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ALISSA: Good morning! How are you feeling?
Caitlin had replied immediately.
CAITLIN: Like I’m made of glass.
ALISSA: Hmm. Like in a good way or a bad way?
CAITLIN: Good way. Like I’m made of glass and I’m full of sunlight. But also nervous.
ALISSA: Sounds like a totally normal way to feel on the most important day of your life!
It was the day of Caitlin and Michael’s wedding, and Alissa felt tingly with excitement. She could hear Dane singing quietly to himself as he washed his face in the bathroom, and she knew he was also looking forward to the wedding.
CAITLIN: You’re right. I can’t wait for my twin hug. That will help settle my nerves.
Alissa’s heart warmed. She felt so happy for her sister, knowing she was about to have the loving marriage she deserved. She could relate to Caitlin’s wedding jitters, since herown wedding was still fresh in her mind, and she smiled to herself, remembering how good and exciting it had all felt.
ALISSA: Perfect. And you get a bonus Oscar hug along with the twin hug.
CAITLIN: Yay!
Chuckling, Alissa climbed out of bed. She felt as light as a feather emotionally, despite the fact that being so far along in her pregnancy made her a bit cumbersomely heavy physically.
“Good morning, beautiful,” Dane said, stepping out of the bathroom and grinning at her. “How are you feeling?”
“So excited.” She grinned back at him. “I’m going to be counting the minutes until the ceremony starts.”
After eating a healthy breakfast, they worked together around the house for a while. She kept glancing at the clock, and he teased her about how impatient she was being. Finally, after lunch, they got ready for the wedding together—he zipped up the back of her beautiful light blue dress for her, and she helped him straighten his tie.
She took a deep breath as she sat down to put on her flats—she was feeling a little winded. Oscar was due to be born in about a week and a half, and her body seemed to be feeling the effects of pregnancy more than usual.
“You okay, sweetheart?” he asked, hurrying to her side. “Are you in pain?”
“No, no pain.” She smiled up at him, grateful for how attentive he was being. “Just feeling a little winded.”
“Let me put your other shoe on,” he said, kneeling down and putting on her second flat.
“Wow, I feel like Cinderella,” she said, laughing.
“Well, youaremy princess.”
That made her grin, and as he finished placing her shoe on her foot, her heart swelled with love for him.
“You look so beautiful,” he said softly. “Just as beautiful as on our wedding day. I’m going to be thinking a lot about our wedding today, I just know it.”
“I am too.” She took both of his hands in hers. “I’m so happy I married you, honey.”
“Right back at you. Married life has been amazing. I feel like I love you even more now than I did when we got married.”
She leaned down to kiss him. “I feel that way too. You’ve been such a rock for me during this whole baby adventure.”
“Strap in, it’s about to get more exciting.”
She laughed, and he grinned at her. He stood up and then helped her to her feet, chuckling as she checked the time yet again.
“Hey! It’s actually time to leave now,” she cried, feeling ecstatic. “Are you ready?”
He laughed. “Yes, I am.”
