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The minister proceeded, and when we got to the part where we exchanged our vows, I peered deep into her eyes and shared what was in my soul. “Hazel, I’ll be forever grateful to call you, my wife. I don't know what I did to deserve you, but I promise you I will spend forever showing you how thankful I really am that you’re the love of my life and the mother of my children. I don’t know how I lived without you for so long and I thank God every day that he gave me a second chance with you. You own my heart, body, and soul. I love you. You’re my everything.”
She was crying, but she’d never looked more beautiful to me.
“Ledger, words cannot express how much I love you. I never imagined we’d make it here, but that didn’t stop me from hoping we eventually would. I can’t wait to start this new journey together. You’re everything I ever wanted and didn’t think I’d have. I will forever stand by your side, not only as your wife but as your best friend and family. Your family means everything to me and I’m so grateful to have them too. I love and cherish you in ways I’ve only read about in books. You’re my soulmate, my Prince Charming, and happily ever after and I’m—” she grabbed her stomach and seconds later…
Her water broke.
Hazel
“Shit!” Chance shouted. “We need to get you to a hospital.”
“Yes.” I pointed at the minister. “But first, you need to finish and marry us.”
“Sugar, we—”
“I am not having this baby until he says the rest of his spiel. Do you understand me?”
Ledger nodded to the minister. “You heard the lady.”
The minister nervously chuckled, stating, “By the power vested in me by the state of Wyoming, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Ledger, you may kiss your bride.”
Ledger gripped the sides of her face, bringing me over to him. I went effortlessly, and he devoured me for the first time as husband and wife.
“Now,” I exclaimed. “We can go.”
Everything happened so fast, yet it played out in slow motion. One minute, we’re getting married, and the next, I’m lying in a hospital bed feeling like I’m being ripped open.
“Ahh…” I panted as Ledger ran a cool, wet wash rag over my forehead.
“Your cervix is one hundred percent effaced, and you are dilated to ten,” the nurse announced.
“Get her out!” I shouted, squeezing Ledger’s hand.
My morning had started off like every other morning, waking up to my fiancé burying himself inside me. He claimed that our baby was two weeks away, and he needed to fuck her out of me. The man was insatiable. It seemed like he was only getting worse with time.
Figures our baby girl would pick today, out of all days, to grace us with her presence. I was thirty-eight weeks pregnant, so I was full term, and we were safe to have her come into our world.
I went about my morning until I had to leave to meet with a designer downtown and was there for several hours. I never thought I’d be coming home to Ledger surprising me with a ceremony.
I swear the man knew no bounds. There wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for me. Everything about it was perfect. I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding than he had made for me.
I was a little sad my parents weren’t there, but it was what it was. It was their loss, not mine. The most important man other than Ledger was there, my twin brother, and that was more than good enough for me.
“Okay, this baby girl is strong-willed,” the nurse stated. “I’m going to get the doctor. It’s time.”
“Oh, thank fuck. Why did I decide to do this natural again?”
Ledger laughed, kissing my forehead.
“I need drugs. Can you get me drugs?”
“It’s too late for that.”
“How do you know so much about babies? I kept my end of the bargain, now tell me. I need the distraction before your daughter—” I grabbed my stomach, bearing down. “Ahhh…”
“Breathe. You’re doing amazing, sugar. Just breathe.”
“Stop ordering me around and just tell me.”
