Whistles, congrats rushed toward them, and she accepted them, loving Drake even more.
****
Grace didn’t make him wear a tuxedo, and he married her within the church. Drake had to wonder if she was going to change her mind at the last minute, and he’d find a tux waiting. She stood beside him at the church, and they spoke their vows, promising to love each other. Drake would die for her, and he knew that his brothers would put their lives on the line to protect her. He’d do the same for his brothers and their women.
“You’re fucking married. How did that fucking happen?” Caleb asked.
“I don’t fucking know, man. I’m also going to be a father. I keep thinking I’m going to wake up.” He sipped on a bottle of water. They were not staying at the clubhouse tonight. He was taking them to a hotel, and from there, they were going to the Caribbean for a couple of weeks.
Grace was only going to get bigger, and he wanted her to have a honeymoon to remember and to enjoy.
“What are you going to do about that one over there?” he said, pointing at Kitty Cat. Caleb’s woman was standing with Cora, Stacey, Grace, Suzy, Lucy, Chloe, and Teri. Stacey had been allowed to come as she’d given an apology to Leo and Paul. It helped that Leo and Paul had gotten over Stacey, and were no longer giving her their attention. There were times he caught sight of Stacey staring at them, but again, she’d lost them both.
“There’s nothing to do but wait. I start pushing, and she’s going to run in the opposite direction. I’ve got to play it cool.”
“Play it cool?”
“It’s what I keep telling myself all the time. Play it cool, and Kitty will see I love her when she’s damn good and ready.”
Drake saw that Caleb was hurting.
“It will get easier.”
“I’ve got no plans to leave her. I just wanted to wish you congratulations.”
He shook Caleb’s hands, and then moved toward his wife. Grace was his wife. It seemed too crazy to even contemplate, but that was exactly what she was.
My wife.
Wrapping his arms around her waist, he tugged her against him, and they started dancing.
“Hello, husband.”
“Hello, wife.” He touched her back, moving around to stroke her stomach. “How’s our kid?”
“Resting. It was kicking like crazy in the church.”
Drake didn’t care if it was a boy or girl. He only hoped that it was a healthy baby.
“This has been one of the best days of my life,” Grace said. “I could never have imagined that day when I first saw you, us being here now.”
“It has been quite a ride, don’t you think? It’s been hot, and dirty, and the stuff of dreams.”
She giggled. “It really has, hasn’t it? Wow, I still can’t believe that we were friends, and then lovers.”
“Nah, we fucked a hell of a lot. We just fucked each other with words, and our company.”
Grace snorted. “I love you, Drake.”
Kissing the top of her head, he held her close, refusing to let go.
“I love you, Grace. I will ‘til the day I die, and then, if I can, I’ll keep on loving you beyond that.”
They danced for the rest of the night until it was time to go to the hotel. James shook his hand, giving him an envelope full of money, or at least, he thought it was money.
“What’s this?”
“It’s deeds to a house. I got Richard to start purchasing that one near the town. It has a little garden, and it’s not far from Lucy and the kids. It’s only little, but it’s a start.”