Page 86 of Levi
My stomach roars, announcing me, and Tina immediately opens the fridge to hand me cup of salsa, as I already have a bowl of chips in hand.This little one wants nothing but salt.With Halo, I wanted nothing but sweets; it’s crazy how one pregnancy can be completely different from another.
“Are you ready for this evening, Saylor?”Tina asks as she pulls out some food from the oven.
“More than ready.I don’t think I’m as nervous as I was when I got married the first time.”
“Really?How so?”
“Well, marryingLA’s Golden Boywas a lot of pressure and I felt like one wrong move and I was going to be crucified.Now, I’m just me and everything seems more laid back.No pressure at all.”I smile as I chomp down several chips at once.
“Have you heard from my groom?”I ask, once I’ve eaten half the jar of salsa and rub my five-month pregnant belly.
Glammy strides into the room and gives me a look I know all too well.
“I know you’re not happy about this decision, but I really know what I want; I wouldn’t have proposed to him otherwise.”
“It’s not that I’m not happy, just cautious.You’ve been through a lot over the last few years, and I want you to do what is right for you but also make sure you’ve had time to heal.There’s no rush,” Glammy tells me.
“I understand where you’re coming from and love you for it.Thank you for being amazing these past few months.”I do appreciate and value her opinion, but I know I’m making the right decision.She and Granddad have had a hard time dealing with my dad’s insane decisions over the last few years.They keep blaming themselves, but I won’t hear of it.Everyone is responsible for their own actions, as well as the consequences.
“I only want the best for you and to see you succeed in whatever it is you want, even if it’s rushing into marrying that man today,” she says and we both burst out in giggles.“We are just glad that we get to be part of it this time.”
“Hey, I need the bride to do her hair up there.Halo is trying to put bows on the dogs and paint their nails.Zeus is not having it and going crazy trying to escape,” Everly says, coming in the kitchen and swiping a cookie from the plate by the oven.She eats three in rapid succession then rubs her pregnant belly.They found out right in the middle of the trial that she was pregnant and we love that our babies are going to be so close in age.
“I’m coming.”I hop down from the stool and start to walk that way.
“We only have two hours before the wedding starts and we have so much to do,” Everly stresses.
“Can’t we just wear pajamas?And my hair up in a bun?”I whine at having to get all dolled up.
“Have you lost your mind?Saylor you only get married once…” She pauses and then clamps her mouth shut.“I mean twice?”She pauses again, only for us to bust a gut laughing.
Once we get our fits of laughter under control, the beauty squad does their magic and works me over.
Shortly after that, Halo comes in wearing her beautiful white, lace tea length dress.She has a pair of brown cowboy boots on, with her hair up in a curly ponytail and a matching headband.She looks adorable and is the most beautiful flower girl ever.
As I put on my matching lace dress, Halo and I look like twins.The groom left me a perfect pair of baby blue earrings, with diamonds around the outside.They match the bottoms of my heels that are the same color, but were specially made and dipped in baby blue glitter.
Halo loves having our picture taken together and I think we have a little ham on our hands.After we take a million photos, Everly comes in all dressed with Glammy behind her.
“Oh Saylor, you look so beautiful,” Glammy gushes.
“Picture perfect,” Everly interjects.
“You sure?”I turn back to the full-length mirror and place my hand on my protruding belly.
“Absolutely,” they both say and we make our way carefully down the stairs with the help of Ryan.
“You can turn back now.I’ve got a getaway car ready and we can have the jet ready to go with one phone call,” Everly says as she stops me from opening the back door to head out to our ceremony.
“I promise this is what I want.Thank you for helping me do all of this.”
“Hey, I’d do anything for you.That is what family does,” she says, then wraps me in a hug where our bellies bump together.
My relationship with Alice, Levi’s mom, is even better now after the shooting.We aired a lot out after the funeral, and are almost back to the way we were before all this mess happened.Although, Daniel is still not a welcome sight.I know in my heart that he was doing what he thought best for his son, but the hateful names and not helping me out when I was pregnant was the straw that broke the camel’s back.He could’ve helped, and then I’d never been placed in the jail cell where that evil bitch and her lackeys beat me.
“Momma!”Halo squeals, and it brings me out of my thoughts.
She’s looking at the lit-up barn, with the candle lanterns that lead the path to the barn doors.I wanted something simple here on our property.As soon as I proposed to the groom, he made sure this barn was the perfect fit for our wedding, and he didn’t disappoint.
