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"Well," he said "I tried to eat it but it hurt ht maybe it was a rock, not popcorn I sniffed it to see if it smelled like a rock, but it went up my nose!" He pointed at his face "Then the harder I tried to get it the worse it got! Now I’ able to breathe Maybe Chadwick should carry the rings" He looked at Sam’s assistant with hope

"Leo, please tell et out of being the ring bearer" I shook ht it was a rock But maybe I shouldn’t have to carry that silly pillo"

"Anyone have a pair of tweezers?" I shook et so things in your nose, okay?" I frowned at hirily

"Because you could put so can hurt ht not to laugh

"Well, I’m pretty sure that the man of steel never tried to cook popcorn in his nose"

"Oh! Could he cook it in his nose?" Violet bopped happily next to me "That would be cool"

"No, but it could hurt him" Chadwick burst into the roo my teeth I reached into his nostril with the tool It didn’t take long, but I was relieved to have the little kernel out of danger’s way Tossing the kernel and the tweezers into the trash, I gratefully took the hand sanitizer Chadwick proffered Jess handedparty wasn’t large, which was perfect Sa to her surrounding her on her wedding day I admired her sense of self and the way she stood up for what she wanted This would be the first royal wedding that had not taken place in the palace chapel in hundreds of years When Mother had started talking about plans, Sam had cleared her throat and very quietly said no There had been only two things Saa piece of her mother’s veil incorporated into her dress

The rest she let us handle I’d done my best to make sure she was involved, but when it boiled down to it, she just wanted to get ood time That had meant I’d had a lot of fun with the details, which she would probably never notice--and I was really okay with that

As wethe church in a so at weddings Accompanied by Patricia, Sa and the two children, while Jess and I would follow behind

"You’ve got this" I winked at Sa as Alex is at the end of the aisle, nothing elseon his heels and craning his neck to see you" I laughed Despite my smile, my heart clenched a little as I wondered if I would ever have that kind of love

As the doors opened, Sahed at my joke It hadn’t really been my intention, but I knew instantly that the pictures of her happiness would azine She practically vibrated with eagerness, and there was no way of faking that anticipation

The voices of the children’s chorus, acco enseun There were ca in ways that I hoped would keep the too obvious

I couldn’t see Sam as she moved down the stairs and across the lawn, but I could see the expressions on the guests’ faces And they were in awe Sam would never see the effect she had on people or the way she filled her new role so perfectly, but it was obvious to those of us on the sidelines She was meant for Alex in a way that no one else would ever be able to match And while I would never be able to explain how happy that made me, it also re from the trees and the aisle was lined with flowered plants that gave the entire area a fairy-tale feel--withI watched as he broke protocol and peeked over his shoulder to see Sam The look in his eyes and the sle You would never have known there were a thousand people packed into the palace lawn by the look in his eyes

The forroom had been modified for Patricia Just a feords in Lilarian had been swapped so that it honored Sam’s late parents and her relationship with Patricia There had been a lot of debate in the tabloids and gossip websites about how they were going to handle the situation, but I doubted that anyone would be able to find fault in the way it was presented

When Alex took Sam’s hand, tears formed in my eyes and I couldn’t help it For the world, today wasn’t just about their wedding--it was about Sa a princess But for Sae And that was exactly how it should be

I tookcareful attention on Violet, and watched as my brother promised to cherish and protect my best friend The entire cerele when she said a rong It wasn’t until they were pronounced ed