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After making some sandwiches, I went back into Joey’s room. He was wearing the T-shirt and basketball shorts I’d left in there for him, and he looked good. My shirt was several sizes too big on him, but it was hot as fuck.
“Are you hungry?” I went to the small table near the window and placed both plates and a couple bottles of water on it. “Because I am, so I know you must be too.”
“Yeah, thanks.” He looked nervous, but also shy. Like he wasn’t sure how to act around me.
I still wasn’t sure how he felt, so I decided to make more of an effort to comfort him. We may not have a traditional marriage, but we did need to be comfortable with one another if we were going to convince my father. Instead of sitting down, I took a few steps toward him and just opened my arms to him.
Joey bit his lip and then walked straight into my arms, practically falling into them.
“I know this is scary and kinda crazy, but I promise I’ll take care of you.”
He nodded against my chest and then inhaled deeply. “I know you will. I just hope you’ll also…like me.”
“What?” I pulled back and looked into his face, then gently cupped his cheek. “So far, I really do.” Sensing that he needed reassurance, I leaned forward and pressed a soft kiss to his lips. “Let’s eat, and I’ll fill you in on the plan.”
Joey was a bit dazed, but he followed me to the table without another word.
We both sat down and spent a few minutes focused on the food before he cleared his throat and looked up at me again. “So, what’s the plan? I’m starting to feel anxious about not being in touch with my father. If they get a hold of me again…” His whole body shuddered, and fear radiated off him.
Right, I forgot about that. I reached into my back pocket for his phone and then handed it to him. “You can call him now, if you want.” I drummed my fingers on the tabletop. “Although, it’s probably better if you wait until after everything is official. I can promise you this–you will never be alone in a room with him or your brothers again. They won’t ever put their hands on you under my watch.”
His eyes lifted from his phone to my face, and his eyebrows shot up. “What do you mean by official?”
“The wedding. I’m setting up everything so we can be married tonight.”
“Oh, okay.” Joey smiled, and I could actually see some of the tension leave his body.
“I’m not telling anyone in my family either until after we’re married. Well, my brothers will be here, but no one else until it’s too late for them to try and stop us. It might be better for you to wait to tell your family too, but if you think they’re worried, maybe at least send a text to let them know you’re okay.” I shrugged, not really sure what the protocol was in a situation like this.
Sadly, forced marriages probably happened more often than I realized, but I’d never been privy to any of the details, so I was making up the rules as I went.
Joey tapped the screen of his phone to wake it up and seemed to be contemplating his options before he shoved it to the side and picked up his sandwich again. “Yeah, I think I’ll wait too. I’ll send a text to let them know I’m okay, but I won’t tell them where I’m at or who I am with. I doubt they’ll care much anyway.”
Relief flowed through me, grateful to have one less battle to fight before we finalized the marriage.
I filled Joey in on the plan to have a priest come in to perform a simple ceremony.
As we finished eating, Louie sent me a text.I filled out the licensing paperwork online, and a friend at the courthouse was able to file it remotely. You’re official.
Technically, all we needed to do was sign our copies, and we’d be married, but having the priest and witnesses…and my brothers, felt like a necessary piece of the process. I wasn’t usually so sentimental, but I didn’t want to have any regrets about this day. At least none that I could have easily remedied.Thanks, Lou. You’re the best.
I’d also make sure the ceremony was recorded so my father could watch the video later or in the event someone had the balls to question the legitimacy of our union.
“So, where are we, anyway?” Joey leaned back in his chair and looked out the window. The view was of crystal-blue water peeking through a forest of pine trees.
“My family’s lake house. We keep it staffed for occasional visits or when anybody in the organization needs to lie low for a while. But most of the time, there are just a few people here.”
“Who’s here now?” Joey asked.
“My brother Louie is here, the chef, and the house manager. And a few omegas from our family harem will be coming in later tonight for the ceremony. Oh, and my other brother Orsino is coming. We aren’t going to tell him why he needs to come out here, and we’re asking him to arrive at the last minute, but I want him here.” I reached for Joey’s hand and brushed my thumb over his wrist. “I hope this will be my one and only wedding, and I don’t want my brothers to miss it.”
A faint blush creeped up Joey’s neck, and he smiled instantly. “Yeah, me too.”
“What about your brothers? I know they’re assholes, but do you want them here? We might be able to come up with some reason to coax them out here.” Probably not without some sort of war initiating, but if it was important to Joey, I’d do what I could to make it happen.
He shook his head vehemently. “No. Hell no. If I never see them again, it’ll be too soon. They hate me as much as I hate them, so there will be no hard feelings on that front.” He paused for a moment, then tugged his bottom lip into his mouth, biting the plump flesh. It drove me crazy and made my cock harden every time he did it. “Where will we be? What about after the wedding?”
“Well, that’s up to you. We’ll stay here tonight, but we have to face my father tomorrow.” I held the back of his neck and dragged my finger along his jawline then under his ear. “If you’d like to stay in this room tonight, alone, you can. But if you’d like to stay with me, in my room, I’d like that.”
