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“Shaddup, Andy…” Justin muttered.
“Man, that’s an important question…” Austin hesitated looking at Andy in support, both looking alarmed for a moment, causing Reyna and Kyle to smile at each other as she opened her mouth to continue speaking… and burst out laughing as Kyle’s friends kept talking.
“It’s probably code for something,” Andy announced.
“Like the yam thingie? Because either my buddy has a horrific lisp now or he keeps talking about yams and sweet potatoes,” Austin hissed back at the other firefighter.
“A lisp?” Kyle chuckled, looking at Reyna and laughing as she shrugged.
“Shhhh, you two!” Chase hissed again, holding up his hand and threatening to thump them both again.
Everyone grew quiet again – and Reyna turned back to Kyle, smiling.
“I ‘yam’…
“SEE?” Austin hissed.
“SHHHH!!” Chase grunted, reaching over Justin and putting a hand bodily over the other man’s mouth. “Please continue – I’m sorry.”
Several people in the crowd were laughing now at the uncontrollable team of friends, brothers, and coworkers – and Reyna was really glad to have met them all and was pledging herself to become a part of Kyle’s world.
“I ‘yam’so in love with you and can’t wait to see what the next fifty years brings us as we travel this road together, hand in hand, knowing my best friend is at my side.”
“I love you,” Kyle uttered again softly.
“And I you,” she replied, stepping forward into his arms and kissing him despite the fact that it wasn’t time in the ceremony. No, to her, this was the most perfect, beautiful wedding they could have ever had… because it was completely original and theirs.
Kyle kissed her passionately, bending her backwards as the entire row that held the firemen shot to their feet, whooping and hollering loudly as their chairs fell backwards. Kyle broke the kiss, holding her in place, and smiling against her lips before speaking.
“You are in for a wild ride as the wife of a firefighter, Mrs. Rimes.”
“I knew the dangers,” she grinned, playfully. “Just make sure it’s worth it.”
“Every moment and every second, my love…”
Kyle stood her up – only to end up tackled by his friends, who immediately lifted him up onto their shoulders in excitement… and pulled Reyna forward. She was tugged from person to person, being hugged and kissed on the cheek.
Chase, Andy, Chief Carpenter, Austin… and then found herself facing Kyle again, who was cracking up laughing, and his hair was disheveled now. Several of their friends in the crowd had also gotten to their feet to congratulate the new couple – much to the pastor’s dismay.
“I guess I pronounce you man and wife,” he began and shrugged, holding up his hands beside his shoulders. “You’ve already kissed her – along with everyone else, so I guess you can put a ring on her finger when you are ready? This is the weirdest wedding I’ve ever seen… and I’ve seen a lot of them!”
Reyna turned and hugged the pastor, laying a kiss on his cheek and smiling as she thanked him – only to be tugged into Kyle’s arms again as he spun her around playfully.
“Let’s get some music in here!” Andy hollered, causing several of the men to whoop with sheer delight as loud music suddenly filled the air.
This was now her life, her world, and she realized just how wonderful she fit in – because these men had found a way to keep the stress from getting to them, by living life to the fullest… and she planned to do the same.
“Let’s party!” Reyna called out, taking Kyle’s hand as he walked towards her mother where she was sitting. “Mama, come dance with us!”
“C’mon, Mama Mattingly,” Kyle cheered. “Let’s celebrate as a family.”
“You are a weird young man,” her mother intoned – but she smiled and got up slowly, bobbing to the wild music that carried in the air.
“He’smyweird man – and he’s perfect for me!”
Reyna and Kyle shared a knowing smile.
“Cool,” they said in unison.
