Page 47 of When I Found You

“Yes! I’m getting married today!”

“Are you nervous at all?”

“Not at all. I know that Peyton loves me, and I love him. Absolutely no reservations about marrying him. Even with the short engagement, I don’t have any ‘cold feet’ or last-minute jitters. I just want to be married and start our life as husband and wife.”

“I’m so excited for the two of you. I almost feel responsible for you meeting.”

“Well, I appreciate it,” I tell her with a grin, then walk into the bathroom.

I take a shower and slip on some comfortable clothes for when the “Glam Squad,” as Reese calls them, shows up. She’s got all the connections and insisted on bringing them in for us today.They’ll be setting up in the living room area of our suite to do everyone’s hair and makeup.

I walk out to the living room to find my mom and sister-in-law, Julie, lounging on the couches, munching on some breakfast items.

“Morning,” I greet the two of them as I round the couch to give my mom a hug. “Where’s the food? I’m starving!”

“Over by the bar. We brought up some muffins and pastries, along with some juice and coffee. If you want anything else, we can call room service,” Mom tells me.

“The pastries and juice will suffice.” I make my way over to the tray she brought up and pick a few small items, then pour myself a glass of the orange juice. With food in hand, I join my mom and Julie on the couch and visit with them while we wait for the Glam Squad to arrive.

Peyton

I stand hereat the altar and watch as the doors open, and Stacey and her dad come into view. The small group of people—our closest family and friends—all stand as Steve starts to escort Stacey down the aisle.

I’m usually pretty good at holding in my emotions, but seeing her for the first time in her white dress as she walks to me takes my breath away. I can feel my eyes watering as tears start to form. I quickly swipe at my eyes, wiping away the few tears that threaten to spill over so that I don’t miss a moment of her walking toward me.

I take a few steps forward as they near the end of the aisle, meeting them a few feet in front of where the minister stands.

“I love you,” I whisper to her, biting my bottom lip. “God, you’re a vision. I’m so lucky,” I add, then shake Steve’s hand before he gives her a hug and kiss.

“Who gives this woman?” the minister asks.

“Her mother and I,” Steve answers, then steps back and takes a seat next to Lynn.

We move closer to the minister as he walks us through the traditional vows. I knew there wasn’t any way I’d be able to get through writing my own vows, especially when my wife writes lyrics for a living. She’d blow me out of the water with what she’d be able to come up with, so she took pity on me and agreed to just use the traditional ones.

“You may now kiss your bride!” the minister tells me, a few moments later. I swoop in, bend her back, and bring my lips to hers. The hoots from the crowd tells me they’re enjoying our show.

We finally break apart and I drop my forehead to hers, just taking in this moment. “Love you. Both of you,” I whisper to her.

Stacey is nowmy wife.

I’ve found my forever, and all it took was just her smile to win me over and change my life completely.

EPILOGUE

Stacey

One year later

“Happy anniversary, husband,”I say, kissing Peyton’s chest as I slide back into bed. I was up with our little girl, Olivia, for her early morning nursing session. Being her mom has been the most incredible thing in the world. Seeing Peyton with her just melts my heart. He is such an amazing father. He was so nervous when she was first born a few months ago, but he got over that within the first few days and he’s now a pro at diaper changes and making her smile. At three months old, Olivia’s starting to smile more and stays awake for longer stretches. Whenever Peyton comes home, she lights up as soon as she sees him and he is wrapped around her itty-bitty pinky finger. That man is a goner when it comes to his daughter.

I kiss his chest again, rousing him from sleep.

“Whatcha up to, gorgeous?” he asks, his voice thick from sleep.

“Just needing some anniversary loving. Olivia is asleep, so I thought I’d take advantage of that and take advantage ofyou.”I start to kiss a trail down his abs, reaching the elastic band of hisboxer briefs and tugging them down. I find his cock already hard and ready for me. We’ve only been intimate a couple of times since being cleared by my doctor a few weeks ago and I miss that connection with my husband.

I lick the head of his cock before I take the engorged head in my mouth.

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