Page 280 of Fame & Chaos

Forever.

I look back up at her. “I’m going to give you the most incredible wedding.” I hook my hands beneath her thighs and pull her fully onto my lap.

She laughs, wrapping her arms around my neck. “I don’t know…” she says. “I’m not really into big rockstar weddings.”

“You don’t want to be a princess for a day?”

She wrinkles her nose. “I’d rather something small… intimate… just us.”

I grin. “We could always elope.”

Her whole face lights up. “That would be perfect.”

“Really?”

She nods. “Think about it. If we had a big wedding, everyone would be there for you. I’d have Kenzi.” Her smile fades a little. “It would feel so one-sided.”

I nod. “I get it.”

She’d feel the absence of her family more than she’d feel the celebration.

“I don’t want that for you.”

She squeezes my hands. “So…”

“So…” I smile. “Elope it is. The only person I need standing beside me is you.”

Her eyes glisten. “Can I ask for two more people?”

“Sure.”

“Your mum and dad.” She smiles shyly. “They’re the closest thing I have to family.”

My heart melts. “I’d love that, and so would they.” I laugh. “Besides, if we got married without Mum there, she’d probably hunt us down and kill us both.”

Indi giggles, then leans in to kiss me.

I kiss her back, running my fingers through her hair.

It’s longer now than when we first got together.

Beautiful.

Just like her.

“When do you want to do this?” I ask. “Next year?”

She smiles. “Would tomorrow be too soon? I think we’ve waited long enough to be together finally.”

I can’t stop smiling. “You’re serious?”

She nods.

Without another word, I grab my cell and dial Dad’s number.

***

Dad straightens my tie as I stand in the dressing room of Auchen Castle in Gretna Green, Scotland.