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"Mr. Sabatino, I'm Mindy. I'll be helping you with your ceremony today."
"Nice to meet you, Mindy," Luca said politely "This is my fiancé Nico."
"Sir." She shot me a smile before returning her attention to Luca. She obviously knew who was in charge here. "If you'll follow me, I'll take you to the wedding chapel."
As we walked, the woman continued to talk about wedding arrangements, which was okay because I was a little overwhelmed by everything. Marrying Luca was something I wanted more than I wanted to breathe. This was a dream come true for me, my ultimate fantasy come to life.
I was just scared that something would happen before we could get married. I was terrified it would be my parents.
"Luca?" I tugged on his sleeve to get his attention.
"What is it, cara mia?"
"Can we just get married?" I asked. "Didn't Vinnie call and say we needed to get married and then get on the plane? We don't need all of this stuff she is talking about. Besides, you promised me a real wedding when we get to Italy, right?"
Luca's brow furrowed. "What's wrong?"
"I just wanted to get married before someone tries to stop us."
Luca stared at me for a moment before leaning down to press a kiss to my forehead. "Okay, cuore mio. We'll get married."
That's all I wanted.
Chapter Seven
~ Luca ~
It took some convincing to get the reception girl to understand that Nico and I truly just wanted to get married without all the fancy bells and whistles, but here we finally stood.
I was facing Nico, holding his hands in mine while I listened to the ceremony words spoken by the minister. My heart picked up a beat when Nico smiled up at me, his eyes glossy with tears as he repeated the words the minister indicated. I listened to them, but his eyes were speaking louder than he was.
I had ordered my guards to bar the door to prevent anyone from interrupting our wedding ceremony. I wasn't going to let anyone interfere in what Nico wanted and he wanted to get married right now. I was in full support of this and I was going to make sure it happened.
When it was my turn to speak, I repeated the words the minister gave me, said my "I do's" when indicated, and then slid the ring I'd been holding onto for years onto his finger. I'd purchased it before I went to prison, intent on asking Nico to marry the day he turned eighteen.
I was a little late.
When the minister said we could kiss, I cupped Nico's face with my hands. "Ti amo, tu sei tutta la mia vita," I whispered right before pressing my lips to his. I didn't make it a deep kiss because we didn't have time and I didn't want anyone to see my physical reaction to the feeling of Nico's lips on mine.
When I finally lifted my head a few moments later, I smiled down at Nico. "You're mine now and no one can ever take you away from me."
"We're really married?" Nico whispered as if afraid to ask his question in a louder tone in case it wasn't true.
My smile grew into a full on grin. "We are."
"Don't we have to wait for the papers to be filed?"
Uh...
I glanced at the reception girl that had been assigned to help us. Surely she would know the answer to my question. "How do the papers get filed?"
She smiled warmly. "They just need to be signed and then we can fax them over to vital statistics. As soon as they are processed, you'll be legally married."
"Then let's get that done." We could drop by the vital statistic office on our way to the airport and make sure it had been processed.
Nico and I both signed the marriage papers and then had Stefano and Franco sign as our witnesses. As soon as that was done, I grabbed the papers and handed them to Franco.
"Go now and get these faxed and then go down to the vital statistics office and make sure they get processed," I ordered him. "Make sure you get the finalized license so we have official proof of the marriage. When you're done with that, meet us at the airport."
