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At least one of us is excited.
I sulk in the back seat, pissed that Jude is too busy to talk to me tonight and that Lottie hijacked me to take me to Lincoln. Maybe Hickory I would have been okay with, but Lincoln?
God, these pregnancy hormones are making me cranky.
She pulls into their downtown area forty-five minutes later and parks at a meter. Mom and I climb out and stand on the sidewalk, waiting for Lottie to direct us where to go. She goes to her trunk.
“I’m starving, let’s go,” I whine.
She shuts her trunk, holding another bouquet of flowers and a note.
I blink at the flowers. “What’s this?”
She looks up at the sign of the store in front of us, then back at me. I follow her line of sight and gawk. It’s a bridal salon. Mannequins in gorgeous white dresses are displayed in the window.
“I don’t understand,” I say.
Lottie hands me the flowers and the note. “We’ll be waiting inside if you decide to come in.” She swings her arm around my mom’s and escorts her into the store.
I place the flowers on the roof of Lottie’s car, and my hands shake as I pull out the note. This note is the longest of them all.
Sadie,
I’m so out of my comfort zone right now, but if it means I can win you back, I’ll do it a hundred times over.
I’ve been an idiot. But you already figured that out. I love you, and I thought I knew better than you what you needed. Truth is, I don’t feel worthy of your love, but I’m trying to work on that. You’re made for greatness, and I felt like staying in Willowbrook and being a farmer’s wife wasn’t enough. That’s MY problem, not yours. I realize now that the love we share is something rarely found, and it needs to be cherished and nurtured—not managed and strong-armed.
I’ve been the happiest I’ve ever been in my life since I married you. Admitting my feelings and sharing my life with you has made me love life in a way I didn’t before. You’re on my mind when I plow the fields, when I herd the cattle, and when I’m cursing Emmett for doing something stupid. I can’t wait to get home every night, and I dread leaving you in bed every morning. My life is nothing without you.
If you can find it in your heart to forgive me, please go into that bridal salon and try on a million dresses. They assure me you can have one off the rack and they’ll do whatever adjustments are needed to have you wear it tonight. Pick the one you love and meet me at The Knotted Barn at five thirty. I’ll be standing at the end of the aisle waiting to be your husband… again.
For real this time.
Love always,
Jude
With tears in my eyes and love in my heart, I fold up the note and slide it into my purse. I smile when I remember his text saying that he was busy tonight. I shake my head with a smile. And he thinks he’s not funny.
I open the door to the bridal salon, and everyone cheers when I go inside.
Gillian, Romy, Scarlett, Poppy, Laurel, Lottie, and my mom are all waiting for me, each holding up a dress.
“Ready to try on some dresses?” my mom asks. I walk over to her, nodding, and her hand cradles my cheek when I reach her. “He’s a lucky man.”
Tears fall from my eyes. “We’re both lucky.”
“Yeah, you are.”
At exactly five thirty that evening, I link my arm through my mom’s and walk down the aisle to once again marry Jude. This ceremony is only for our closest friends and family, which I’m happy about. The wedding wasn’t important, and I realize that now. Marrying Jude and being able to spend the rest of my life with him is what matters.
After we say our vows and we’re announced as husband and wife, we walk down the aisle.
In the bridal suite, Jude takes me in his arms and kisses me again. “I’m so sorry, Sadie.”
“You’re all I want,” I say. “I just wanted you to see that.”
“And I do. I know you love me, but I didn’t want you ever to have regrets.”
