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But we’re Will and Jovie.
I hop up into his arms and wrap my legs around his waist, locking us together in a firmer, messier kiss.
“Rock and roll!” Natalie shouts amid the whistles and cheers.
I lose my breath quickly and lay my forehead against his to take a rest. Will keeps me held up high and I feel weightless and bold, completely comforted in a moment when I should be terrified.
“Hey, Jovie?”
I open my eyes for him. “Yeah?”
“I love you.”
We kiss once more.
“I love you, too, Will.”
He sets me down and we turn around to look out at the clapping crowd. Even more must have gathered during the ceremony, as they now extend far past the sea of folding chairs into the street beyond them.
Will stands behind me with his arms hugging my waist, holding me against him as he laughs in my ear.
So many of them, some family, others friends and acquaintances, all staring at me.
But that’s just what people do when your name is Jovie Ross.
Clover, Kansas.
Home sweet home.
