We’re finally done.I’m exhausted and my feet are killing me.I’m happier than I’ve been in a very long time though.Roger and I pack up everything but our cameras as the bride and groom head for us.We show them the pictures we took before they’re edited and they laugh and point out some of their favorites.
“This is your first wedding?”the bride asks me as she looks through my camera.
“It is.Thank you so much for allowing me to be here to capture your special day.Your son is so adorable,” I tell her as she continues searching through the pictures.
“Thank you.And you’re welcome.You take amazing pictures and I can’t wait to see the final product when you’re done editing them,” she says as her husband pulls her away once my camera is back in my hands.
“You did really good today, Annistyn.They’re going to pay you right along with me.Both of them are impressed with your work and how you stayed blended in with the crowd.Their son loves you,” Roger says as we finally put our cameras away and make sure we aren’t leaving anything behind.“Let Kreed know we’re on our way back.He wants to make sure you’re okay but didn’t want to bother you during the day.”
“Okay.”
Pulling out my phone, I call Kreed.He answers immediately and I know he had his phone in his hand already.I can’t stop the smile from escaping at the image in my head of him.
“You good, Pixie?”he answers the phone as I get in Roger’s truck with his help.
“I’m good.We just finished and are heading back now,” I inform him as a yawn escapes.
“Okay.I’ll be here waitin’ on ya.Do you want me to cook you anythin’ while I wait for you to get home?”he asks, always needing to be taking care of me.
“No.I’ve actually got a few pieces of cake the bride insisted we take home with us.And I’ve got my dinner leftovers.If I get hungry, I’ll just warm those up,” I say as Roger pulls away from the church and heads back home.
“Okay.I’ll see you when you get back, Pixie.I love you,” he says before hanging up the call.
I fall asleep on the way home.It doesn’t take me long to pass out once I lean my head against the window.Today has been long, exciting, exhausting, and one of the best days I’ve had in a long time.It was worth every second I spent in the heat.I can’t wait to do this again.Now, I know this is exactly what I want to do with my life.
Chapter Twenty-Two
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THINGS WITH ANNISTYNare going really good.We spend hours together every day and she has started to finally enjoy spending time at the clubhouse with everyone.It’s easier for her to be there when all the clubs aren’t here, but she still makes an attempt to go there and spend time every single day because she knows how important the club is to me.The men are my brothers and they mean the world to me.For this reason alone, Annistyn has made it her mission to join in and step out of her comfort level in ways she never would have before.To me, that means more than anything else in the world.Annistyn is proving she has what it takes to be my ol’ lady and stand at my side because I want that more than anything.The only thing I want to see from her now is her standing up to the Feral girls because a few of them have started to be bitches toward her.Every ol’ lady seems to go through that shit but I hate it for her because it’s the last thing she needs.
My mom just went back home and she told me before leaving that I need to take Annistyn out on a real date.Instead of spending time at the house like we do every single night, she told me I need to take her out to dinner, get her flowers, and make sure we do something she likes.I was already planning on taking her out because my girl deserves to be taken out on a date regularly.At least once a week I plan on taking her to do something.It doesn’t matter what it is as long as she’s happy and enjoys herself.Plus, it doesn’t hurt that my girl has mentioned wanting to try food at different restaurants around town because she never had the chance to before.
Walking in the house after work, I find Annistyn sitting on the couch with her new laptop on the table in front of her.She’s working so hard she doesn’t even notice me entering the house.This is a first.Usually she says hi to me the second I walk inside and stops whatever she’s doing.
“Pixie, I’m home,” I say loud enough she hears me and doesn’t startle if I walk up too close to her.
