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At the church, I hung with my brothers as we waited for the women to finish getting ready. I was minutes away from seeing Morgan again, and I was feeling antsy about it.
“What’s up with you?” Hunter said, frowning at me. “You’re acting like a nervous groom.”
“Fuck off,” I snapped.
He jerked back and looked over to Chase and Ash, both of whom stopped what they were doing to stare at me.
“I thought I was the one who should be in a mood since it’s my wedding day,” Ash said.
I took a deep breath, knowing I was completely off my rocker. “Sorry. Just want to make sure the day goes right for you.”
I wasn’t sure they bought it, but thankfully, the wedding planner knocked on the door to let us know it was time to take our places.
Before we headed out, our father showed up. Considering how he’d kept Ash and Beth apart for so many years, he had a lot of balls to be there.
“Your mother would be proud of you,” he said to Ash. “Of all of you boys.”
Ash tensed, and I wondered if he was going to lay into Dad about how he’d nearly ruined his life and kept him from knowing his daughter. Not wanting to have a scene just before the nuptials, I slapped my dad on the back.
“It’s time to get this show on the road, Dad. Why don’t you go take your seat?”
He nodded. “Right.” He looked at each of us for a moment, and then left the room.
“Good job, Kade,” Chase said.
“Thanks, man,” Ash echoed.
“Just doing my best man duties.” Eager to get to Morgan, I said, “Shall we get this party rocking?”
Ash grinned. “Rock and roll.”
“See ya at the altar,” I said. Chase, Hunter and I headed out toward the foyer of the church, where Beth’s attendants would be waiting.
The minute I saw Morgan, my heart stopped. Good Christ she was beautiful. Her dress was a deep teal green that made her skin look like porcelain. All the women had the same color of dress, but in a different style. Morgan’s was by far the most stunning. The halter of the dress accentuated her full breasts. The dress tapered in at the waist and hugged her hips, highlighting her magnificent curves. My mouth watered as I longed to peel the dress off and feast on her.
“Ready?” I managed to ask when I reached her.
She smiled. “Yes.”
I took her arm in mine, feeling a jolt of electricity fire through me as her sweet lavender vanilla scent threatened to intoxicate me.
“You’re beautiful,” I whispered to her as we moved behind my brothers and their wives.
A pretty pink hue rose on her cheeks. “Thank you. You look handsome, as usual.”
I grinned, loving that she thought I looked good. I laughed inwardly at myself and this crazy crush I was having on her.
Pachelbel’s Canon played, giving us our cue to make our way up the aisle. The church was crowded with people, most of whom probably just wanted to be seen at the Raven-McAdams wedding. The merging of the two families, both in business and in marriage, was seen as a big deal.
When we reached the altar, I didn’t want to let her go, but I couldn’t very well have her stand with me on the groom’s side.
“Daddy, I got the rings,” Hannah said holding up the pillow to show Ash. It was so fucking adorable it had the congregation doing a collective “aww.”
Ash smiled, like the proudest man in the world. “You’re doing such a great job, cutie pie.”
Hannah grinned. The music changed to the wedding march, and Beth appeared on the arm of her brother Ben in the entrance of the sanctuary. Thank fuck he showed up, I thought.
Ash gasped, and I couldn’t blame him. Beth was a vision. I glanced at him, and all the love I’d just seen for his daughter shone in eyes for Beth, too. Her gaze zeroed on his, and it was like magic the way their love infused the room. Ash was a lucky son-of-a-bitch to have a woman love him like that. So were Chase and Hunter. I’d never tell them that, of course. It would be admitting that maybe love wasn’t such a sappy thing after all.
I glanced over at Morgan. She was smiling as if she saw the magic too. Her gaze shifted to me. At first, she appeared to be surprised that I was watching her. Then she had that adorable blush again as she turned her eyes away. I wondered if her cheeks flushed like that during sex too. If I was lucky, I’d find out later tonight.
The ceremony was lovely, made extra special with Hannah there. It wasn’t just Beth and Ash getting married; it was the three of them becoming a family. Finally, Ash was able to kiss his bride and we were able to make our way back up the aisle. I hoped I wasn’t too obvious as I latched myself back to Morgan.
