Page 126 of Break the Barrier

Dani raises her own brows back at me, smiling. “Uh, yeah, we did. It was obvious.”

“It wasn’t obvious.” It probably was. I was head over fucking boots for my girl.

“Whatever you say,” Dani relents and gets distracted when Juniper comes over to ask a question.

I stand back and admire the area. We were currently redecorating the entire restaurant for a wedding. My wedding.

Lue was in town, distracting Thea until it was time for them to come here. She would tell Thea about the wedding just before so she wouldn’t protest putting on the fancy dress she bought for Graham’s wedding, or what she thought was for Graham’s wedding.

I had them in on it too, asking them to tell her that their theme was “White Wedding,” and they asked that the attendees wear white.

Quinn was more than happy to be a part of tricking Thea.

“I can’t believe you’re getting married.” I turn and blink in surprise when I see my brother Jax.

“Holy shit.” I step forward and yank my little brother in a bone-crushing hug. He returns it, and I stand back, placing my hands on his shoulders. “I didn’t think you’d make it.”

He scoffs. “And miss my big brother’s wedding? Please.”

“I’m glad you’re here, man,” I say, patting him on the back. Mom sees him and rushes over, gushing over her baby being home, and I smile when I see it. All my brothers home to celebrate me actually getting married.

Technically, we’ve been married for months, and when we discussed getting divorced so we could get married for real, we both felt weird about that choice. Instead, we were just going to stick with it.

Thea said she didn’t need a wedding, that she was more than happy to just let it lie and continue our lives happily like we have been for the past few months.

But I wasn’t having it.

She deserves an actual wedding.

My brothers were all here, and so were her sisters. Her sister Tori has been here since Thea got hurt. I don’t know her very well yet, I just knew that she and Thea were working on theirrelationship again. Thea was always happier after one of their talks, and I was thrilled she was connecting with someone so important to her again.

As long as she was kind to Thea, I wasn’t worried about us. She’ll warm up to me when she sees how much I genuinely love her sister and that I plan to take care of her for the rest of our lives.

I glance around and nod. “I think it’s time.”

“I’ll call Lue,” Mom announces, and I let out a deep breath.

Time to get hitched. Officially.

thea

That stinker.

I blush madly when I see him standing right in front of the stage where the band would normally go, smiling broadly at me and looking rather dashing in his hat, suit coat, pants, and boots.

My sisters and Lue stand to one side, and Logan’s brothers and CT stand behind him. The restaurant has been completely transformed, with flowers and twinkling lights on every surface. And what looks like the entire town is here for us tonight.

I make my way down the makeshift aisle in a dress I now know is not for Graham and Quinn’s wedding at all.

When I reach him, he grabs my hands and holds me tightly, the grin on his face slowly lowering as he looks at me seriously.

“Surprised?” he asks, as if he doesn’t already know.

“Um, yes.” I chuckle, shaking my head. “Very.”

“You still want this? To be Mrs. Cash?”

I pull him closer, and since traditional etiquette is not what we need, I wrap my arms around his shoulders and smile, relaxed and happy and content for the first time in my life.

“You can ask me that question as many times as you like, the answer will always be yes.”

And then, before we can actually promise ourselves to each other in front of our friends and family, I pull him down to me and kiss him.

We’re different. We’re untraditional.

But heck, we’re happy.

That’s all that matters to me.