Page 89 (1/2)
Picnic came to a stop at the end of the aisle, where Em and Dancer—as bridesmaids—waited to help Marie off the bike and fix her dress Then the tomen walked down the aisle before her, side by side We all rose as Picnic held out his arm to Marie, then slowly escorted her toward Horse
That’s when the people in the back started laughing
Everyone around us looked confused, and I glanced up to find Horse frowning He leaned over toward Ruger,as Marie moved forward, and then I was able to see the patch—“Property of Horse”—proudly displayed on her rear end, as pro back as Horse ca to him, and he looked around behind her to see the patch His face split in a huge grin and I glanced over to see Lacey biting her lip, trying not to laugh She winked at Marie, silently acknowledging that her daughter had won, and the ceremony started
I don’t re up to find Ruger watchingfacts, though The first was that Horse’s full name was Marcus Antonius Caesar McDonnell, God help him
The second was that Marie didn’t proirl
Then the minister pronounced them husband and wife, and Horse swept Marie up into a kiss that I was pretty sure could get a woar on Me” burst through the speakers and Horse all but carried her back down the aisle as everyone cheered—and bikers cheer loud
Ruger walked Dancer back down the aisle, and Em walked by herself
“They left the second spot for Bolt,” Maggs said to me, her eyesfor hione pale
“Are you all right?” I asked She gave o check on Silvie,” she said I irl She’s hter”
“Oh, she’s beautiful,” I said, but Cookie was already up andto know the Reapers
They were fiercely loyal to each other They seemed to talk in code sos They didn’t like cops and they kne to get rid of bodies The Reapers didn’t really shine, though, until you’d seen thee to celebrate and a pyras?
The place blew up
Marie’s one with casual, and I entered the courtyard to find it transforant, but was definitely fun There were lights everywhere, h food for two armies
Best of all? There was child care
Yup, she’d hired the entire staff of a local day care center to coa pony to ride on The kids even had their own little buffet where they could put together hot dogs and haers
Noah lost interest in s as he took off running “I didn’t realize Marie cas replied, laughing “But her stepdaddy’s trying to make up for lost tiets Today she wants a pony”