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“Just another minute.”
“Of course.” He closed his arms around her and held on, breathing in her scent.
“I am ready now,” she told him quietly.
*****
“Let’s welcome the bride and groom!” The thunderous applause sounded inside the elegantly decorated room. There were green, blue and white balloons floating against the arched ceiling.
And everywhere there were flowers, on the tables, the backs of chairs and on the dais where the master of ceremonies stood, there were flowers everywhere.
The guests were seated and white-coated caterers made the rounds with flutes of champagne and finger food. On a table in a corner of the room, wedding gifts overflowed. Wade guided her over to the table at the front of the room that was reserved for them. The gold glittery letters reading: ‘Mr. & Mrs.’ were placed near the edge.
“I was given specific instructions by the groom to make this short.” Jerry’s light blue eyes twinkled. “And I have to tell you, I have known this man since high school and he is much stronger than I am.”
“Kindly remember that,” Wade said mildly, much to the amusement of the guests.
“Duly noted my friend. Now we will get straight to the point. My dear Remi, I have to pause and give credit where it is due. You are beautiful and you and Wade make a terrific couple.”
“I agree with you completely,” she told him.
“We have the cutting of the cake and the bride and groom’s first dance as a couple. We are going to have some fun with this.” He gestured to the vintage wedding cake with the gold and silver flowers weaving the way at the side.
“We understand that the groom helped the bride to make the decision on the cake, quite an unusual occurrence.” He cocked a brow at Wade who nodded.
“We wanted to do things together and I enjoyed the cake tasting event. It – er- led to other things.” Leaning over, he kissed his bride on the lips.
Jerry waited for the cheers to abate. “Now it’s time to show just how good a husband you are going to be. Wade, my friend, I want you to take your bride’s hand and make your way over to the cake table. You will see a cake knife and I want you to do your thing.”
Wade pushed back his chair and took her hand, guiding her over to the table. “Now you are going to take the knife Mrs. Bramwell and stick it in- just like that. Wade, place your hand over hers- just like that,” he said in approval.”
Now on the count of three, you are good to go.” He started the countdown and stopped at two. “Go!” he shouted, clapping his hands as the knife cut into the cake.
“Excellent. Now, let’s see what you got Mr. Bramwell and how you are going to treat your wife. It is the old bird feeding method. Take a piece of- “He broke out laughing. “I see you already got it. Oh, would you look at that!”
“Ready darling?” Wade whispered as he popped the piece of cake into his mouth.
“Always.” Moving closer, she slid her hands around his neck and lifted her head so that he could place his mouth on hers and transferred the cake into hers. He deepened the kiss, his tongue darted into her mouth.
He felt the enormous craving coming on and realized that he was going to have to end it. Putting her away from him, he took several deep breaths to try and calm himself.
“Very well done. Now Mr. & Mrs. Wade Bramwell, we are going to ask the musicians to strike up the music and it’s time for your first dance as a married couple.”
*****
She was sleeping and for that he was grateful. He did not want her to know of their destination until they had landed. She had been trying her damnedest to get the information out of him. Even while they were boarding the plane.
She was snuggled against his shoulder, her legs curled beneath her. She was tuckered out and had been stifling yawns at the reception. He had seen her dancing with several of the male guests and had to tamper down a spurt of jealousy.
His brother-in-law had cornered him at one point and expressed his appreciation.
“You have done so much for her,” he had remarked, his voice filled with emotion. “All I wanted for her was to be happy and you have accomplished that. She has been through so much and now she has you. I am so damn proud of her.”
“So am I. You are not so bad yourself.”
“Thanks,” David had told him earnestly.
But she had brought so much to his life. He shifted a little so that he could look at her. His beautiful wife, he thought, the emotions almost choking him. The only woman who had ever held his heart in the palm of her hand.
