Haze chuckled behind him while Rome smiled guiltily. When his eyes landed on Glimmer, he saw her cheeks tinted red, but he also saw a hint of curiosity in her eyes. His brows raised. “You okay with this?”
“Yes.” Her voice was airy, almost as if she was in the same trance he was in.
Like magnets, they came together. The kiss was simple, but to Gideon, it felt life-changing. Glimmer gasped as soon as they pulled apart, and he knew she felt it too. He grinned and kissed her forehead, unable to keep his lips off her now that he got his first taste.
She beamed up at him. Gideon was vaguely aware of Ivy and Tiki snapping photos like madwomen, but once again, he found himself tuning everything out.
“I can’t believe we’re married,” Glimmer whispered as he held her by the waist.
“We still have to sign the marriage certificate.” His head nodded toward a nearby table where the certificate sat.
“Oh. Should we do that now?” she asked.
He chuckled. “We can. All that’s left to do now is eat and dance the night away.”
“Wow, a full-blown wedding, huh?”
“I didn’t want to half ass this. I wanted it to be special.”
“I appreciate that. Let’s go sign the paperwork,” she said with a gleam in her eyes.
She had no idea that Gideon would follow her anywhere. She led them toward the table where they signed the marriage certificate. Kyomi and Haze signed as their witnesses, and Gideon put the certificate in the envelope and handed it to Rome. “Make sure this gets to where it needs to go. We need to have this on file in case niggas want to question it.”
“Got you, G.” Rome tucked the certificate into his suit jacket pocket.
Gideon turned to his bride. “You hungry?”
“Starving, actually. I haven’t eaten yet today.”
Gideon’s brows pulled in. “I sent you up breakfast this morning.” He guided them toward a table and nodded at people congratulating them, but otherwise gave his attention to Glimmer.
“I got it. I was just too nervous to eat.”
“Man, you already making me break my vows, baby.”
She looked confused and then grinned. “I can go six hours without eating. I don’t think it counts if I’m just not hungry, Gideon.”
“Nah, it counts.” He pulled her chair out for her, and as soon as she sat, a server appeared with their plates.
“What about when I’m sleeping? You gonna wake me up every six hours so I can eat?” she challenged.
He thought about it. “Fine. Maybe we can amend that vow.”
She giggled. “I definitely think we can. Thank you, by the way. Today was so thoughtful. I’m really in awe.”
He looked into her eyes for several seconds. “It was all my pleasure.”
She beamed and then looked down at the plate in front of her. “Surf and turf?”
“One of your favorites,” he said. He’d learned all her favorite foods last night and made a last-minute change to the menu today.
She moaned after taking a bite of the tender steak. It made Gideon happy to see her happy, especially during such a difficult time. Shit had gone fast in the last couple of days, but he couldn’t help but feel like it also felt very right.
While they ate, people kept coming up and congratulating them. He could tell Glimmer was getting a bit tired of all the attention, and quite frankly, so was he. When the first dance was called, he leaned over to Glimmer and whispered, “If you want, we can do this one dance and then dip off upstairs.”
She looked at him with relief flooding her eyes. She relaxed slightly. “Really?”
He chuckled. He’d noticed pretty quickly that Glimmer was an introvert. Gideon actually loved being around people, but he realized at this moment, he didn’t want to be around anyone but his wife.
