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‘I promise to love you until the day I die, and in whatever worlds lay beyond. I promise to support you in anything you wish to do, to stand beside you and offer you my arm as you go out and conquer the world. I promise to never make you feel insignificant or less than. You are the most significant person in my world. I promise to kiss away your tears.’ He leaned in close and did just that to the loving laughter of those around us, his lips hot against my wet cheek. He leaned in close to my ear and whispered the last sentence of his vow. ‘And I promise to fill your cunt every night until you bless me with your whimpers, letting you know that you’re such a good girl for taking my cock so needily.’
I blushed crimson as the humanist coughed and squirmed beside us, near dropping her notebook at his words. Thankfully, no-one else could hear those final whispered words. It took me a moment to compose myself, the words good girl making me instantly wet beneath my boho wedding dress. His eyes creased as he grinned at me, knowing well what those words did to me.
‘Your turn, Maeve,’ the humanist said, barely able to look up at Cam.
‘Cam, you showed me I could stand tall beside you and take on the world. You made me work hard to chip away the ice that you hid your soft side behind, but it was worth every moment. I’d fight for you again and again if it meant even one more moment at your side. I love you so fucking much that it hurts sometimes. I promise to spend my life loving you and supporting you every day. While I may not obey, I promise to make my disobedience worth it.’ His fingers twitched against my palms at the word disobedience. I knew the dirty, dirty thoughts that would bring up and grinned as his cheeks pinked. ‘I promise to be there for you when times are hard and celebrate with you when they are easy. I promise to support our family, all of them, and love them as though we aren’t a mismatch of personalities who didn’t long threaten to wipe each other out. I promise to live a full life with you and never to shy away from our love.’
The humanist fixed us with a small smile as she said, ‘Cameron, you may kiss your bride.’
In sharp contrast to our first wedding, where I’d avoided his kiss and levelled him with a threat, I pounced into his arms and wrapped myself all up in him. Our mouths met without a single crumb of reluctance as I moaned softly. Heat washed through me as I was about overflowing with happiness. Love. Lust. Fuck, I’d never have enough of my man. A sweep of his tongue and I was a goner, hope for our future blooming from where his fingers held me tight.
Finally, he broke the kiss and pulled me against him in a tight hug, before whispering into my ear, ‘This time, I’m going to ruin you.’
I was disgracefully wet at his words, his promise sending shivers to my core. I loved it when he was tender, but when he was rough, well fuck, I’d do anything for him when he was rough. Ruin me indeed. I couldn’t fucking wait.
‘Yes please,’ I said against his ear, ‘I’ll beg ever so prettily for it.’
I was rewarded with a growl against my throat before we remembered where we were and broke apart, holding a hand as our loves ones stood and cheered, their smiling faces soon concealed by the brightly coloured paper confetti that they decorated us with.
Cam laughed openly, no speck of ice left as unfiltered joy filled his face between flittering coloured dots.
I’d have done it all again just to see that face once more.
We spent the evening glazing over the cracks in our families with new, happier memories, trying to work our way past old wounds. It would take time, but with Harold gone, time was something we had on our side. I hoped. Crime was a dangerous game. Grace sidled up beside me with her usual hesitance, before looping an arm about my waist and giving me a quick squeeze. I held her gently about the shoulders, returning her affection, my chest filling. They’d been through a lot, and while Cam and I weren’t parental figures, we were still their guardians, their trusted adults. Their second chance. I wanted to bring them happiness and opportunity.
‘Thanks for everything, Maeve,’ she said, pulling back shyly and smiling up at me. She wasn’t that much shorter than me really, how soon would she catch me up?
‘My pleasure.’
‘It’s so pretty.’ Grace sighed happily as she looked wistfully around us. It was beautiful. The sun had long since sank leaving us lit by strings upon strings of fairy lights, weaving their way through the leaves and bark. A far cry from our no expenses spared first wedding. It didn’t matter how much money you threw at a wedding when the love wasn’t there. The air filled with the scent of hot pizzas from the massive delivery we’d received, and the sweet yet smoky scent of burning incense as an attempt to fend off the midges. It wouldn’t be a wild Scottish wedding without the bite of the wee bastards.
‘I’m so glad you and Elias are here with us. I can’t wait to help you both achieve your goals, to see what lives you form around yourselves.’
Grace bit down on her lip before peeping at me. ‘What if I don’t have any goals?’
‘They’ll come when you least expect them, but first we work on healing. All of us. Just focus on being the best you and the dreams will spark. Promise.’
I looked around the clearing, at Ewen stuffing marshmallows onto sticks while Elias toasted them and handed them around. At Cam laughing with Benny and his wife. At Logan being chatted at by Esther and her husband, looking every bit ready to disappear into the ground, he could be almost as solemn as the old Cam.
Then there was Mac. My favourite sibling, even if we weren’t supposed to have those. He leant back against a tree, staring off into space with a scowl turning his lips. No. Not into space. He was staring at Katie and her boyfriend. I sent Grace to join the guys around the fire and picked my way over the crunching leaves to Mac’s side.
‘Hey,’ he said, his voice sounding bored, but his eyes still watching Katie intently.
‘Why are you watching her so hard?’ I asked. ‘You’re got a face like a slapped arse.’
‘I’m not.’
‘Sure you’re not.’ I rolled my eyes as he tore his gaze from her. ‘Why don’t you just ask her out? Tell her you like her.’
His shoulders stiffened, and he blinked his stare back at her. ‘I don’t like her like that. I just think he’s an idiot. She could do better.’
I followed his stare to the log where they sat, her boyfriend’s arm pulling her close while she giggled against him. Katie was positively smitten.
‘She looks pretty happy to me.’
Mac shrugged before clearing his throat. ‘We’ve got a wedding present for you.’
‘Oh? You didn’t have to...’
