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“So you all want my skin to have tiger stripes?” I laughed.
“I’m on your side,” said Midge. “One and done for me. Look, guys, I’m taking off. It was nice meeting you, Tina.” Midge waved and kissed me on the cheek. “Stay out of trouble back home. I’ll catch you when you’re back.”
Midge walked away, and I turned to take Victor from Mom’s arms. He smelled like baby shampoo and Mom’s perfume, and it made me happy. “He wasn’t too much trouble for you during the ceremony, was he?”
“Not at all. He slept the whole time.” Mom straightened his little tuxedo coat.
“I can’t get over how much he looks like me.” Lucas touched Victor’s nose and kissed my forehead. “I am the luckiest man alive.”
I felt the same, that I was the luckiest woman alive. I looked around our reception hall at our guests. Some of my associates from the modeling world. Midge, who was walking way. Henry, who had come around to believe I was good for Luke after my advice caused him to swing a new direction with a client and score a million-dollar contract. And my mother, who had become our biggest supporter. The only one missing, who I thought should have been there, was my father.
As was his normal custom, he shirked his paternal duty in favor of some other grand adventure and sent a card instead. In a non-traditional fashion, I had Mr. Fink walk me down the aisle. Though he was only my agent, he had become as close to me as a brother over the past year. He was rough around the edges, but he cared, and in my book, that was all that mattered.
“You look sad,” Lucas said, leaning closer to me.
“Not sad, sentimental. It seems like this entire roomful of people are in my life because of you.”
“Here, let me take him.” Mom interrupted to steal Victor away from me.
I handed him over and followed my husband out onto the dance floor to enjoy another dance as a married couple. He twirled me around and captured me into his arms where I leaned against his chest.
“I think that was because of fate, and maybe because of how amazing you are.”
“Or maybe, just maybe, you really are the most amazing man on this planet.” I looked up at him, full of emotion. “I am in love with you, Mr. Smith.”
“And I am in love with you, Mrs. Davids-Smith.” He winked and kissed me.
Life felt complete now, and I couldn’t have imagined a more perfect wedding day. With a two-week honeymoon planned and my career stronger than ever, I could safely say I was finally happy.