“I love you, Mrs. James.”
“I love you too.”
With a smile on my face that feels like it’ll never go away, I link our fingers and walk her down the makeshift aisle that leads to the tent where the reception will be held, but I take a detour and sneak her off to the house.
“Gideon, we have people waiting for us.”
“They can wait five minutes.” I kiss her again and feel her melt against me. “Maybe ten.”
“No way. You’re not fucking me right before our reception.”
“Come on, it’s not official until it’s been consummated.”
She scoffs at that and then kisses my chin. “We consummated this morning.”
“Doesn’t count.”
There was no way that I was going to sleep at Ry’s place last night. I don’t give a shit about tradition.
I won’t ever sleep without my Rebel in my arms ever again.
“I can’t believe we found Debbie’s wedding dress in the attic,” she says, brushing her hands down the lace that hugs her body perfectly.
Debbie was the tiniest person I’d ever met in my life, so we had to have this altered for my girl.
And I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that my mom would be thrilled that Lena wanted to wear it.
“I feel like she’s here with me,” Lena says softly. “And I didn’t even know her.”
“She’d love you. My parents would have spoiled the shit out of you, Rebel.”
She chuckles and kisses my hand. “We need to go celebrate with everyone, Gideon. My parents look like being in the boonies is getting to them. I’ll let them escape in an hour.”
I laugh and decide to hold off on sinking inside my girl until later.
“I guess that works.”
“Also, I’m ready for the Secret Service to go,” she adds.
“They’re good guys, baby.”
“I know. But I love that we don’t need them anymore.”
We turn to walk back outside, but before we can get through the door, she stops.
“Gideon.”
“Yes, baby.”
“Are thosekittens?”
My girl has wanted cats since she first got here, and I decided it was time to deliver.
“Oh my God,” she says before I can answer her. “I’m a mom!”
With a laugh, I watch as she picks the two sleeping babies up and kisses them both.
“Hello, babies. I’m your mommy now. Yes, I am.”
