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“Hey, there,” she said in a whisper, looking up at me with a slow smile, and it was all I could do to pay attention to the officiant as he began to speak.
Everything seemed to go by in a whirl and it was like Katie was the only person on the beach until my son brought us the rings, an adorable ringbearer in his little black suit.
Colin handed me the rings. Katie and I had decided to write our own vows.
“Adam,” she began. “We didn’t start out on the right foot, did we?”
I smiled and the crowd tittered at that, all of them knowing our story.
“But I was drawn to you the first moment I saw you. That first night, I saw what a good father you were to Colin, how kind and loving you were. It stuck with me, even though we didn’t see each other for a long time after. When you asked me to be your date to my ex’s wedding, I thought you were crazy.”
The crowd laughed again, and I did, too.
Katie smiled and continued, looking down at the paper that she held with shaking hands. “But even when things were crazy with us, up and down, I knew that I wanted you. I knew that I loved you. I loved you the first moment I saw you, and I’ve loved you every day since. I’m going to love you forever, Adam Lanphier,” she finished, tears streaming down her face, and before I knew it, I was crying, too.
“I didn’t bring notes,” I muttered, and the crowd giggled again. Katie laughed, putting her hand over her mouth, her brown eyes sparkling. I looked at her adoringly. “And I just have one thing to say, Katie. I’d be an idiot if I didn’t marry you, after everything you’ve given me. Two beautiful girls, loving Colin like your own—you’ve made me feel the most whole that I’ve ever felt in my life. And I’m going to spend the rest of it making you happy.”
Katie’s lip trembled as I finished. The officiant went on with the ceremony, we slid the rings on one another’s fingers, and then he pronounced us man and wife.
“You may kiss the bride,” he said, and I couldn’t lean down fast enough to press my mouth against hers.
We went straight to the reception from the wedding, being pelted with bird seed and bubbles blown in our face from all the guests at the wedding.
Katie got into the car, wrestling with her dress, and I laughed at her.
“This thing is so uncomfortable,” she groaned, and I unzipped it slightly for her. “I’ve gained so much weight since the twins.”
“It’s not that,” I assured her. “It’s tailored, so it fits you perfectly. You look beautiful.” I kissed her bare shoulder and she smiled at me, her brown eyes sparkling.
The reception went by in a blur, with Katie still refusing champagne with a pout because she was still pumping breast milk for the twins up until our wedding night. We wanted the nannies to have plenty of supply while we were away on our honeymoon.
Katie leaned close to me and whispered in my ear as Gray gave the best man’s toast. “I’m so ready to get out of here.”
“Not as ready as I am,” I murmured back, running my hand along her bare skin. She’d changed into a simple white slip of a dress that showed off her curves, and I couldn’t wait to get her alone.
She shivered, goosebumps popping up along her skin.
“I never thought that Adam would get married,” Gray admitted, and I laughed, covering my face. He’d clearly had too much champagne because his collar was loosened and his eyes were glassy, his face red.
“But he’s been so happy with Katie and Colin and the twins…. It’s like he has the family he’s always been missing,” Gray finished, and Katie beamed at him. I stood up and shook his hand, pulling him into a hug, and the reception broke out in brief applause.
Our first dance was to the song “At Last” by Etta James, Katie’s favorite song, and I held her close, my arms wrapped around her and her hands up around my neck. She looked up atme with big brown eyes and I’d never felt so much for anyone, not ever, and I didn’t know how to put it into words.
“I love you so much,” I said softly, thinking that I needed to try and tell her how I felt, and Katie broke into a huge smile.
“I love you, too, Adam Lanphier,” she whispered, and leaned up to put her head on my shoulder, falling into the rest of the dance.
As we got into the limo, my head felt slightly fuzzy from all the champagne. Katie allowed herself a glass in the back of the car now that she was free from pumping for the twins. She giggled as the bubbles tickled her nose, and all I could do was look at her fondly.
“Are you going to tell me where we’re going for the honeymoon?” she asked, and I smirked at her.
“If I did, then it wouldn’t be a surprise, would it?” I asked, as Katie pouted. I just thumbed her poked-out bottom lip and didn’t say anything else.
We arrived at the marina and Katie looked around at all the boats, her eyes wide. “You rented us a houseboat?” she asked.
“Not exactly,” I said, taking her hand and helping her out of the limo. The driver brought our luggage behind us as I led her to the end of the marina, where the yacht I’d purchased just for the occasion sat, rightfully namedPrincess.
Katie’s eyes nearly bulged out of her head. “You rented ayacht?” she screeched.
