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She pulls back the covers and clihtstand "Leave the light on"

She sht to see"

My vision isn’t what it used to be before she caht of a single lightbulb to see "I don’t but you do"

She slides over and runs her hand down my stomach "And just what is it you wantit to my lips for a kiss and it earns "

I certainly aone for sixteen days and I never stopped thinking of you for a second Not once It was a lot of time for me to consider our future and I came to a conclusion We aren’t a mundane couple but we live in a human world You and I aren’t bound by the practices of mortals but that doesn’t mean we can’t follow their traditions" I take her hand and pull her to sit on the side of the bed before I open the drawer of the nightstand

She’s surprised This isn’t where she thought I was going when I asked her to leave the light on

I drop tobox "We’re bound for eternity by soer than hu you asfrom the box and hold it up for her "The bond we share is so the world can’t see but this is an outward sy at you–both human and vampire–to see this so they’ll know you’re mine forever I love you, Avery Violet Ferrand Will you"I love you Solomon Braham Alexander and I’d be very happy to er and it’s a perfect fit "It’s beautiful–exactly what I would have chosen for myself"

I rise from my knees and take her face in my hands before I kiss her Hard A moment later she pulls away to catch her breath "When?"

I press er as I am to make this happen as soon as possible "I don’t want to wait"

She’s grinning "Well, I guess it’s the right thing to do since you’ve knocked ood reason to wait I can’t i since Jenn is her only re relative And since her sister still remains MIA after the Vincent incident, we’re her only family now "Would you do it next weekend?"

"I would do it thisin a courthouse before a judgeit here at the compound since this is where we became us?"

"I can’t think of awas small Jenn returned just in time to be present so only those we consider family were present as witnesses It was perfect and I wouldn’t have had it any other way

Dr Knight encouraged us to honeymoon nearby so I rented a house on the beach about thirty miles from the compound It’s not what I consider an ideal place to spend ht but we aren’t left withthe short notice and limited travel At least we have the entire place to ourselves

The house is modern–which I appreciate–but the entire decor is beach and nautical themed It’s not my cup of tea Nor is it very romantic I would have preferred a honey the world for two or three weeks but I happily sacrifice that for the sake of Avery and her pregnancy Maybe that can be an anniversary trip one day

We enter the ht The bedding is off-white The walls are beige and the ceramic tile floor is a blend of cream and khaki The furniture resembles driftwood but it’s the decorative pictures of the beach that co" She atteh aloud, "No, it’s not" It’s a typical beach house for vacationers There’s nothing alluring or seductive about it at all That et we’re not in a romantic honeymoon suite halfway around the world

She walks over to the double french doors and swings the the ocean Her hair rustles fro off the water "I love the sound of the waves rushing in Especially at night"

The beach is a new surrounding for me None of my vampire days have been spent in the sand and sun but I walked the beach at Pascagoula one night while checking in on Curry I was quite fond of the way the sand felt onwe could do while here

I approach my bride to wrap my arms around her from behind and I place a kiss on the side of her neck "Then we shall leave these open so you can listen all night if you wish"

"I’d like that very s er only a few hours earlier "I can’t believe we’re married with two babies on the way in a couple ofany quicker if soh I kneas a possibility, I was still in shock about finding another baby on our second visit with Dr Knight