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“He’s a handful,” Marissa warned.

“He can’t be any worse than Junior. Matter-of-fact, we might want to keep them apart before Junior corrupts him.”

The three of them burst into laughter, and then Monica left them alone.

Bruno linked his fingers together with his wife’s and guided her outside the tent.

“Where are we going?” she asked.

“Away from everyone else.”

They climbed the back stairs and entered the house. Once inside, he released a sigh of relief. “Finally, we’re alone.”

Marissa laughed and wrapped her arms around his waist, tilting her face up toward his. He dropped a kiss to her soft lips and smoothed his hands over her bottom.

“I’m not sure I made the right decision giving credit to Ignacio for us meeting. I have a feeling he’s never going to let me forget.”

She laughed. “I’m in a similar predicament. Lark has said ‘I told you so’ several times since our engagement and managed to fit in another one today. Although, I guess I don’t mind much. Today I married the man of my dreams. A man I adore and love with every fiber of my being.”

Her dark eyes were bright with happiness, and he felt immense pride knowing he was the reason for that expression on her face.

“A man who loves you with every fiber of his being,” Bruno said.

They kissed again, this time with heat and vigor. He pressed her against the wall and showered kisses along her delicate jawline and throat.

“You know we can’t get carried away, right?” Marissa breathed huskily.

“I know.” Bruno rested his head on her shoulder and sighed.

She chuckled, smoothing her fingers along the back of his head. “One more hour and we’ll be all alone, the two of us, for more than a week.”

They were flying to Fiji for ten days. When they returned from the trip, she and Theo would move into his home outside Atlanta.

He and Chet had gone for drinks one night and talked. Once Chet was certain he wasn’t trying to replace him as Theo’s father, their conversation progressed a lot better. He couldn’t call them friends, but they should be able to get along moving forward.

Theo was staying with his father while Marissa and Bruno were on their honeymoon. For his part, Theo was ecstatic to learn Audra and Damon’s kids were now his cousins. He had already resorted to calling Audra and Damon and Bruno’s other siblings “Auntie” and “Uncle,” excited his family had expanded.

Bruno lifted his head. “We better go back before they start looking for us.”

Marissa pouted, and it was his turn to chuckle.

“Come on, Mrs. Santana.”

He took her hand and led the way outside, anticipating that soon they would start their new life together.

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