Page 112 of Forever With You

Beside me, Roxy squinted as she looked up front. “I don’t know,” she said as I straightened the hem of my lilac skirt. “I’ve never seen him before.”

Whoever the guy was, it seemed he must know either Avery or Cam pretty well. Eventually he handed the baby girl back to Mrs. Hamilton and then rose. He walked back up the aisle, his movements less strained.

I sighed as my gaze flicked back to Mrs. Hamilton. “I want to hold the baby,” I said.

“I’m sure she’ll let you,” Roxy replied, straightening her glasses. They were blue today, matching her dress.

“I’ve never met her so I think it’s totally creepy for me to just shuffle up there and be like, ‘Can I hold the baby,’ while making grabby hands at the kid. I’d probably make her start screaming bloody murder.”

Roxy giggled. “Good point.”

I pouted, but before I could change my mind and make an utter fool out of myself while traumatizing a wee baby, the guys returned from whatever they were doing, which I’m sure involved giving Cam an incredibly hard time.

Nick sat beside me as Reece took his seat on the other side of Roxy. Although I’d already seen Nick in his suit, I couldn’t stop myself from checking him out, because he looked so damn good all dressed up.

He leaned into me, stretching his arm along the back of my chair. Tipping his chin down, he whispered into my ear, “If you keep looking at me like that, we’re going to miss the wedding.”

“And why would we miss the wedding?” I whispered back.

His hand curled around my bare shoulder. “Because we’ll be making use of that room upstairs we rented for the weekend. Or the nearby bathroom. There’s also a closet down the hall that’ll give us enough room.”

I bit down on my lip, enticed more than I should have been by that idea. “You are so bad.”

“And you ...” He kissed my temple. “ ... are freaking gorgeous in that dress. Have I told you that yet?”

My lips curved up as I reached over, wrapping my hand around his. “Yes. A ­couple of times.”

“Well, add one more to that list.” He squeezed my hand. “You look stunning.”

Reece sighed. “You two are going to give me diabetes.”

“Shush it.” Roxy planted her elbow in Reece’s side. “You’re just as sickeningly sweet, so don’t even pretend.”

I laughed, mainly because Reece didn’t deny it. Somewhere behind us, music started playing and the heavy wood doors opened. We turned in our seats as Cam made his way down the aisle, looking as handsome as always. His normally messy hair was styled and he looked good in his black tux with light blue accents. As he passed us, Nick fist-­bumped him.

I turned to Nick slowly. “A wedding fist bump?”

“Seemed legit,” was his response.

Shaking my head, I giggled, and then had a huge aw moment, because Cam stopped by his mother before he went to the archway decorated with blue roses and baby’s breath, bent down and gave his baby girl a big mushy kiss on her chubby cheek.

“Damn,” Roxy murmured. “There just went my ovaries.”

Reece sent her a long look.

“What?” she whispered. “I can’t help it.”

Grinning, I watched as the bridal party made their way down the aisle. First up was Jase, Cam’s best friend, and Teresa, Cam’s sister, and both of them looked like they stepped off a runway. There couldn’t be any ­couple as striking as those two were, and I figured they would be married sooner than anyone expected.

Next was Brit and Ollie, and my smile spread seeing them. Wearing the same pale blue strapless gown as Teresa, Brit was stunning with her cap of blond hair, but it was Ollie who stole the show. Somehow, even in a tux, he managed to look like he was at the beach. His hair was shorter than when he was in college, but he still had that surfer look about him. They separated once they reached the archway.

Calla and Jax were next, and of course they were absolute perfection. With Calla’s long blond hair and his darker features, they were like night and day, the perfect complement.

Then there was Jacob, looking as freaking smooth as always as he came down the aisle with his boyfriend. I’d met him the night before, and he was the exact opposite of Jacob—­quiet, a bit more reserved, but it was so obvious those two were in love.

Jacob joined the bridesmaid, and even though he was in a tux that matched the guys, he looked damn good standing there.

The final addition to the wedding party was Brock “the Beast” Mitchell, which probably made Cam’s fanboy heart soar. I had no idea Cam had gotten to know Brock that well or if it was a favor to him. Obviously Brock was out of the sling, but he hadn’t come back to the academy full-­time yet. There had been complications in his recovery.

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