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Gualtiero
Thepopofabottle of champagne reverberates through the woods like a gunshot.
It makes me tear my gaze from my wife for the first time since Claudette pronounced us married. I wish my attention wasn’t stolen from her, the sight of my angel with reddened cheeks and swollen lips too lovely to miss for even a minute.
“Woohoo!” Rhia cheers as she holds the champagne flutes for Lex to fill. “To Ella and Gualtiero De Marco.”
Ella turns to her best friend and hugs her tightly, while Rhia balances the glasses behind Ella’s back.
Having poured the golden bubbly liquid, Lex strides over, extending his right hand for a firm shake while cradling a glass in his left. As I accept it, he draws me in, delivering a hearty slap on my back.
“Congratulations, man. This was one hell of a ceremony.”
“You’re not wrong,” I chuckle. “I’m glad we made it through without paramedics.”
We both look over to where Ella and Claudette now embrace, while Rhia pours sparkling water into champagne flutes for both women.
Claudette’s face is dotted with hives. She looks like a pubescent teenager covered in acne.
She’s not talking anymore. This has to be a first since I’ve known her.
But as she’s smiling and laughing, and not seemingly in any distress, we all relax around her. Looks like she used her last words for this year extremely wisely – even if barely understandable.
That reminds me… I peek at my watch and smile, pleased with how well the timing of our ceremony has worked out.
Claudette sidles up next to me and, with a beaming smile, offers me a hug. Other than with Ella, I’m not one to show affection, but I turn toward her and band my arms around her shoulder. As nutty as she is, I have to admit, she’s growing on me.
She’s agreed to stay with us until the baby is born and help out wherever she can. I wasn’t a fan of that idea at first, but it makes Ella happy, and in the end that’s all that matters to me.
When I release her, she points to the altar and pretends to write on her palm.
“Ah, we need to sign the marriage certificate,” I say, interpreting her gesture. She nods eagerly and starts walking back to the altar.
I tug on Ella’s hand. She’s been laughing with Rhia, her entire demeanor happy and light.
“We need to sign the marriage certificate you somehow managed to secure.”
“How do you know it was me?” she asks, trying to appear innocent.
I widen my eyes at her. “Have you forgotten who you’re married to? Reading people is my specialty. And princess, you make it easy. You looked guilty as hell when that piece of paper fell to the ground.”
She rolls her eyes. “Well, at least our marriage is legal now. That’s something to celebrate. You can thank me later.”
She has the nerve to wink at me before pulling from my grip and marching toward Claudette.
Oh, my beautiful wife! Just you wait. I’m not going to forget you went out against my wishes.
Anything could have happened, especially after a blizzard.
“Don’t forget you have to sign with your new identities,” Rhia, ever the organizer, reminds us.
While the names on the marriage certificate will be our new ones, it meant the world to Ella and me that we were able to take our vows with our real names. It really worked out brilliantly.
After all of us scribble our signatures onto the document, and Rhia takes a million photos, we all step closer to the bonfire. I band my arm around my wife’s waist, pulling her closer and resting my head on top of hers.
Fuck, I love calling her my wife… even if it’s only in my mind.
Breathing in her scent makes my cock stir. All I want is to be alone with her and consummate this marriage… for hours.
