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Janelle and a few others made simple decorations to commemorate what we are calling the “distance nuptials”. The actual wedding was cancelled, according to Suzanne as soon as the virus began closing down states. And up until the other night, the wedding was still off. Suzanna was talking with a few others including Janelle and mentioned that she wished that there was still a way and now there was no stopping Janelle in making the day still happen one way or another.
And that’s where we are now, standing at the front of the store, waiting for Suzanne’s dad, who she is quarantined with in here and will also be marrying his daughter off, to begin the call.
Suzanne stands anxiously until her father comes with the borrowed iPad. He smiles at his daughter and approaches her slowly.
“Darlin’, I know this isn’t how you dreamed that your wedding would be, but it sure as hell makes me feel a little bit better that Connor won’t be defiling my little girl on her wedding day,” he jokes.
She lightly pushes him away while laughing then pulls him into a hug.
“Oh daddy, you never know when a good time is to joke. I love you.”
He pulls back and covertly wipes a tear away, looks down at the screen.
“Last chance to pull out of this?” he looks at her.
“Daddy, just call him, will ya?” She puts her arms on her hips and says.
A moment later, I am standing opposite of Suzanne with the iPad covering my face.
I felt a presence come up behind me and a hand grazes my lower back and turn my head to see Levi coming up to stand behind me.
“Do you, darling Suzanne take Connor to be your faithfully wed husband, from close and afar?”
I look around the iPad and see Suzanne nodding vigorously with tears in her eyes as she bites her lower lip.
“And do you, Connor, take my darling Suzanne to be your wife, to have and to hold from close and afar?”
“Yes, forever and always, yes!” the man on the screen says happily.
“By the internet, and as Suzanne’s father, I now pronounce you husband and wife.”
“Wait, how do I kiss the bride?” Connor asks.
“Like this, Con. Kiss the camera.” Suzanne says.
The area breaks out in whistles and clapping, and I hand the iPad to Suzanne, so she can talk privately with her new husband. I turn and see Levi, standing less than five feet away from me.
“So, what happens now during a virtual wedding?” he asks, his arms crossed over his chest.
“Well, I think the married couple may go to a private area and maybe participate in some virtual sexy times,” I joke quickly and quietly so her father wouldn’t hear.
“Whose iPad is that?” He asks.
“No clue, but it should be sanitized now,” I reply.
Levi looks around at our surroundings, noticing that we were almost alone, aside from a few of the guys. He steps closer to me, dips his head and whispers; “I could go for some sexy times.”
“You say that as if we didn’t already this morning,” I playfully shove him.
“While that may be true, I’m extremely turned on by romantic gestures and you alone.”
He isn’t the only one.
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Levi
“James! I need you over here!” The Colonel shouts from the command center. My head shoots up and I move swiftly across the short distance from where I am transcribing my notes to him.
