Page 30 of Can't Stop the Love of A Boss: Part 3

not yet. He could tell that she had an attitude and would’ve told him to forget the damn dinner if her stomach wasn't making all that damn noise.

They left the room with Lawrynn walking in front of Murder, showing another sign of her attitude. The elevator was empty when they stepped on. Lawrynn went to the corner opposite of where Murder was standing. He chuckled, shook his head, took out his phone, and went back to texting. Murder kept his face in the phone, ignoring the mumbling and the sound of lips smacking coming from Lawrynn’s childish ass.

Murder took her hand, well more like snatched her hand, and lead her to the restaurant that was located on the ground floor of the building that they were staying in. The resort they were staying in could only be described as massive. Lawrynn had counted at least eight buildings for the guests to stay in. Each building had its own staff, various restaurants, and a dance club. All of that including the casino on site and the in-ground pools placed between the buildings meant they only had to leave the building that they were in if they wanted to.

“Why does this place look closed? All the lights and shit are off. We can just go to another building to get something to eat,” she told him.

Murder made sure not to let go of Lawrynn’s hand because she looked like she wanted to leave. She couldn’t do that right now. Murder opened the door for her, being the gangsta gentleman that he always was. Lawrynn hadn’t noticed that Murder was no longer standing beside her until she heard the sound of the door locking.

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Lawrynn tried to open the door, but she couldn’t. She turned back around, and the sight before her almost made her faint. Tears started to flow as she immediately forgot why she was mad at him a few seconds ago. They were all there. Everyone she loved and loved her were all there. On one side of the white arch was decorated with yellow and silver painted or either fake roses. She couldn’t tell from where she stood now.

Nell and Mrs. Ella were standing on the left side in yellow dresses. On the right side was Allen, Uncle Jimmy, and Pain dressed in grey tuxedos with yellow bow ties and cummerbunds. There was an older man standing under the arch; he had to be the officiant. She looked down at the dress she had on and thought that she needed to change.

“Baby girl, are you ready to do this?” Lawrence asked as he approached her left side.

“Daddy, how? Who did all of this?” she asked because they were the only words she could say. Lawrence just chuckled at her and her silly questions. “Now you know damn well who did all of this. I was supposed to go back to New York yesterday. When Murder told me about this, I had to push my return home back a few days,” he said as he held out his arm for her to take. She smiled and entwined her arm with his.

As both of them walked slowly toward the arch, Murder came from wherever he was and stood next to Pain. He now had on a tuxedo that matched the guys’. His cummerbund and tie were off white like the dress she wore.

Lawrynn giggled at how nervous Murder looked. He kept shifting his stance and putting his hands in his pockets just to take them out again.

“Look at his wanna be gangsta ass. You got him all fucked up, baby girl,” Lawrence said, making Lawrynn laugh.

“Who gives this woman away today?” the officiant asked.

“I do,” Lawrence answered. He then looked directly at Murder “Take good care of her. If you don’t, I will come find your ass,” Lawrence said before placing Lawrynn’s hand inside Murders. He then stepped off to the side. That’s when Lawrynn noticed Connie siting in the area for the guests. Connie smiled at her so Lawrynn returned a polite smile.

“How did you do all this?” she asked.

“Don’t worry about that. Worry about that man ’bout to talk,” he whispered to her. She rolled her eyes at him. They both stood there with tears falling from their eyes. “You better not tell anybody that I’m crying,” he told her just to make her laugh.

“Maurice has asked that you both do your own vows,” the official said. Lawrynn looked over at Murder like he had lost his mind. “He also would like to go first. You have the floor, Mr. Jackson.”

Murder turned to Lawrynn to look her in the eyes.

“Damn,” he said as he ran his hand from the top of his face down to his chin a few times. “Shit, Law-Baby. I knew the first time I saw you that you were gonna have a special place in my heart. I didn’t realize we were going to get married until the first time I saw you cry. I may have not been the one to cause the tears, but I damn sure wanted to be the one who dried them up.

“With all that you’ve been through, not once have you given up. There were plenty of times that you should’ve, but you never did. I admire your strength and beauty. It’s the strength in you that lets me know that you can handle being with a man like me with no problem. I know you always say that you weren’t my type. You are my type and so much more. If I could give you the world I would just to see you smile.

We’ve been to hell and back. All the drama and other bullshit only brought us closer. I want to thank you for not giving up on us and giving me a chance in the first place. Coming home to you makes me the luckiest man on the planet. All the money in the world can’t replace you. I’ve shown you how much I love you by taking a bullet that was meant for you. I don’t want you to feel bad about that. I would gladly give my life for yours. If there was a way for me to take on all your pain, I promise you I would. You will never have to live another day wondering if you’re loved or thought of. It’s me and you against the world, Lawrynn, never forget that,” Murder said.

Now, as she looked around, she saw that everyone was either crying or fighting back tears.

“You have the floor,” the official said and nodded toward Lawrynn.

“I never in my wildest dreams would’ve thought that I would be marrying anyone, and especially not you. There was a time when you scared me or made me uncomfortable. Now that the tide has changed, the only thing I fear is living without you in my life. I want to thank you for being patient with me. Not one time did you ever hint that you would walk away from me with all the drama going on. You have shown me more loyalty, trust, compassion, and love than some of the people who are supposed to be my family. Through all this drama you were my peace of mind, shoulder to cry on, and therapist to just sit and listen to me babble on and on about the same thing.

“Thank you for showing me that there are good, faithful men still walking the earth. You bring out more in me than you will ever acknowledge. Just know that you make me better. You never judged me for anything. Not once did you even entertain the thought of leaving me. You came into my life at a time when I doubted if I was even good enough to be loved by a man that I’m not related to. Instead of ignoring everything like I did before you, I faced everything and everyone head-on with you right there by my side. You talked about my strength. Well, with you, I’m stronger, wiser, and more confident than I have ever been. You saved my life just to make me your wife, okurtttt. I love you, Maurice, now, forever, and always,” Lawrynn said.

Murder leaned in a gave he a nice, slow, tantalizing kiss.

“Excuse me, we’re not at that part yet,” the officiant said, causing everyone to laugh. Murder and Lawrynn never stopped kissing. “I present to you, Mr and Mrs. Maurice Jackson,” he said as everyone clapped.

Yes, they were still kissing.

The reception was in a small meeting room. The wedding party was all in attendance along with a few other guests from the building they were in. Lawrynn was so overwhelmed with all the love and fun they were having that she didn’t want this day, moment, or vacation to ever end.

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