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“Thank you, my babies. You both look stunning.”

Jaeda was wearing a one shoulder, burnt orange gown that flowed over her little baby bump while Mia was wearing a dark green strapless dress that did the same for her. Each of them sported their natural curly hair in a sleek updo.

“Thank you,” they both said.

Jadea looked down at her phone as the notification went off.

“Ms. Shelly just pulled through the gate with the kids.”

Of course, we couldn’t have a wedding without Dax and Sevyn. While Deuce was already set to walk Steph down the aisle, I told him I wanted Dax to escort her on the other side. My boy was ready. Shelly said he’d been making his sister practice walking all week long.

“Are you ready for this, old man?” Mia asked.

“More than ready, baby girl. It’s long overdue.”

“Do you have all her things laid out?”

“Yep.”

“And you have the ring?” Jaeda inquired.

“Yes.”

“I can’t believe you chose a red dress,” Mia said.

I grinned. “Baby girl, you don’t see what I see when that woman wears red. The things I wanna⁠—”

She pretended to gag.

“Please, God. No, Daddy. I don’t wanna hear that.”

“Whatever, man. Yall head on to your grandma’s. We’ll meet y’all there.”

They nodded then hugged and kissed me.

“Good luck, Daddy,” Jaeda said. “We love you.”

“I love y’all too.”

They left the room, and I turned to survey everything I had laid out for Steph. I’d gotten her a beautiful red one shoulder gown with a high split and matching red heels. I laid out my favorite perfume of hers and there was also a matching lingerie set that I couldn’t wait to take off her later.

My phone chimed with a message from Maddie letting me know that they were about to pull through the gates. I had the car service bring them all here under the guise that they wanted to see the kids before they went home. So, while Steph was getting ready, they would change and head to the big house.

I left the bedroom and headed downstairs. While I waited for the car to pull up, I said a quick prayer thanking God for His many blessings and ask Him to continue to bless us and our impending union. By the time I was done, I heard the car pulling up to the front door.

I took a deep breath and headed outside. Steph had just stepped out of the car. When she saw me, her eyes widened and a grin spread across my favorite set of lips. She came to me, wrapped her arms around my neck then kissed me like we’d be separated for far too long.

“Mmm, I missed you, Mama,” I said, slapping her ass.

She giggled. “I missed you too, mpendwa.” She pecked my lips again before stepping back to look me over. “Baby, what are you doing all dressed up? Oooo… are we doing a little roleplay?” she asked in a whisper.

I laughed. “Nah. I got you on that later. I want you to go somewhere with me, love.”

“Stanley, I just got home. I need a shower.”

“Go take one and put on the dress on the bed.”

“A dress? Senior, what are you up to?”