I nod, tears filling my eyes. One slips free and I wipe it away quickly. "I am. It's just… I'm marrying Xander." I turn to him and he's giving me a half smile, his eyes filled with so much love—for me.
"You are," Xan affirms.
"You're gonna be the old ball and chain," Linc teases.
I shoot him a glare. "Way to ruin a moment,dick."
"Tera," Mrs. M scolds. She looks at Linc. "But you are acting like one."
Everyone laughs.
Dr. Mac lifts his water glass and stands up. "A toast."
We all lift our glasses.
"To Tera and Xander. May your journey together be full of love, laughter, and happiness."
"Here, here!" everyone cheers.
"You're really going to make me cry," I admit, feeling the tears welling up again.
"Don't be such a pussy," Linc says.
"Well, Iama girl."
"That you are," Xander agrees, "and a seriously hot one at that." He wiggles his eyebrows and Linc makes gagging noises.
"We have much planning to do," Mrs. M announces.
"I wouldn't even know where to begin," I admit.
"You must find a beautiful dress. The rest we will do," she tells me.
"Really? You'd do all that for me?"
Dr. Mac winks. "We'd do anything for you. You know that."
Jose nods his agreement.
"I'm not helping with any of the girlie shit," Jesse announces.
"No way," Ben agrees.
"Nope," Ethan says.
"Hell no," Linc exclaims.
"I'm not even going to say anything because you all know better," Kennedy tells us.
I laugh and Xander snickers.
"You guys just show up in the proper attire. That is all you need to do," Mrs. M tells them.
"That means suits and ties," Dr. Mac informs them. They all grumble.
I lift my chin and flip them off. "Jerks."
"Knock it off, assholes," Xan chides. "It's our fu—effing wedding day. You can wear a damn suit and tie for a few hours."
