Page 53 of Summer With The Wilds

“Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all been having the time of your lives tonight,” Piper says, her eyes twinkling with happiness. “It’s time for the first dance! Now, since this is a wedding with five grooms, there will be five dances. First up we have Tucker Wild with his song pick,Die a Happy Manby Thomas Rhett.”

Tuck pulls me into his arms, swaying with me on the dance floor as the song plays over the speakers. We get lost in each other, his eyes never leaving mine as he tells me he loves me and how much I mean to him. The song shifts toAmazedby Lonestar, Mason sliding in to take Tuck’s place. The dance goes on, each man picking a different song to tell me how much they love me. It’s absolutely magical.

“Are you having a good time?” Archer asks me as he spins me toBless The Broken Roadby Rascal Flatts.

“I’m having an incredible time. This all feels like a fairy-tale,” I murmur. “Except a fairy-tale couldn’t touch tonight. Thank you for making all of my dreams come true. I love you so much.”

“I love you too, sunshine.” Archer presses his lips to my own, his hand moving to hold my neck as he deepens the kiss right there on the dance floor. With one final dip, his lips still pressed to mine, the song ends.

With that being my last dance, it’s time for my tribute to my dad. I head to the microphone, hugging Piper as I take it from her hands.

“Hello everyone,” I say, gaining everyone’s attention. “First, I want to thank everyone for coming tonight. It means the world to me to have all of you here celebrating with us. Second, I’d like to make a small speech. As many of you know there’s one very special person missing tonight.”

Mom’s hand flies to her mouth, a small cry coming out as the songHoles In The Floor Of Heavenby Steve Wariner starts.

“My dad was always my biggest fan, his words of encouragement and his show of support unwavering. He taught me so much about life, about love, and about who I am. I wouldn’t be the person I am today without him. I hate that he can’t be here today or that he’ll never get to meet his grandchildren.” I stop, gathering myself before I continue. “Daddy, I miss you so much. I wish you were here to walk me down the aisle, to give me away, and dance with me. I do know that you are watching from above, rooting me on like you always have. I love you, Daddy. Thank you for everything.”

I step away, my tears slowly falling down my cheeks. Mom comes up, hugging me tightly. The guys are standing off to the side, tears in their own eyes as they watch this moment between Mom and I. The moment is bittersweet, both filled with love and loss.

“I love you, Mom.”

“I love you, too. Your dad would be so proud of you.”

The rest of the wedding slips by. My guys keep me busy with dances and sneaky, hidden kisses behind the tent. By the time we leave, I’m all worked up for a completely new reason. I can’t wait to get back to our house and show my new husbands just how much I appreciate and love each of them. Tonight will be a group sex night for sure.

As we make our way back to the house, I stop and look at all of my guys. “I love you all. Thank you for changing my entire life this summer. I came into it not knowing what would happen. I thought it would be hard seeing all of you again. I actually hoped none of you would be here. Thankfully it was my silent prayers that were answered. You were here and you became mine. Our life is different but I wouldn’t change any of it. Now, let's get back so I can rock your world!”

“That’s our girl,” Grayson laughs, kissing me deeply.

“Damn right I’m your girl.”

Epilogue

Brayleigh

Five Years Later

These babies are destroying my bladder. They keep kicking it like it’s their own personal bouncy ball and it’s wreaking havoc on my bladder control. Only two more weeks until the due date. Thank goodness for that, I feel like a beached whale laying here in the meadow. My head is in Tuck’s lap as he sings softly to me and the babies. Colton is telling them stories about the new animals we have at the ranch while the other three set up our lunch with our daughter.

Regina, our daughter, keeps getting distracted by butterflies as Mason tries to grab the paper plates from her hands. Her curly brown hair is flying around her face in the breeze making her giggle as it blocks her pretty grey eyes.

“Daddy Gray! Did you see the butterfly?” Regina asks Grayson who’s laughing at her giggles. “It’s so bright!”

“I see it, baby girl.” Grayson smiles, pulling her into his lap to tickle her sides.

“Daddy Mace! Help!” Regina squeals, trying to wiggle free.

We all laugh at their playing, the twins even kicking with the sound of our laughs. They love when they hear their daddies, just like Regina did when I was pregnant with her. Lunch is ready so I sit up slowly to get something to eat. My acid reflux has been going crazy lately since the babies are taking up so much space that my stomach doesn’t have room to keep the acid inside.

“Arch, love. Can you grab that pillow for me?” I wince, a pain shooting through my belly.

“Are you okay?” Colt asks, his face full of concern when my face scrunches up.

“Yeah,” I reassure him. “Just a twinge when I moved. These babies are making it hard for me to move.”

“It’s not labour, is it?” Mason comes over to check on me.

“If it is, it’s just the beginning. Let’s eat.” I pat his hand, smiling at him.

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