Page 103 of Dare to Dance
Kody took over. “Today, my heart is filled with more love than I knew possible. I never imagined any of us getting married. Heck, it felt like yesterday when we were ten years old and causing trouble with girls. Now my brother has a family. I echo what Kade and Kelton said with one addition. Go and make more babies.”
Okay, I wasn’t expecting that. I figured Kody would’ve written us a song. But his sentiment was so much better. Regardless, Ruby and I weren’t ready for another just yet. Our plan was to wait a year before we tried for another kid. We wanted Raven to have a sibling or two. Hell, I wouldn’t mind having a boy.
Everyone laughed.
“Now your vows,” Kade said.
Ruby and I turned to face each other.
She peered up at me with so much love in her eyes. “Kross Maxwell, thank you for being persistent in your pursuit to find me. I’ve never stopped thinking about you since the day we met at the academy. While I’m sad that we lost four years, I’m also beyond happy that we did. I believe we’re that much stronger as a couple and as a family. I want lots of babies with you. I want to grow old with you. More than anything, I love you as big as the universe.” She gave me one of her shy looks.
Yep, the blood was flowing heavily south.
I licked my lips as I searched her face. I didn’t agonize over my vows. I knew exactly what I wanted to say. Nevertheless, I took in a deep breath of fresh air. “Star light. Star bright. You’re the only star I see tonight. I wish I may. I wish I might. You’re the only one I wish tonight. You’re my angel, and I want to dance under the stars with you until death do us part.” I leaned in and whispered in her ear. “Naked that is.”
She shivered.
When I retreated, my brothers spoke in unison. “I now pronounce you husband and wife.”
They had barely said “wife” when Ruby grabbed my face, plunged her tongue into mouth, and kissed me as though I was her last breath. I knew she was mine. Fireworks went off in my chest, my heart, and everywhere else in me. Our lives had just begun.
