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"My mother would have exploded if she heard I was at the station," he pursed his lips. "Would have called an army of lawyers, and they would have brought the press with them."
"Yeah, life would have been harder for all of us post Lucy getting her son out of jail." Ava thought about it for a moment then shivered.Life would have been terrible.
"Well... luckily you saved us all from such a fate."
He was speaking when the cab pulled up by the chapel and Ava announced, "and... we're here."
They stepped out and Benjamin insisted on paying the taxi.
"I can handle that, thanks," Ava declined.
The driver watched them argue for a short while but then chimed in, "You both could pay me, I don't mind."
"You heard him," Benjamin grinned and watched her pay the fare. "And be sure to tip him, too. I heard your husband is quite the wealthy fella," he whispered, and she tapped his arm.
"Oh, please!"
When they turned around, they spotted a few of Ava's colleagues, all dressed in the same dark blue shirt and Jean combo.
"My goodness," Benjamin gasped, "I'm in a sea of Avas.”
She smiled at him as if she was seeing a different side of him again. "Oh, come on. Let's join them already."
She walked up the paved path, towards the chapel. Benjamin stood back. His smile slowly faded, suddenly aware of how much he'd been smiling again in the past hour—an hour spent in her presence. He kept his eyes on Ava as she hugged a few people, chatted cheerfully, and sometimes turning back to look at him.
It was pure happiness he saw in her. Her eyes shone and her hair seemed to dance in the wind.
"Oh boy…" he muttered to himself and shivered when he saw how beautiful she was.
"Are you just going to stand there? Come meet the crew!" He heard her call out, flashing him her signature smile as he finally joined them.
