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Overcome with emotions, I clung to him. He was my life’s support. In every way possible, I wanted and needed him. I wasn’t at all afraid to admit it. He owned my body, my mind, my heart, and my soul. I was his to have and we both knew it.
“I– I love you,” I stuttered through teary eyes and a rumbling chest.
“Marry me,” he responded, lifting my head and kissing me on my lips, “Marry me, then.”
“I am,” I reminded him. My body jerked continuously, emotions still rocking me back and forth.
“Today. Marry me,” he begged, holding my chin so that I could match his gaze.
“Today?”
“Yes, pretty lady. I love you so fucking much. I’m ready if you’re ready.”
“I am.”
“Then come roll with me.”
“What will we do about my truck?”
“Let me worry about that. You worry about nothing, aight?”
“Okay.”
“Just tell me one thing before you get out.”
“Anything,” I gasped.
“Do you want to do this or are you doing this because I asked?”
“Because I feel like it’s the perfect time to do it. I’ve wanted to be your wife since before you even gave me this ring. I’ve seen that for myself since the night I met you. It just took so long and I had so much work to do. I thought I needed to do it all before I became yours, fully. I just didn’t know– I didn’t know that I didn’t need to perfect to be perfect for you. You’ve shown me that each and every day. And, I’m so much better than I was ten months ago. Eight months ago. Four months ago, even. I feel like I’m already your wife, or at least I have made it up in my head that I am.”
“Because you are. We just don’t have the paperwork, yet.” He smiled, “But, we will today.”
“What are the odds of me wearing a white dress?” I noted, sliding out of the car and into his arms.
“God’s plan, pretty lady. Hop in. I’ll grab your shit.”
I did as I was told. My heart raced while watching him remove my things and lock up the truck. When he finally made it to the car, he grabbed my hand and brought it to his lips.
“I have a confession to make,” I announced.
“Yeah. Me, too. You first.”
“I prepared my vows the day after you proposed. I’ve been reworking them since that day.”
“Bullshit,” he teased.
“Seriously. I felt like it would happen this way and I wanted to be prepared. I never wanted a wedding. I wanted to be your wife. That’s it. After you proposed, I just kept waiting until you decided we’d just do it.”
“Why didn’t you say anything? We could’ve made it official that night. Shit, what we had to wait on? I just thought you needed time.”
“Through our chaos, I still knew where my heart was. It wasn’t up for grabs and it won’t ever be. I just needed to deal with my feeling and make you feel something in the process.”
“Felt like an asshole and a fucking fool. I would’ve never forgiven myself if I didn’t win you back.”
“You never lost me, Ledge. That’s what I’m telling you.”
“It felt like it. And, I hated every second of it.”
