Page 106 of Watch Me
“Same here. Thank you again.”
We hung up, and I turned to Maddie. “I have a job interview with the 15thDistrict!”
“Yay!” She rushed into my arms and hugged me tightly. “I’m so happy for you.”
“Thanks, honey.”
With one final squeeze, she pulled back. “Let’s go get you hitched, and then tonight we have more things to celebrate.”
“Let’s.” We exited the restroom and walked to the waiting room just outside where the ceremony would beheld.
“Ready?” Ethan asked, grabbing myhand.
My answer would never change, no matter who was asking me. “Yes.”
Everyone went into the room, and Ethan and I walked in together, still holding hands. My parents had come up from Florida, and even though we had exceeded the fifteen person limit allowed in to witness our vows, the judge allowed it, since Sergeant Valor was a colleague of sorts, and he had put the Lakeshore Killer behindbars.
The seats filled up fast, and others lined the back wall as Ethan and I waited in front of the dark wood desk. The judge walked in and stood behind the desk. He read a script about promises and joining together as one family, but I wasn’t listening. I was staring into Ethan’s blue eyes and trying not to cry. I had never been so happy in my entire life. Maddie’s birth and the day I married my soulmate were tied as the bestdays.
“Ethan, do you take Reagan to be your lawfully wedded wife, forsaking all others, to love, honor, and cherish her in sickness and in health and in good times and bad, whatever your future may bring?”
“I do,” he responded with a huge smile directed atme.
“And Reagan, do you take Ethan to be your lawfully wedded husband, forsaking all others, to love, honor, and cherish him in sickness and in health and in good times and bad, whatever your future may bring?”
I grinned at Ethan. “I do.”
In a blur, we exchanged rings that were a sign of faith and love, repeating after the judge and slipping the rings on each other’s fingers. The judge declared us husband and wife and told Ethan he could kiss me. I’d expected a sweet kiss—especially since we were in front of our family—but Ethan surprised me by pulling my face to his and kissing me long and deep until we were breathless. Rhys was in the background whooping and hollering, then Carter yelled for us to get a room, and I wanted nothing more than to do that with my husband, but we had singing to do. At least Rhysdid.
“Ready to go ring in the new year as husband and wife, Mrs. Valor?” Ethanasked.
I grinned wide. “Yes, I am, husband.”
He kissed me again and then we shared hugs with our family before walking out of the courthouse to start our forever. Maddie rode with us to our after party.
“I have news,” I announced as Ethan drove toward thebar.
He looked over at me briefly. “What’s that?”
“While I was in the bathroom, I got a call for a job interview.”
His blue eyes widened. “You did?”
“Yep!”
“Congrats. I know you’ll get it.”
“Well, we don’tknowthat.”
“No reason for you not to,” he countered. This was true. The position was entry level, and I had to start somewhere. Granted it all depended on how many people wanted the same jobtoo.
We were silent as we continued toward the bar until Maddie leaned between the two front seats of the truck and asked, “Are you going to sing?”
“Maybe,” Ireplied.
“Are you, Ethan?” shequestioned.
Ethan smiled at me. “I have a song in mind.”
