Ignite

“Hell ya, I would be. All I need to hear from you is I love you, Emmit and I’ll love you my whole life.”

I stopped walking and turned to face the man I loved more than anything in this entire world. “Do you know how happy I am?”

Emmit’s eyes lit up. “I hope very happy.”

“Nothing could ruin this feeling I have in my heart. Not even me tripping and falling on our cake or forgetting my vows.”

Emmit leaned down and gently kissed my forehead as he wrapped me up in his arms. “I feel the exact same way, Addie. Nothing can bring me down from this high. Unless you tell me no to what I had planned for us today.”

A sinking feeling in my chest had me looking at Emmit with fear. “What did you have planned?”

“Zip lining.”

My mouth dropped open as I took a step back. It was in that very moment I realized I was marrying an adrenaline junky. “Zip lining?”

Emmit nodded his head like a little boy in a toy store. “Yes! Chris, Todd, Ashley, even your dad, are signed up for it.”

My eyes widened as I tried to let his words fully sink in. “You want me . . . to go zip lining today? The day before our wedding? Zip lining?”

“Yeah. Across the canyons! Aren’t you excited, Addie?”

No words. I have zero words.

I’m going to die before I even get married.

STANDING ON THE PLATFORM, I watched as my sister took off over the gorge. I could hear her screams of delight as I turned and looked at Adaline. Her face was white as a ghost as she stood there, gripping onto the sides of the platform for dear life.

“You ready, baby?”

Her eyes widened in horror as she shook her head. “Hell no. I’m not doing this. I changed my mind.”

Letting out a soft chuckle, I took a snap shot of her with my phone and quickly posted it on my Instagram. My fans would love this shit! I captioned it One terrified future bride.

“Seriously? You took a picture of me?”

“And posted it on social media. My fans will love it.”

“I’m not marrying you anymore. I withdrawal from this arrangement.”

Throwing my head back, I laughed my ass off. “You look so fucking sexy, all suited up and ready for an adventure.”

“Fuck off, Emmit.”

Jetting my lips out, I gave Adaline my best pout. “Awe, pumpkin, come on. You know you want to do it. Hell, Addie, your father and mother did it!”

“They’re crazy! They ride motorcycles and do bungee jumping. They don’t count.”

The guy who was controlling the zip line motioned for Adaline to walk up. “No!” she yelled out as he attempted to control his laughter. “I’m glad you all think terrifying me is funny. What happens if it stops? Or gets caught on something and I plunge to my death?”

I frowned as I placed my hand on the side of her face. “That would suck considering I got you a pretty kick-ass wedding present.”

Adaline’s eyes lit up. “You did? What did you get me?”

With a shrug of my shoulders, I said, “You’ll have to zip line and then of course marry me tomorrow, and then find out.”

Pinching her brows together, Adaline asked, “Is it a big surprise or a little surprise?”

Lifting my arms up, I widened my hands and said, “It’s huge.”