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And now we were there getting married. The wedding was amazing. Lance looked fantastic. He was always so handsome but wearing his tuxedo he looked like some kind of super dashing James Bond. He was beautiful and I felt almost inferior looking standing next to him, but everyone was fawning over me and I quickly began to see myself differently. It was fun to be the focal point for a bit. It was fun to be the woman that everyone was staring at and fussing over. I never really had that, never really wanted it before either, but this was my special day. Lance had let me personally put everything together and plan everything. Whatever I wanted was fine with him. I was going to get used to being spoiled that way. I laughed at the thought.
I never thought I would settle into the idea of having a lot of money, but it was really starting to affect me in a few ways. I noticed things now that I never really noticed before. I was starting to get a bit spoiled and the more I tried to fight against it, the more Lance would insist on it.
Lance was still working a lot as a firefighter. It was something within him that I didn’t think he would ever get over and that was fine. It was so ingrained in who he was. I just had to pray that each day he would return home safe and sound. It was nerve racking, and I wasn’t sure how I would ever get used to it, but I knew I would, because I had to. There was no other way about it. This is who I was marrying. This is what it was going to be like. And somewhere in there, I found a way to make it work for me.
We were working towards making the move back to Cleveland. Lance was interviewing and trying to get hired with a fire company up there. I was definitely going back to softball after the baby was born and my coach told me that she would basically save a spot on the team for me. That meant a lot that she had so much faith in me. I must have made some kind of impression in my first month on the team.
We partied hard during the wedding reception. Everyone had a wonderful time. There was food, dancing, and stupid, but fun games we all played together. It was a great time to cut loose and let the good times roll. That’s exactly what we did. Everyone had a wonderful time and I was almost sad when it was over, and we left everyone else behind to continue partying into the night. But we had to go home and get dressed to fly to the Bahamas for our honeymoon.
I could not wait to see the Bahamas. I’d always wanted to go there. And to be going there on my honeymoon was like some sort of dream come true.
“Well, I guess we are on our way to paradise,” Lance said as we sat down on our private jet ready to take us to the Bahamas. I was so excited I could hardly see straight. I was rather pregnant, but I was fine, and the trip had been cleared with my doctor. Still, I anticipated that I would feel very queasy up in the air. I was prepared for it though and I had mentally gotten myself into the game, so to speak. This was what life was all about, taking chances and weathering through the obstacles.
As we took off into the air, I leaned against La
nce on our little couch seat. We were both buckled in, but it was still easy enough to lean on him. I wondered if the seatbelt should have been tightened. I wasn’t concerned though. All of my fears and the pain I had felt for so long, had disappeared. I was happier than I’d ever been, and I had a feeling I was going to be even happier in the upcoming years.
This was where I belonged. This was what I was supposed to be doing with my life. I was with the man of my dreams and I was heading off for the vacation of my dreams. And soon we would have a child.
As far as I was concerned, my life couldn’t get any better than this.
“So, what do you think happens next for us?” Lance asked.
“Oh, I think we will take it day by day. That’s the best way anyways, right?”
“I agree,” he said. “So, how many kids would you like to have?”
I laughed. “I don’t know. I was kind of hoping we’d see how the first one went and then play it by ear. But no definite number, I don’t think. Maybe two or three?”
“Ok.”
“Why? How many were you thinking?”
“I was thinking five or six…”
“Oh, you were not.”
“Sure, what would be wrong with that?” Lance asked.
“That’s a lot of babies I have to give birth to. That’s a lot of babies keeping you up at night. That’s crazy,” I said. I was laughing at his enthusiasm for this idea.
“Ok, fine. We can just see how it goes. I was just curious.”
“Oh how the tides have turned,” I said. “Used to be you didn’t want marriage or children at all, and now you are grinning ear to ear at the mere sound of having a brood of children with your wife.”
“Yeah, I’m glad you rescued me from the wild and civilized me.”
I kissed him softly on the mouth and relaxed into his arms. Life was good.
Chapter Thirty
Lance
We’d only been flying for about forty minutes when the plane began its descent towards a landing. Kat noticed almost immediately. She was resting comfortably in my arms when she suddenly sat up confused. “Is there a problem with the plane?” she asked.
“No,” I replied. “I had the pilot take us on a little detour.”
We’d had the wedding in Cincinnati because most of our family and friends lived close to that area, but now we were making a quick pit stop in Cleveland. There was something very special, a surprise that I really wanted to show Kat.
