Again we burst out laughing.
“Roses are red, violets are blue, I love you guys, I hope you love me, too.”
We all just stare at him, until he starts to laugh. “I’m just shitting with you.”
“Uncle Ledge!” Danny gasps. “You said the S word.”
He looks instantly chagrined. “Aww, shit, sorry, princess.” When he realized he just said it again, he covers his face. “Dammit.”
When Carter finally catches his breath from laughing, he says, “Your gift is teaching my kid how to curse?”
“You know me,” he says, shrugging his shoulders. “When you’re all done laughing, I actually have something that doesn’t include me cursing.”
We all get comfortable again and Rhett looks at me.
“I never got to dance with you at your wedding, so I was hoping you’ll dance with me today.”
“That’s perfect,” Marcus says, a huge smile on his face.
The opening notes to ‘Dance with my father’ fill the room, as Rhett holds his hand out to me.
I take his hand with a trembling lip and bite it to keep from crying. He pulls me into his arms and holds me close as he starts to dance.
Rhett could never dance, he flat out refused to, but right now he’s dancing with me.
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Suddenly, Rhett stops, and he holds his hand out to Marcus. He helps him up, and hands me over to Marcus, to dance the rest of the song with.
I don’t take my eyes off Marcus, trying to imprint the color of blue, the love they hold, and the huge soul behind them, into my mind forever.
When the song ends, I say, “I love you with every beat of my heart.” I stand on my toes and press a kiss to his forehead, before I help him back to the chair.
Jax gets up, and for a second, he just stares at the floor. “That’s hard to follow up on. I’d dance with you, dude, but I don’t think it will have quite the same effect,” he jokes with Marcus.
“This is something I thought long about. What’s the one thing you’ll regret? I know you still blame yourself for what happened to Mia.” Instantly, the fun atmosphere evaporates, and my eyes dart between Jax and Marcus. “I took the list, and I went to see every single name on that page. Well, everyone but Josie.”
Jax hands Marcus a piece of paper, and I hold my breath until Marcus starts to laugh. “A petition? You got them to sign a petition for me to get over my guilt trip?”
“Yeah, I figured you needed it. Like an intervention on paper.”
Marcus nods, actually looking happy and I let out the breath I’ve been holding. “I needed this. I really did. Thanks, Jax.”
“You’re welcome.” He leans over Marcus and presses a kiss to the side of his head. “Love you.”
Marcus just nods, not able to say anything.
I jump up. “My turn,” I sing as I dance over the floor.
“Oh yes, where’s the pole?” Jax jokes, and I wink at him before I retrieve the envelopes from behind the TV.
“I’m giving you all vouchers. Marcus has taught me the value of time. So each of you gets a voucher for a day, in which my time will be yours to spend any way you want to.”
“I know how Logan will be spending his,” Marcus quips, as I start to hand out the envelopes and it makes the last of the tension fade away.
When Logan gets up, he walks over to the TV and switches it on. He hooks a camera up to the TV, presses play, then comes to sit next to me again. I relax into his side as he places his arm around my shoulders.
We’re all shocked as memories of us plays out on the screen. Logan asking the guys to help him pick a ring for me. Marcus and Willow sleeping. Rhett snoring. At that one we all laugh. Then there’s Danny telling Rhett and me to hurry for the wedding, and the actual wedding itself. Even my pole dance is on it.