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“For dinner?”
She eyes me closely. “You know, don’t you?”
“That we’re gathered here tonight for a New Year’s Eve wedding?”
She nods.
I knew it. “I know.”
“Veronica wanted it to be a surprise.”
I lean in as a warm, tropical wind that smells like the ocean skates past. “I’ll pretend to be surprised. Honestly, I am. I didn’t know if this day would ever come.” I’d hoped it would, even after my vow last Christmas morning.
“She loves you very much.”
“And I her.”
Kendall pats my chest, and a smile plays on her lips as I cover her hand with mine. “Veronica’s good for you.”
I couldn’t agree more. “She completes me.”
She takes both of my hands in hers. “I’m glad you’re not alone.”
“Me too.”
Kendall’s gray eyes rise to meet mine. “Do you think it was the mistletoe?” she asks, with a smirk.
For a second, I think she’s talking about the mistletoe I hung up last week. The sprigs that lead to a treasure hunt of pleasure all around the house on Christmas Eve. But she must think I don’t know what she’s talking about because she adds, “Remember, from last year?”
I bite back a smile. “It didn’t hurt.”
She glances up at the sky. “We’d better go. Let’s get you married, okay?”
I link her arm through mine and rest my palm on her hand. “Okay.”
Minutes later, my toes sink into the warm white sand when I stop short at the sight of Veronica, barefoot, in a curve-hugging pale blue dress with a single white bloom in her hair, waiting for me at the edge of the water. She flashes a wide smile in my direction and my heart pounds in response.
I’m eternally grateful to have found this woman who loves me as deeply as I love her. And I realize I’m a believer now. Lightning really can strike twice. And miracles can happen anytime, especially when you’re least expecting them.
