Page 329 of John + Siena: The Complete Duet

“Your turn,” Andino said.

Yeah, it was his turn.

He promised, after all.

She wouldn’t walk alone.

John made his way down the aisle in a quick stroll. Siena stayed still at the very end, waiting for him.

He probably should have waited until the end of the ceremony to do what he did.

It was the custom.

Tradition.

John didn’t care about any of those things. The second he met her at the end, he bunched her veil up, flipped it back, and kissed her hard.

Laughter lit up the room.

Siena’s smile curved against his.

“I love you,” he told her.

“I love you, John.”

“Are you ready?”

Siena nodded. “I have been ready.”

They turned to face the now-standing guests.

A future was waiting.

Finally.