I leave Hazel with Slick and hope she’ll still be here after the ceremony. If I have to chase her down again, she’ll regret it. I glance around at everyone in attendance.
There’s members from several charters of the club present today including the national Prez, Jameson and his Ol’ Lady.
Only thing on my mind though is getting Murder and Alexa hitched as quickly as possible so I can get back to Hazel. So I can lose myself between her heavenly thighs for the next month. Soon as I get her in my bed, we aren’t leaving it unless it’s to rehydrate.
I take my place under the large tent behind the clubhouse. Murder and Alexa are lucky the weather is cooperating.
Murder stands to my left in his best jeans and his leather cut as we wait for Alexa to walk down the aisle. Bastard even cleaned up his beard. If things go my way this could be Hazel and I before long. I don’t want to wait. I’ve lost enough time with her. I keep thinking that I’m going to wake up having imagined finding her. A daydream walking.
The music starts signaling the beginning of the ceremony.
Alexa’s gorgeous in her ivory wedding gown being escorted by her daughter Wylla Mae on one arm and son-in-law East on the other. She reaches Murder and me radiating with nothing but love for her man.
“Who gives this woman in marriage?”
“Her daughter and I do,” East answers, placing Alexa’s hand in James’s.
I stare into the crowd of guests seeking out Hazel and find her in the back shooting daggers at me. I need to get through this so I can explain about Joanie. We weren’t serious, but guess she read more into the relationship than I thought.
“Let’s get straight to it. These two crazy kids have danced around each other for years,” I state. “Marriage is sacred. A bond between souls.” I stare at Hazel as I speak. “Alexa and James knew from the moment they met that there would never be anyone else. No matter what life has thrown at them their love has stood through the test of time.” Hazel returns my gaze, and I hope she gets that I’m partly speaking to her. “Enemies and grief. Nothing will come between them. Today in front of their Royal Bastard family they pledge their eternal devotion.” I pause for a breath. “I’m gonna spare you the bullshit and get right down to it. Prez, Murder, my man. Do you promise to be the man Alexa needs?”
“I do.”
“Fine ass, Alexa. Fucking beautiful, woman. Mean that.” Prez glares at me, but Alexa looks beautiful. She’s glowing with such damn happiness its nearly contagious. “Do you promise to be a down ass chick who’ll ride or die for Prez here? To love him and be true to him?”
“I think I’ll keep him.”
“Good. East, give’m the rings.”
Alexa and Murder exchange their rings, and I’m ready to be done with this and get to Hazel. I can tell she’s getting antsy and is ready to bolt. I can’t have that. I need her by my side. To sleep next to. That I awaken to. I need her i
n every way, and she needs me too.
“By the power vested in me by the wild and wonderful state of West Virginia I pronounce you Prez and his Old Lady. Kiss your woman.”
Murder grabs his woman and lays a big kiss on her sealing their union.
I make for Hazel the first chance I get nodding my hellos on the way avoiding getting sucked into any conversations.
“See that wasn’t so bad, was it?”
“I need a drink or five. You might want to get a different day job other than officiating wedding ceremonies. I can’t believe you told the bride she has a fine ass.”
“It’s true. Alexa is a beautiful woman.”
“And the chick in the parking lot?”
“Babe,” I mutter and put an arm around her as I lead her into the bar for the reception.
I grab us a few beers and find a table out of the way of everyone else. I know this is the last place Hazel wants to be right now and don’t want to overwhelm her with introductions. I can’t duck out early though. Would be disrespectful to my Prez and my club.
Prez fought like hell to give Alexa the perfect wedding and we all owe it to him to celebrate the union that’s been twenty years in the making.
I take a hard pull of my beer. “You say hi to Lily yet?”
“No. I met Slick. I told him to let her know that I’ll approach when I’m ready.”
“So, you’re going to meet her?”