Her eyes are soft, her smile warm as she glides across the room toward me. “You need some help with that?” She points at my poor attempt at tying a tie.
“Yes, please.”
Daisy steps forward, her hands finding my tie and within seconds, she’s tucking it into my suit jacket and brushing lint off my shoulders.
“You look really handsome, Jax.” Her eyes mist over as she continues to mess with the lapels of my jacket and I frown.
“Are you going to cry?” I ask, nervously gripping the back of my neck. “Because I don’t do well with women crying.”
“No,” she sniffles, her eyelashes fluttering as she blinks rapidly.
“She’s lying, my man.” Killian appears in the doorway, his eyes twinkling as he stares at his wife. “She’s totally going to cry.”
I chuckle when Daisy rolls her eyes and scoops Juliet up into her arms. She mutters something to my sister about boys teasing girls when they like them as she carries her from the room.
Killian’s eyes track her the entire time and I watch him with fascination. “You’re not going to let her out of your sight today, are you?” I tease.
He doesn’t look at me as he answers. “Not for a damn second.”
I chuckle as I turn back to the mirror and look at the reflection staring back at me. I barely recognise myself these days.
The scrawny kid, with the dark circles under his eyes and the clothes that were torn, dirty and two sizes too big for his skinny frame are nowhere to be found now.
And it’s all thanks to the man behind me and the woman down the hall. If they hadn’t adopted my sister and me six months ago, there’s no telling where we’d be now.
And for that, I’ll forever be grateful.
Killian comes to stand behind me, his hands landing on my shoulders as his gaze finds mine in the mirror. “You ready to stand beside me up there?”
I suck in a deep breath and lift my chin. “Yes, sir.”
Killian huffs a laugh. “You know we love you, right?”
The organ in my chest begins to beat a little faster, much like it does every time they say those words to me.
I’ve never had someone tell me they love me before. I didn’t even know it existed until I moved in here and got to witness it firsthand.
I know that I’m capable of feeling an emotion like love. I felt it the moment I laid eyes on Juliet for the first time. I knew I’d do anything I had to do to protect her and keep her safe.
I feel the same way about Daisy. And even though he’s more than able to look after himself, I feel it for Killian, too.
With a dip of my head, I look up at the closest thing I’ve ever had to a father as I say those words for the first time in my life. “I love you guys, too.”
KILLIAN
“I’ve gotta say, man. Out of all of us, I didn’t see you being the one to get married first,” Noah says as he stands beside me at the edge of the dancefloor.
Grayson and Hunter are on my other side and all three of us turn to each other, our brows creased in confusion at the words that just came out of Noah’s mouth.
We exchange looks and when neither Hunter nor Grayson says anything, I shrug. “I’ll take this one, then.” I turn my whole body, giving Noah my undivided attention. “You realise I’ve been married for five years, right?”
He rolls his eyes. “You know what I mean.”
I run my hand through my short beard, a smirk teasing my lips. “No, actually, I don’t. Why don’t you enlighten me?”
He bats a hand through the air while keeping his eyes firmly planted on the dancefloor. “This. The wedding. You’re the first to have one.”
I cock my head, observing him. “Right.”
