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And everyonestands.

Andturns.

And there's Lacey, climbing down the stonesteps.

Walking acrossthesand.

Down theaisle.

She looks so fucking beautiful. Her dark hair is pinned in some elegant updo. Her light makeup brings out all the joy in her dark eyes, the smile on herredlips.

Her ivory dress hugs her chest and waist in a way that begs for myhands.

It falls overherhips.

It sways witheverystep.

It blows in thebreeze.

She's a fuckingangel.

Myangel.

She's been my angel for alongtime.

There's nothing left in my body excepthappiness.

My smile is as wide as it'severbeen.

And hersistoo.

She getscloser.

Closer.

Then her hands areonmine.

And she's nexttome.

And the officiant isspeaking.

It's all a blur until I'm saying I do and sliding the ring onto herfinger.

And she's doing the sametome.

The officiant nods. "You cannowkiss."

I wrap my armsaroundher.

And I kiss her like I can't get enoughofher.

Because Ican't.

Lacey is my angel, my best friend, mysalvation.

And, now, she'smywife.

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