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I felt the exact same way.
I glanced at the article again and the picture of me and Van, newly married, as we strolled hand in hand on the Vegas strip. I still couldn’t believe we’d done it.
I recalled every moment of the ceremony as Van and I took each other as husbands and committed our lives to each other.
I sang to him; of course I did. I am a rock star, after all.
I’m sure my voice cracked since I was overwhelmed with emotion. It didn’t matter.
Just like our Halloween concert, singing Van’s song to him was the most meaningful music of my life.
“We look so fucking hot together,” I stated as I passed over my phone.
“You should havethattattooed on your ass,” Van quipped, the sunshine glinting off his sunglasses.
“Are you saying we don’t?” I taunted, rolling to my side and propping my head on my hand.
“You’re beautiful, no question.” Van removed his glasses, looked at the screen, and then stared at me. The Caribbean water had nothing on Van’s deep blues. “But it’s what’s inside that’s even better.”
I leaned over and gave him a languid kiss.
“I want this picture in our bedroom.”
Van’s smile widened. “You’ll need to find room. I’ve got those photos from my condo that I need to set up so I can continue to worship at your shrine.”
I pinched Van’s arm. “Smart ass.”
“You’ve rubbed off on me.”
“Well, it is my husbandly duty.”
“Come here, then, husband, and get to work.”
We both ended up sunburnt but deliriously happy.
EPILOGUE
VAN
SIX MONTHS LATER
After our impromptu Vegas wedding and our honeymoon in the Virgin Islands, we flew back to Rhode Island and organized a massive celebration for all our family and friends. It was another three day party - minus the helicopters…
After that, and just before Christmas, we visited Montreal.
I’d finally decided to put my parents’ house up for sale. It was time.
Brodie helped me look through the house and decide what to keep and what to give away. I’m not going to lie. Aside from their funerals, it was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. There were bouts of crying and lots of memories unearthed as we sifted through family photo albums and boxes of my childhood treasures.
I would’ve managed on my own, but having my husband beside me gave me a strength I will forever be grateful for. And I knew in my heart that my mom and dad would’ve loved Brodie as their own.
Being an only child of two parents of the same, and with my grandparents long since passed, I had no cousins or any other relatives close to me now.
But I wasn’t alone.
The James family had welcomed me into theirs, and one day, Brodie and I would be creating one of our own.
Brodie and the rest of the guys were true to their word, and in May of the new year, Wayward Lane signed with a new label. Brodie and I had been prolific in our songwriting collaboration, and we had a strong backlist for their next album. The band’s popularity skyrocketed even further, beyond even Brodie’s expectations.
