Page 94 of Letters to the Lost

But it was taken from us. This, this is our moment and it’s everything I ever imagined for us.

“Pumpkin,” I whisper her name reverently as I continue to stare at her, unable to tear my eyes away.

Discreetly attempting to wipe my sweaty hands on my pants, I shuffle restlessly as she looks her fill of me.

Brenn quietly laughs before he kisses Autumn’s forehead and leaves, giving us a moment alone.

Everyone wanted to give us this moment alone, a chance to do what we would have been able to do if she hadn’t been taken from Jane.

“Do I look ok? I feel so overdressed,” She asks with an awkward laugh when we both fail to say something. Her hands smoothing down her dress nervously as she shuffles on her feet, a blush rising up her neck.

“You look -” I pause trying to find the words to tell her, “I can’t even find the words to tell you how beautiful you are. You’ve taken my words away baby.”

“Thank you, Atty,” she says as she steps into my outstretched arms, pulling at the lapels of my suit I happily oblige her and bend my head down to meet hers. Our lips brushing together in a soft kiss, Autumn lets out a soft sigh.

“God, I love you, Autumn,” I whisper against her lips.

“I love you too Atty,” She whispers back before kissing me again.

Every time she says those three little words to me, I feel like I’m on cloud nine. That anything could happen, and it would all be ok because I have her. I can’t count how many times I’ve called Ma just to tell her about Autumn. I’m sure she’s sick of it but Ma just takes it all in, asking questions since she loves Autumn nearly as much as I do.

Ma keeps reminding me that she has Nan’s old ring ready for me if I want to ask Autumn to marry me, and while I would do it in a heartbeat, we are still young, and Autumn is probably not ready for any of that just yet.

“Come on Pumpkin let’s go see your other boyfriends,” I say, holding my hand out for her to take.

Leading her out of the house, I open the front door revealing the others all standing by the limo that Autumn’s dad insisted on arranging for us.

He’s still not home from his hunt for Jane, and if he is it’s only for a few hours to check in with Autumn and Brenn before he goes back out looking for her.

His distrust of everyone after the camera getting put in her room and Jane managing to attack Autumn when she was supposed to be at therapy with a trusted psychologist.

As the others come into view Autumn's feet freeze on the top step as her eyes sweep over them all. Chuckling at her reaction to them all wearing suits, I lead her down the stairs taking extra care to watch where she’s stepping since she can’t stop looking at the others. All of them returning the gesture and watching her hungrily.

Tobias

How did I get so lucky that this girl in front of me is mine?

Her black V-neckline dress hugs her frame, the skirt flaring out as she steps out to meet us.

While I would have loved to have seen her while she walked down the stairs, Atlas deserves to have that moment alone. A first for them both that they should have gotten to have in high school.

Stepping forward I focus all of my attention on her face, absolutely transfixed on the blinding smile that lights up her face as she looks up at Atlas one last time before extracting herself from his grip.

Autumn turns back to face us all, her eyes roaming over us when she notices me stepping towards her, her eyes light up with joy as she smiles at me causing me to stumble over my own feet.

I was already in love with her, but this?

The smile, the way her eyes light up when she looks at me the same as she looks at the others with only love in her eyes.

I’m gone.

Hers.

Forever.

“You look breathtaking Babygirl,” I tell her as I reach my hand out for her to take. Autumn’s hand laces with mine as I spin her so I can fully take in her dress, “You better save me a dance,” I whisper into her ear as I pull her into my body.

“I’m walking in and dancing with all of you,” She tells me sternly as she looks up at me before she looks at the others, “Thank you for giving me and Atty the moment we needed but you are all my boyfriends, and we are doing this together or not at all.”

---