“Think your old lady will like that?” I tease him.
“She’ll be all right.”
“This summer. That’s when we’re getting married.” I look down at my left hand at the ring on my finger knowing that there is nothing I want more in this world than to marry Shawn.
“I’ll be here. Might even give you away.” At that statement I laugh.
“I’ll hold you to it.”
“Looking forward to it. I’ll see you around. Take care of him, Melissa. I know he’s still hurting and that you are too.”
I bite my bottom lip and nod. “I promise.” I watch Uno walk down the sidewalk to his motorcycle. Shawn pulls up behind him. The two of them exchange words that I can’t hear but it makes me smile to see them on good terms. Uno roars off on his bike and Shawn walks up to me.
“You got everything ready for the party?”
“Yeah. MaryAnn decorated the clubhouse. Sara and Harley are bringing the cake. Amber and Shelly are taking care of the refreshments.”
“Good. That means we have time” he says, confusing me.
“Time for what?” I ask as we go inside.
“Time for this.” His lips come down on mine. Our sex life has been non-existent being neither of us were in a good place emotionally. Even when Shawn asked me to marry him, we didn’t sleep together. We have both been through a lot and to be honest I have been the one pushing for us to reconnect on a physical level. Shawn has been the one unable to move o
n from what Carmen attempted to do to him. I have been patient and letting him heal in his own time. But now that he is making the first move an taking the initiative, all bets are off.
I kiss him back pouring everything that I feel for him into the kiss, wanting him to know I am fully committed to him no matter what. Him and Jimmy are my world.
“I’m so sorry I have let you down. I know I’ve not been in a good place but that changes today.”
“You have nothing to be sorry for, Shawn. Nothing. Do you hear me? I love you and I would go through everything all over again a million times if it still led me here to you. You’re my man. The only man I will ever truly love and want. You. Only ever you.”
His mouth comes down on mine, his tongue thrusting deep in my mouth. I can feel his love, his devotion, his undying need to be with me.
“I’ll love you forever, you’re my favorite girl,” he tells me as he leads me to bed.
Fingers laced, mouths fused, we fall into bed to get started on our happily ever after.
Epilogue
—Cocky
There was a time in my life that I thought today would never happen. But it’s here. The day I make Melissa my wife. Her and the other old ladies have spent months planning every little detail from the color of my damn socks to the damn seasoning for the steaks we are serving. I wouldn’t expect anything less from them though. When they get together, they can make anything happen, including getting Stephanie and Uno here.
I expected their presence to be awkward and tense but surprisingly they have been welcomed. They were part of our family once upon a time and in a way they still are. Stephanie is still as big of a bitch as she ever was but that’s who she is. Though I gotta say when I see the love in her eyes for her son, I know that somewhere buried deep down inside the woman there is a heart that doesn’t only bleed black. When Melissa told me that Uno wanted to give her away, I thought she was joking.
But as I stand at the altar waiting for my bride to be and I see Uno decked out in a tux for the occasion with Melissa on his arm in her wedding gown I see that they were both serious. I can’t be mad at them. They have a bond. A friendship that most men wouldn’t like, but I know that any romantic feelings between them are long gone. I trust Melissa and as crazy and fucked up as it sounds, I trust Uno too. At the end of the day he has my back and I have his. Boogeyman is wearing his damn priest getup again. He is officiating the ceremony. Fucker uses any excuse to get dressed up to turn Shelly on with his kinky fuckery. I swear the bastard has some weird ass fantasy for every occasion.
Melissa and I have travelled a long hard road to get to where we are but the journey to today has been worthwhile. She’s my world. Her and Jimmy. Little man is standing next to me in a matching pair of jeans and leather cut. He wants to be just like me one day and I can only try to do my best to be a man worthy of the honor of being his dad and to the baby I plan on making with Melissa later tonight. I’ve waited long enough to get what I want and what I want is to add to our family. When I told her I wanted at least five more kids she laughed in my face, but I meant it. She’ll see when I keep her pregnant for the next few years.
Uno hands her off to me and I break tradition. Lifting her veil, I claim her lips as Boogeyman clears his throat and tries to break us apart. “I’ve not gotten to that part,” he complains, and everyone laughs.
“No but I have,” I reply.
Melissa looks at Boogeyman and says, “We both do.” He throws his note cards in the air as my woman kisses me again.
I don’t stop kissing her until I get her alone and under me.
The End For Now