He rushed over to me and took me in his arms. He kissed me like he was never going to kiss me again.
When he finally pulled his lips away from mine, he held me tighter in his arms.
“Jeff, what’s wrong?” I asked as I leaned back to look at him.
His eyes were filled with tears.
“I just needed to make sure this wasn’t a dream, Ari. I needed to see you. I needed to touch you. I needed to kiss you and tell you how lucky I am to have you in my life. Thank you so much for not giving up on me when I gave you so many reasons to just walk away. I was so lost when you weren’t in my life, baby. You literally saved me, Arianna. ”
I stood there and just stared at him. I was fighting back the tears. I would be so pissed if I started crying right now.
“Jeff, I love you more than life itself. I never thought this day would come. To be standing here in front of you, pregnant with our baby, knowing I get to wake up to you every morning for the rest of my life, I’m so overwhelmed by happiness I can’t even think straight. The only thing I can think about is if Matt’s going to walk down the aisle, singing about being a mudder-fucking cowboy. ”
Jeff threw his head back and laughed. He took a step away and looked me up and down.
“You’re breath-taking. Do you know that, baby?”
I smiled and let my eyes move up and down his body.
“You look pretty handsome yourself. ”
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Jeff walked over and opened it.
“What the hell are you doing in here?” my mother asked.
“I’m leaving right now. I just needed to see my beautiful bride and tell her how much I love her. ” Jeff turned to look at me.
I smiled at him, and my heart just melted with the smile he gave back. Good Lord, that boy is handsome as hell. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, how am I going to look at him and say those vows when all I’m thinking about is getting his ass naked?
My mom and dad walked in as Jeff left the room. My mother let out a gasp when she saw me, and my father had a grin from ear to ear.
“Tu es belle Arianna. ”
I loved it when my father spoke to me in French.
“Merci, papa, pour dire que je suis beau. ”
“Oh Arianna, you literally took my breath away when I saw you,” my mother said as she walked up and hugged me.
Jenny walked in and smiled.
“So, Matt and Lauren are ready to go. Lauren is beyond thrilled that she gets to be yet another flower girl. She informed me that she knows what to do, so I can leave it up to her. ”
I let out a laugh. Lauren my little cousin, looked like a princess and acted like it, too. I let her pick out her own dress. Damn, that girl has good taste. I’ve taught her well. It was an elegant silver satin dress with a pin pick-up in the front and a satin bow. The bodice was embroidered with rosettes. It looked perfect on her.
“Ari, it’s about that time. Do you need a minute or two with your mom and dad?” Jen asked.
Daddy looked at me and winked. “Hell no, I paid for some good food, and I’m starving. The faster I get her down the aisle, the faster I can sit down and eat. ”
I just smiled at my father. He didn’t want any time alone with me because his ass was afraid he would cry.
“Allez-vous à pleurer papa?” I asked with a wink.
“No, I’m not going to cry. Now, let’s walk you down that aisle baby girl. ”
As everyone came back into the room, bouquets of flowers were passed out. Heather, Amanda, and Ellie had white and silver roses in their bouquets. I still had no idea how they got the roses to be silver, and I didn’t care. They were beautiful.
My bouquet was full of stargazer lilies. I smiled when Jenny handed them to me. She winked at me because I was sure she knew I was thinking back to the night Jeff asked me to marry him.