Kyle glanced over at Mackenzie, who was due in a couple of months, imagining how Gya would look pregnant. The fathers-to-be, Wade and Wyatt, couldn’t have looked happier.
He couldn’t wait for him and Aaron to be dads.
In every row he saw friends and neighbors that had come to witness his and Aaron’s marriage to Gya.
; The organist began playing “The Wedding March” announcing the arrival of the bride. The crowd stood and turned to the back of the chapel.
Gya came into view on the arm of Stephanie, her mom. Kyle’s heart swelled in his chest, viewing her dressed in the gown she’d refused to let him and Aaron see. She looked like a vision of beauty. Her hair was worn up, with tiny ringlets cascading around her gorgeous face. Carrying a multicolored bouquet, she smiled, filling him with such joy.
“That’s our angel, bro,” he whispered to Aaron.
“The most beautiful angel in the world and probably heaven, too.” His brother’s tone was layered with awe and devotion.
Gya walked up the aisle with Stephanie. When they were next to Maude’s row, Gya handed the dear woman a red rose. They embraced.
Stephanie and Gya stood in front of Pete.
“Who gives this woman?”
“I do,” Stephanie said. “Her mother.”
Gya kissed her on the cheek and handed her a rose just like the one she’d given Maude.
Stephanie took her seat.
Gya stepped forward and he and Aaron took their positions, one on each side of their bride.
He grabbed her hand, thrilled that she was about to be his and Aaron’s wife.
Aaron gave his vows first. “I, Aaron Strait, take you, Gya Gaynor, to be my wedded wife. In my darkest hour you came into my life and brought warmth and light that changed everything for me. You have already proven the part about ‘in sickness and in health’ of the marriage vows, sweetheart. You have seen me at my lowest and never faltered. I couldn’t have made it through my treatment without you. I love you with all my heart.” His voice shook just a bit, and he continued. “With my whole being, I vow to be the best I can for you from now until my last breath.”
Per Wilde wedding protocols, the other groom, Kyle, stepped up in front of Gya, taking her hands. “I, Kyle Strait, can’t imagine a single day without you by my side. I was adrift and you gave me purpose and meaning. You are my world, Gya. You are the most beautiful person, inside and out, I’ve ever known. I’m yours. Always.” He gazed into her eyes. “I vow to do my best to make you smile every day, to always respect your opinion, to protect you from harm, and to love you for the rest of my days.”
Gya smiled, keeping hold of one of his hands and taking one of Aaron’s. “I was alone in the world for so long, not believing in the very songs I sang. Love? I thought it was for everyone else, but not me. You, my wonderful Kyle and Aaron, showed me I not only could be loved but I could love. My heart was opened for the first time in my life. The walls were down. I let you in. That’s where I want you to stay for the rest of my life.” A sweet tear rolled down her cheek. “I trust you. I trust you completely. I promise to keep trusting you, to keep loving you, to keep walking into our future between both of you for the rest of my life.”
As Pete guided them through the rest of the vows, Kyle squeezed Gya’s hand.
Pete continued. “Just as these rings being given are circles without end, so should your love for each other be eternal. Do you so promise?”
In unison, the three of them answered, “I do.”
“Just as they are made of incorruptible substance, your commitment to each other should never fail. Do you so promise?”
Again, “I do.”
“Gentlemen, you may now give your rings to the bride and each of you say, ‘With this ring, I thee wed.’”
Aaron held her hand as he slipped on the tiny silver ring. “With this ring, I thee wed.”
Kyle took her same hand and placed the matching band on the same finger. “With this ring, I thee wed.”
Pete looked at Gya. “You have a ring for each of your grooms. You may now give the rings to them and say to each, ‘With this ring, I thee wed.’”
Gya’s voice quivered slightly as she placed the band on Aaron. “With this ring, I thee wed.”
She turned to Kyle, and he could see in her eyes something that thrilled him. She was happy. “With this ring, I thee wed.”