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I looked for Belle again and smiled when I saw that she was standing by her dad taking a bouquet of flowers from him. Yes, he was here. Evidently the thought of losing Belle had been enough to bring him to his senses. He was in the middle of a nasty divorce from Belle's stepmother, but he seemed lighter somehow, and he would tell anyone who would listen that he was happier than ever. And we believed him.
It was still going to take a while for him to rebuild his relationship with his daughter, but they had made a lot of great strides over the past few months. And the fact that he had a lot of groveling to do with her had helped him more easily accept the fact that his daughter was dating two guys at once.
Danny was already out of his seat and heading towards Belle even though the ceremony wasn’t over yet, and I gave up with propriety and followed him to our girl.
Danny picked her up and swung her around, making a huge scene as he laid a loud smacking kiss on her lips. Belle pretended that he was embarrassing her, but the flush in her cheeks and the shine in her eyes let me know that she loved it.
I grabbed Belle from Danny when I was tired of waiting and gave her a deep kiss that had us both breathless when it ended. I knew there were a ton of shocked and curious people watching us, but the semester had been good in getting us used to that. When people realized that there wasn't anything dramatic going on, just two guys in love with the same girl who happened to be best friends, they moved on and it had stopped being a big deal.
We took the obligatory pictures after the ceremony officially ended, and then started to walk out to the parking lot to get a celebratory dinner. Danny had Belle on his back-piggyback style, and I laughed as he almost dropped her. Belle’s dad was watching them with a small little smile on his face. I knew that he was happy to see Belle happy, even though he didn't totally agree with it.
Belle turned her head to look for me and a smile lit up her face when we locked eyes. I was never going to get tired of that fucking beautiful smile. I especially liked it when she gave it to me in the bedroom, a place we would be going to sooner rather than later today, I hoped.
I patted the ring box that I had taken to carrying with me everywhere I went. Danny and I were going to propose to her, we were just waiting to find the perfect moment. I wasn’t sure how much longer I was going to be able to wait. It was going to happen soon.
I didn't know how I'd gotten so lucky this last Christmas to get such a perfect gift, one that I hadn't even known I'd wanted. But I was never going to take Belle for granted. Belle was my happily ever after, and I would always have Santa to thank for that.
The End
