The music shifts, and we all turn.
Josh steps out first, just as handsome as his sons, taking his place beside them.
I glance at Dex and find him already looking at me, that smirk in place.
And I blush.
Bastard.
Then the music changes to “To Make You Feel My Love,” and Lily walks out in a golden gown, white roses in hand.
She’s breathtaking.
Josh’s eyes fill instantly. “Thirty years, and this woman still manages to take my breath away.”
And that’s it.
Tears blur my vision before I can stop them.
Lily reaches him, smiling like she holds the whole world in her hands, and pulls him into a hug that feels like something sacred.
This is what love should look like.
I glance around, and not a single person is untouched. Tears everywhere, soft laughter, quiet sniffles as they exchange vows again, reading words that feel too real to belong to anyone but them.
I glance at Grace, but she’s staring somewhere else.
At a man with dark blond hair and amber eyes, a small boy in his arms.
The seat next to him is empty.
He doesn’t look at her once.
Yeah.
There’s a story there too.
And it doesn’t look like a happy one.
The ceremony ends, applause and laughter filling the air as Penny captures every second.
Dex finds my hand again, guiding me toward the table.
I notice my name next to his.
And I don’t know what to do with that.
Twelve seats.
His entire family.
And me.
Dex pulls my chair out, and I sit.
???
Dexter
