Raven doesn’t. Her entire face softens. “I love you too,” she whispers.
Then Joker kisses her like he’s trying to pour every feeling he’s bad at saying directly into her mouth instead. Even the old guys go quiet for that one.
Jimmy’s already emotional before Allison even starts talking. The second she steps in front of him in that dress, his eyes go glassy. By the time she takes his hands, he’s blinking too much and breathing like he forgot how.
Allison laughs softly through her own tears. “Jesus, Jimmy, I haven’t even said anything yet.”
“You showed up in a wedding dress,” he chokes out. “That feels relevant.” The yard laughs, but Jimmy doesn’t look away from her once.
Allison squeezes his hands tighter. “You know, when I was younger, I used to think love was supposed to be calm. Easy. Safe in a quiet kind of way.” She smiles shakily. “Then I met you, and suddenly everything was loud and chaotic and emotional and honestly kind of insane.”
Jimmy sniffs hard. “That sounds right.”
“You wouldn’t survive five minutes without me,” he says.
“Probably not,” she admits.
“But somehow,” she continues, voice softening, “you became the safest thing in my life anyway.” That completely wrecks him. Jimmy drags a hand down his face, already crying openly now. “I hate you a little bit for making me emotional in front of all these assholes,” he mutters.
Blaze immediately yells, “Too late, VP, you’re glistening.”
“Shut the fuck up.”
Allison laughs through tears and keeps going. “You love so hard, Jimmy. Your family. Your club. Me. And sometimes you act like that love makes you weak when really it’s the strongest thing about you.”
Jimmy’s mouth trembles.
“I promise,” she whispers, “that no matter how hard life gets, no matter how chaotic this club becomes, I’ll keep choosing you through all of it.”
Jimmy exhales sharply and pulls her hands to his mouth for a second before speaking. “I spent my whole life watching my parents love each other like the world could end tomorrow,” he says roughly. “And I always hoped someday I’d get something even half that.” Allison’s eyes immediately fill again. “Then you walked into Ambrosia acting all mean and pretty and way too good for me.”
The women laugh.
Allison wipes under her eyes. “I was absolutely too good for you.”
“Probably,” Jimmy agrees. “Still got you though.”
“Unfortunately.”
His expression softens completely. “You gave me a home that feels like peace,” he says quietly. “You gave me a future I actually want to live long enough to see.” His voice breaks a little. “And I swear to God, Allie, I’ll spend the rest of my life making sure you know how fucking loved you are.” By the end, Allison’s crying too. Jimmy kisses her before Twisted can officially finish, and nobody complains.
Except Joker. “Technically illegal,” he says.
“No one asked you,” Logan replies.
Landon looks genuinely overwhelmed standing in front of Brynn. Not nervous exactly. Stunned. Like some part of him still thinks this might be a joke someone forgot to explain.
Brynn smiles up at him softly. “You okay?”
“No,” he answers honestly. “Not even a little.” That makes her laugh. Landon shakes his head slowly, staring at her like he can’t process what he’s seeing. “You picked me.”
Brynn’s expression melts immediately. “Of course I did.”
“No, but—” He lets out a breath and scrubs a hand over the back of his neck. “Brynn, look at you.” She blinks. “You’re beautiful and smart and good,” he says, like the words are obvious facts. “And I’m…” He gestures vaguely at himself. “This.”
From the side, Blaze mutters, “That was almost romantic until the self esteem crash.”
Landon flips him off without looking away from Brynn.
