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“Oh boy, my parents.” She giggles. “I know they’ll think you’re amazing, but they might be shocked that you’re only two years younger than them.”
“Leave all of that to me. I’m a great negotiator and I can be very persuasive. About the other thing?”
“I want to marry you too.” She places her palms on either side of my face, kissing me. “And have your babies.” She kisses me again. “And live happily ever after.”
Chapter 30
Presley
One Year Later…
“Are you sure you’re ready to do this?” Serenity looks over at me as she prepares to walk down the aisle.
“Are you trying to talk me out of it?”
“I don’t think that’s possible, and no, I’ve never seen you this happy. I’m pretty sure you’re exactly where you’re meant to be.”
“Thank you.” I fight back a tear as she pulls me in for a hug. “For everything.”
“Of course, you’re my other half… despite Jarrod and Cyrus. We,” she says, pointing at her eyes, then mine, “are the true soulmates here. You know that, right?”
“I know that and I’m pretty sure they do too. I just can’t believe I’m getting married before you. How is that possible?” Jarrod proposed to Serenity less than six months ago and she hasn’t even thought once about picking a date.
“Are you kidding? I always knew you would. Jarrod and I are slow movers but more than that, I didn’t want him stressed about a wedding and all that with his finishing up med school and his residency. I’m sure that we’ll pick a date soon enough. But what I’m really excited about,” she squeals as she rests her hand on my lower belly, “is being an aunt!”
“Shhh.” I look around frantically, making sure my father isn’t in earshot. Thankfully, he’s preoccupied with my mother fastening a flower to his lapel.
“When are you going to tell them?”
“After the honeymoon. Obviously, I didn’t plan on telling anyone until after my first trimester, but I kept pushing it off because I liked that it was just between Cyrus and me.”
“And me.” She laughs. She was there when I took the test, but that’s our little secret. Obviously, the baby was a surprise since we had planned to wait until after the wedding, but we weren’t exactly careful. I was only a few days late when I jokingly took a test at Serenity’s apartment. We had been hanging out, having a girls’ brunch day when I mentioned that I needed to pick up tampons after because I should be getting my period any day. When I looked at my tracking app, I realized I was a few days late to which Serenity replied I should take a test. She pulled one out from her bathroom sink and being confident it would be negative, I took it.
“That also remains between us,” I remind her. “But now that I’m pushing five months, I know I’m going to show any second.”
“Will your parents be excited?”
“Over the moon. My mom will immediately go into grandma mode which is another reason I wanted to hold off. I know she’ll be texting me, calling me, or showing up on our doorstep every other day with new things for the baby or checking up on me. She’s going to be in absolute heaven.”
I smile, looking over at my parents. My dad kisses my mom’s forehead as she looks up at him. I was terrified to tell my parents about Cyrus, but the moment they met him and spent more than five minutes talking to him, all my fears disappeared. When I pulled my dad aside and asked him how he felt, he told me that as long as I was happy and he treated me well, that’s all that mattered. My mom was immediately smitten with him, something my dad has now grown to tease her about.
“Sweetie, are you ready?” My dad approaches me, my mom on his arm.
“I think so.”
Serenity walks down the aisle, arm in arm with Jarrod as our maid of honor and best man. My dad walks my mom to her seat, then returns, looping his arm through mine.
Our ceremony is incredibly small, just a few of our closest friends and family on a rooftop garden in the city.
The moment I step through the opening, Cyrus coming into view at the end of the aisle, any doubt, fear, or nerves melt away, replaced with the feeling of warmth and comfort. Every time I look at him, touch him, feel him near me, it feels like home. I feel like I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.
We spend a few hours dancing, mingling, taking in every moment of our wedding. I smile into Cyrus’ shoulder as his arm snakes around my back, pulling me closer on the dance floor.
“Are you ready to head home sweetheart?”
“I think so,” I close my eyes briefly as his fingers press against my back.
“Good, because I’m ready to peel the dress off you and spend several hours worshipping your body.”
