fox era, and I washere for it.
“Every day I wake up, and every day I am loved, and every day I get to love both of you. For ten years, I’ve been the luckiest man alive. I could not be more grateful to have you in my life. I love you both so much that I can’t imagine a world without you in it.I love you.”
June sniffled and I wiped my eyes. We had the rest of our lives ahead of us and I knew with June and Dallas, the best was yet to come.
