“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.

“I know…” she said, her voice coming out as a broken whisper.

She was trying to hide away her pain, but I could feel it because of our mate bond. I could feel it as if it were my own. She looked away for a moment; holding my gaze had become too painful.

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.

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

she whispered, her eyes holding

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 mouth to let me in, but I didn’t accept the invitation

the kiss, smiling when she made a small, distressed sound

died a long time ago,” I whispered against her lips. “You filled my house

trembled. I kissed her lightly on

put my hands on her rounded belly, feeling our

ever ask for,” I told her. “You are giving us hope for a better

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