Page 123 of Goose

Goose wipes a tear as Doctor Tickner turns to him.

“Your vows now.”

He takes a deep breath and gazes down at me.

“Everything in my life has led me back to you over and over. My shitty life choices, my heartbreak, my regrets. You’re my best friend who knows every dark corner that hides inside of me. You accept me for who I am, despite the darkness that covers my soul. You bring light to the cold soul. You make me want to be a better man for you and all our future babies. You light my way to salvation like the angel you are. So today, I vow myself to you as your husband until the day the devil drags me back home.”

I wipe a tear from my eye as I slip Goose’s custom black tungsten ring on his finger. Doctor Tickner smiles down at the two of us and takes out the same scraps of fabric that Lilah and Striker, and Willow and Maverick used in their weddings.

“Please clasp your hands together.”

Goose takes both of my hands in his and gazes down at me. Doctor Tickner takes the first cord and wraps it around our hands. As he continues to wrap more around our hands, he speaks.

“Please repeat after me. I take your hands in mine.”

Goose and I speak together in harmony.

“I take your hands in mine.”

Doctor Tickner places another cord on our hands. “And with this string.”

“And with this string.”

Another cord goes over our hands. “I will entwine your powers.”

“I will entwine your powers.”

He places the second to last cord over us. “I’ll forever bind.”

“I’ll forever bind.”

The last cord is placed over our hands. “From now until the end of time.”

“From now until the end of time.”

“Sawyer and Bambi, by the power invested in me by the state of Montana, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now-”

Goose takes my face in his and crushes his lips on mine before Doctor Tickner can even finish his sentence.

Everybody cheers and claps as they stand up. Goose pulls back and raises our hands in the air as we walk down the aisle and the music plays.

Our friends and family cheer with tears in their eyes as we make our way to the barn to celebrate.

Goose brings me to the back and pushes me up against the wall, slamming his lips over mine.

“Fuck, baby. You are goddamn gorgeous. And now you’re my wife. My fucking wife!”

I giggle as he peppers my face with kisses. We can hear everybody coming into the barn and the music plays.

“We should probably get in there. It is our party.”

“Exactly. We can be late if we want. I just want to spend a few more minutes alone with my fucking gorgeous wife.”

We kiss some more before finally going into the barn. They decorated everything inside in gold and black, with more pumpkins and white flowers all around. Candle’s light every corner as I sit and watch our friends and family laugh and enjoy themselves.

Perfectby Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé comes on and Goose leads me out to the dance floor. I wrap my arms around him as he spins me around.

He softly sings the words into my ear as Mama Crawford cries on the side. There isn’t a dry eye left in the crowd as we waltz around.

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