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“What are we going to do?” I ask, tears stinging my eyes.
“What we came here to do,” Lennon says, stroking my hair. “I came here to marry the girl of my dreams, and nothing, and no one is going to stop me. Now, kiss me. We’re getting married. End of. Everything else can wait.”
Chapter Nine
Darcy
I stand outside on the beach, digging my toes into the soft sand. I’m in full panic mode as I pace back and forth, waiting for the signal that it’s time for me to walk down to the edge of the water, where Lennon waits for me. I think I’m going to faint. Well, why not? It’ll just be another thing to knock this wedding off track.
God, I’m so nervous.
I stare at my outstretched hands, and realize I’m shaking. I can’t believe I’m about to walk down there and marry Lennon. What if I’m making the biggest mistake of my life? I slap myself on the hand, refusing to let my nerves take over, because I know this is what I want.
“You can do this,” Cindy whispers, next to me.
I turn to her and nod. How did she go from being the annoying little daughter of my mother’s best friend, to my best friend, and one of the people I rely on the most? Now, I don’t know what I’d do without her in my life.
The music begins to play, and I take one last deep breath, and start walking. The small crowd turns to watch me as I move—graciously, I hope—down the makeshift aisle, lined with potted palm trees and conch shells, the hotel has laid out on the sand, and toward Lennon.
Holy crap, he looks so handsome.
He’s wearing a black tuxedo, complete with a silver vest and tie. His hair is perfectly styled, and his intense eyes stare at me. I can feel myself blushing, and my heart skips a beat as I smile at him. The expression on his face makes me giddy, but it’s his smile that gets me, stirring up a hurricane of emotions inside me. I can’t focus on anyone but him.
“Hello, beautiful,” Lennon says in a low voice when I reach the front of the rose-covered arch, and I’m so relieved to find a minister—any minister—there to marry us.
“Aloha, Darcy. I’m Hikialani, but you can call me Hiki,” he says with a smile, holding out his hand.
“Hi, Hiki,” I reply as I shake it, then Lennon pulls me against him, entwining his fingers in mine. “I told you I’d take care of things, didn’t I?”
“I knew you would,” I giggle.
The minister says loud enough for all to hear, “I’m sure you two can’t wait to get your hands on each other, so shall we begin?”
Laughter flitters through the small crowd. Lennon flushes, and as I glance around, all I can do is smile. I bite my lip to contain my laughter, looking deep into the eyes of my husband-to-be, before turning my attention back to Hiki.
“Definitely. Marry us, please,” I say with a huge smile on my face.
“It will be my honor,” he replies before addressing the congregation. “Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…
***
The ceremony was beautiful, and Rick is the perfect best man—not acting the fool, for a change. When Lennon places that wedding band on my finger and kisses me, my heart melts. I feel I’m the luckiest girl alive that he chose me to be his wife.
Arm-in-arm, we walk back down the aisle, smiling at all the well-wishers, and I’m amazed to find Gary has managed to find a caterer at such short notice for a casual lunch reception on the beach.
“Wow,” I grin, smiling at Gary. “You’ve done an amazing job.”
“No big deal. Glad I could help out,” he says with a shrug. He throws his arms around me and kisses me on the cheek. “Now, go and have fun with your new husband, before Rick steals him away.”
I laugh, but I know there’s truth in what he’s saying when I spy Rick, waving madly, trying to get Lennon’s attention. I lean up and kiss my husband—God, it sounds so weird saying that—and turn him slightly so he can’t see Rick, but then feel bad. If it wasn’t for him, we probably wouldn’t even be married.
“Let’s go mingle,” I say to Lennon, taking his hand, and we work our way through the crowd, towards Rick. By the time we finally reach him, I’m exhausted from hugging friends and relatives, and my mouth is starting to ache from smiling so much.
