apter 728

“Gavin

“In

your speech earlier, you mentioned that in your childhood, you wanted a joint wedding with your best friend,” I said, cutting off whatever she was about to say. She blinked up at me, surprised but after a moment, she nodded slowly.

“I did say that, yes,” she confirmed.

“It got me thinking that I could never give you that,” I admitted, hating how her face fell a little and the light dimmed from her eyes. “I could never give you the wedding you wanted as a child…‘

She nodded.

know…” she said, her voice coming

bond. I could feel it as if it were my

I told her, dipping my head to capture her eyes again. “I would never want to share that moment with anyone else. When I marry you, it won’t be at * tail end of someone else’s vows. It’s our day. Just you. Just me. Because you

breathing got caught in her throat as she sucked in sharp breath; realization dawning

she whispered, her eyes holding

lower, capturing her lips with mine, tasting her because I couldn’t stand not tasting her for a second longer. My tongue slid across her bottom lip, and she parted her

smiling when she made a small,

of me that I didn’t think could heal. You filled me with something that I thought died a long time ago,” I whispered against her lips. “You filled my house with life and laughter after it’s been empty for so long. You thawed a heart that was

cheeks, and her lips trembled. I kissed her lightly on the lips before pulling

rounded belly, feeling our baby

you are giving me and my family the greatest gift we could ever ask for,”

love you,” she whispered, her tone

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