past all the ugly darkness and you didn’t run. You are the only one who ever has seen inside, the only one who has ever cared enough to look. All my life, I thought I had been living, but that isn’t true. You are the reason my heart beats. You are the fire that rages in my soul. Because of you, I finally know what it feels like to be alive, to be truly loved.” I try to hold back the tears, but I can’t. Blinking hard, I stare back into her haunting eyes and continue.
“To have an ending to a story, you must first have a beginning. You are my beginning, Skylar Rose. You’re my beginning, middle, and end, my happily ever after. I will spend every minute of the rest of my life, showing you just how much I love and need you. A lifetime with you will never be enough.” Sliding on her ring, I chuckle at the way her eyes enlarge at the sight of it. Most would say I went a bit overboard on it, but nothing is good enough for her. “With this ring, I take you as my wife, my lover, my best friend, and my baby momma.”
She throws her head back and laughs that fucking beautiful laugh of hers, keeping a smile so bright on her face that she could outshine the sun. Reaching up on her tiptoes, she kisses me sweetly on my lips, leaving me with the taste of raspberry lip-gloss on my mouth. Dragging my tongue across my lips, I savor her taste in my mouth and pray that I can make it through this ceremony without taking her right here in front of everyone. Taking my ring from Kylie, she turns back to face me and smiles.
God, I love this woman.
“Sebastian, the love we share is something magical, unimaginable to most. Through everything we have been through, our love has always been the magnetic force, pulling us back together. When I’m in your arms, anything is possible. You’ve taken away the pain inside of me,” she says, choking up as she takes my hand and places it on her growing stomach.
Tenderly, I cup her cheek with my other hand, swiping away a trailing tear away with my thumb. “Baby, don’t cry,” I whisper and she smiles, drawing in a deep breath before she speaks.
“You’ve given me something so beautiful and perfect. The best parts of both of us are growing inside of me, promising us of a lifetime of happiness. Sebastian, you are my everything.” Sliding the ring on my finger, she continues, “I want you to be my forever and always. Love is forever, my forever is with you.”
I can’t help it. I pull her against me, and our mouths crash against each other. Our tongues hungrily devour one another. My lungs are burning before I let her go. We both gasp for air while the man who is conducting our ceremony clears his throat.
“By the power vested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride once again.” He laughs.
She throws her arms around me, and I lift her up, bringing her belly tightly against me. Kissing her with everything in me, I know I hold everything in my arms right now. When we finally break away, I gently set her down on the ground. She looks up at me with so much love that I think I am going to melt.
Fuck me, she is so damn beautiful!
“I love you so much,” she says, smiling.
“Not as much as I love you.”
Skylar
My husband is simply amazing to do all of this for me. I look around and see my sister laughing as Nik spins her and Kylie around in the sand. Today… this… is simply perfect. Holding on to him, I lay my head against his chest and move to the music of Katy Perry’s “Unconditionally.” Words could never be truer. Despite everything we’ve been through, he is my life. He kisses my forehead and I look up at him. We don’t have to say a word because the lyrics speak for us. His amber eyes are so full of light and happiness. Leaning in, he holds me close as our lips touch. His hands find my face and he deepens the kiss. I lose every sense of my surroundings. I’m completely lost in this man. Our tongues dance hungrily with one another. When
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