Page 101 of Macon

“Mac, is my Bella bug buggin’ you?” Ruby teases, tickling her daughter in my arms.

“Firecracker, you look beautiful as ever,” I say, giving her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

Ruby is radiating today.

Giselle stands behind Ruby, and I greet her as well, giving her a hug and a kiss.

“Mama, I want to go play,” Bella says to Ruby.

I guess the excitement of Uncle MacMac is over. So before I let her down, I ask for a kiss on the cheek.

Glancing over, I see Maze already has my girl behind the bar making some kind of drink.

Ruby and Quick stand next to each other with an arm around each other. I ask them how the ceremony went. Giselle stands next to Ruby as they tell me all about the cheesy courthouse minister.

Wolfe walks up with two drinks, handing one to Giselle.

Well, lookie here. I smile big at my uncle.

Wolfe gives me the ‘don’t fuck with me’ look, and I chuckle.

Maze jumps up on the bar and starts to whistle, getting everyone’s attention.

Maze shouts, “Can I have the newlyweds come up here, please? Everyone else gather around and make sure you have a full drink because we got some speeches and announcements to make.”

I make my way over to Sin, who’s at the end of the bar. I place my hand around her waist, kissing her temple.

Phoenix and Cash move up next to us. They seem to have hit it off. Whenever she’s in town, he magically shows up.

Quick sets Ruby on the bar and jumps up, helping her the rest of the way, so both stand on top of the bar. Maze hands them both a glass of champagne.

Quick begins talking, “When this feisty little marshmallow came into my life, I wasn’t prepared for what came next. I heard about it, I’ve seen my brothers have it and my parents have it, but until I met Firecracker, I never knew true love. She swept me off my feet, and I haven’t looked back since. Thank you, everyone, for coming today. Everyone keeps asking why the hurry. Well, we didn’t want to wait any longer, and neither of us wanted a big wedding, so we said fuck it. Let’s get married.”

Everyone calls out with excitement.

Quick continues, “Every single one of you has a place in our hearts, and we wanted to celebrate this big day with you. So, raise your glass in honor of love.”

Everyone lifts their drinks, cheering to love and the newlyweds.

The newlyweds have a drink and kiss afterward, which gets them more catcalls.

When they finish kissing, Ruby’s flush in the face.

Ruby lifts her glass. “And…” She pauses, waiting until everyone quiets down. “And…to all those that thought we rushed having a shotgun wedding, well, you’re wrong.” She looks up at Quick, who is grinning from ear to ear. “And…you were right.”

The place goes quiet, and Giselle shouts, “You’re fucking pregnant!”

Quick lifts his champagne glass. “ Fuck yeah. I’m gonna be a dad!”

Holy shit!

The girls scream, and the boys cheer.

Cash hits Tiny, who is standing next to Maze. “Fifty bucks, motherfucker.”

I laugh, watching the newlyweds get down, letting everyone congratulate them.

Phoenix turns to Cash. “Have you ever been married or have kids?”

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