Faithful (Wanted 3)

Victoria stood up a little taller and tilted her head.

“Shall I walk you out, or have you removed?”

She looked over at Gunner and made a face before she turned back to me. “Fine. I’m leaving. You can have him. He sucked in bed anyway. ”

Something inside me snapped, and I slapped her across the face as hard as I could. My damn hand was stinging and still hurt from the last time I’d hit this girl. “Go fuck yourself, you bitch,” I said.

Victoria put her hand up to her face as tears were filling her eyes.

“I suggest you leave now before I do what I really want to do to you. ”

Victoria moved and started to make her way out of the hotel. I put my left hand on the wall to hold myself up as I tried to catch my breath.

Gunner squeezed my shoulders as he leaned down toward my ear. “Holy hell, girl. You just made me so damn proud, Heather!”

“Jesus H. Christ!” Ari said.

I turned and saw Ari leaning up against the wall. She was smiling from ear to ear, and I couldn’t help but smile back at her.

“I knew you had that shit deep down inside you!”

Gunner and I both started laughing. He reached for my hand and smiled as he kissed the back of it. He brought Ari and me in for a hug.

I slowly pulled away and looked at Gunner and Ari. “How in the hell did she know where and when the wedding was?”

“Evil witches like her use their wicked powers to find shit out,” Ari said with a smile.

“This shit stays between the three of us. Nobody else needs to know we had a visitor today,” Gunner said.

Ari and I both said at the same time, “Agreed. ”

It was finally time for Josh and me to leave the reception. The best part of the evening was when Ellie’s mom had caught the bouquet.

Josh and I were standing in the elevator as he looked over at me and winked. “Are you happy, Mrs. Hayes?”

My heart dropped when he called me that. I smiled and wanted nothing more than to be in his arms. “Yes, very happy!”

The elevator stopped, and the doors opened. An older couple walked in and smiled at us. “Oh! Congratulations!” the woman said.

“Thank you!” Josh and I both said at the same time.

“So, where are you going on your honeymoon?”

Josh tilted his head at me and shook it.

I started laughing as I held up my hands. “I swear, I didn’t!”

The older couple looked at us with confused expressions.

When he slowly let that panty-melting smile of his cross his face, my heart melted.

“It’s a surprise. I haven’t told her yet,” he said, never taking his eyes away from mine.

“How romantic. You’re a very lucky young lady,” she said as she smiled at her husband.

“Yes. Yes, I am. ”

The doors opened, and the older gentleman called over his shoulders, “Get in lots of baby-making practice!”