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By the power in this love
And then you came, a blessing
I still remember when you came
“The big moment has arrived,” said Tom, squeezing my hand.
The doors opened and my gaze immediately searched for him and fixed on his beautiful eyes. He was standing at the altar, waiting for me with a gorgeous smile and looking radiant, but very emotional. Hermes wore a black tailcoat with matching pants and vest, a white silk shirt, and a black bow tie. He complemented it with a white flower on his lapel. He looked extremely elegant and handsome. I had to make a great effort not to run and throw myself into his arms.
We began walking toward the altar and I couldn’t take my eyes off Hermes, nor could he look away from me. Seeing him so emotional, my effort to contain my tears broke and they began rolling down my face with nothing I could do to stop them. Upon reaching the altar, Hermes stretched out his hand to receive me, but breaking all protocol, he hugged me tightly and we stayed that way for several seconds while the applause of the guests resonated throughout the place. We looked at each other, wipedaway each other’s tears, and gave each other a sweet kiss on the lips.
“You look beautiful, my love, you are the most sublime vision I have ever seen in my life, you look like an angel,” he murmured, emotional.
“You look beautiful too,” I said, smiling.
We heard a throat clearing from the judge who would marry us and the laughter of the guests.
“That comes later,” whispered the judge, smiling.
The ceremony was quick but very emotional. Now husband and wife, we melted into an embrace and a kiss that made us forget we were surrounded by people. Our families invaded the altar to hug and congratulate us. Tom, Baco, Catalina, Serafina, and Connor merged into a hug with us while whistling, applauding, and cheering.
The party wasn’t just emotional and unforgettable, it was fun and lively. It was a magical night where we enjoyed ourselves, our moment, our happiness. Everything was perfect.
When it was time to leave, Hermes approached me to whisper:
“My love, it’s time to go.”
“Already?” I asked, surprised. “Everything went by so quickly and has been so magical.”
“Beautiful, Mrs. Darwich, for us it will continue to be magical. Our life will be filled with magic because we’ll be together. We will create the magic by loving each other every day of our lives. With you I have a life I never dreamed of, a wonderful life, and I know there’s much more waiting for me, I know that with you I’ll have an extraordinary life. You came into my life to pull me out of darkness and change it. You came into my life to rewrite it.In my story there was only loneliness and resentment, and you came to turn it into a life full of love and joy. Thank you. I love you.”
“I love you, Hermes! I’m the fortunate one to be able to share my life with you. You are a great man and I feel like the happiest woman in the world to be able to form a family by your side.”
Without taking his eyes off me, he lowered his lips to mine and kissed me, pouring into that kiss all the love we felt, but Baco’s joking comment made us separate and start laughing.
“I’m just saying, why don’t you two get out of here already? Because that kind of kiss is only allowed when you’re alone. I don’t have to witness it.”
“You’re right, Baco. We’re leaving right now,” affirmed Hermes, laughing and wrapping his arm around me to pull me close to his body.
We said goodbye to everyone and, hand in hand, left our home amid applause, cheers, and congratulations. From there we headed to a hotel to spend our wedding night since the next day we were leaving for New York where we would stay for a week.
Upon arriving at the hotel suite, Hermes took me in his arms.
“We’re going to cross the threshold with you in my arms, it’s tradition,” he said smiling.
I stretched out my arms waiting for his and he took me in his arms, lifting me with ease and with a big smile.
“You can do whatever you want with me, I’m all yours,” I affirmed, kissing his neck.
“You are all mine, now and forever.”
I took advantage of that moment to nestle into his neck and kiss him. When we entered, he took me straight to the bedroom. Very slowly he set me down on the floor while looking at me in awe, his eyes reflecting the love and enormous desire that filled him. He approached slowly and kissed me. He took possession of my mouth in a kiss that transmitted an overwhelming feeling because I felt he kissed me with an open heart. Then he separated, looked into my eyes and asked:
“May I remove this beautiful dress?” he said, while looking at me without knowing where to start.
“Now that you’re my husband, are you going to start asking permission to take off my clothes?” I asked, smiling.
“No, not at all, but this dress is complicated and I don’t know how to...”
