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"I don't want a big wedding," Courtney interrupted "I couldn't stand not having my father there to walk me down the aisle"
Fuck, he was such a du up? How could he not have thought of that? All he'd considered was the delay he hadn't wanted He'd done it again She was right He was inconsiderate and he needed to learn how to do better Starting now He leaned in again and kissed her forehead once more "Okay, then It's a secret until it's done, but then everyone knows, right?"
She broke out into a breathless, radiant sreed
Thank God
Later that night, Courtney experienced the gentlest love she'd known in her ad every inch of her skin slowly, as if he were entranced
As she lay awake in the after, her brain cells were rioting My God, he really loved her
All it had taken was one s him what she needed from him, a few very real tears, and he'd listened to every word He'd listened to her and tonight, he'd worshipped her body, his every touch gentle, his every stroke filled with love and a profound need for her
She closed her eyes in delight They were going to be so happy together They loved each other so ether like a glove
Life was so good Finally, life was good
Nothing could go wrong
A married woman now, the drive back across the Mississippi River was different than the drive over had been an hour earlier Courtney couldn't put her finger on exactly what it was, but Nick held her hand just a tadwheel with his left hand, and his right hand held hers over the console as he twirled both the engageer She glanced at his hand on the steering wheel and saw once again, the wedding band on his ring finger that matched hers
A shiver of delight danced down her spine
This man was hers Hers, by God
He glanced at her briefly before looking back to the road "Let's run by the house and get sos We'll tell mom the news and she can spread the word Later this weekend, we can pick up the rest of your stuff and you can ht?"
"Mht now Her brain was floating around somewhere in a state of blissful happiness and anticipation