Page 50 of Perfect Fit

“Yeah!” Lily bounced up and down.

“It’s okay to be excited and act like a six-year-old,” I said quietly for Lucas’s ears only. He looked up at me with big blue eyes and smiled widely.

“Yeah!” Lucas said, echoing Lily.

“Me too.” I clapped my hands and jumped around. Jag threw open the door and we rushed inside.

“Wow!” Lucas said.

“I love it!” Lily squealed and did a happy dance like I had just performed.

“This is our media room where we can come and watch movies and eat popcorn together as a family,” I told them. “Someday you’ll have friends come over to stay the night and you can come up here and have fun. Do you love your surprise?”

They showed us how much they loved us with hugs and kisses. Jag pulled a coin out of his pocket so he could flip it to see who got to pick the first movie. Luckily, Lucas won so we were able to put offFrozenfor at least ninety minutes. Once we settled in to watchMonster’s Inc., I felt Jag’s eyes on me, and I looked over at him. I saw the comical look on his face, and I thought I knew what he was thinking.

How did the kings of no commitment, who hated Valentine’s Day, end up celebrating the holiday with happy, sappy hearts in their eyes? How did we end up wearing matching engagement rings with dreams of our happily ever after? It was fate. Chase and Gray had met and fallen in love through some wicked twist of fate, and because of them, we had too. It wasn’t love at first sight, it wasn’t even love at third sight, but our bond had developed over time into a love just as solid as what the rest of our friends had. We might not be as vocal or as demonstrative, but it didn’t make our love any less real or significant.

We were no longer two oddly shaped pieces of a giant puzzle that never fit. We connected and realized that together we were perfect. The puzzle had expanded to include two more beautiful pieces that made an even more amazing picture. I couldn’t help but wonder if our puzzle would expand someday down the road to include more perfect pieces. I guessed only time would tell.

JJ

The church had the air conditioning cranked up to combat the July heat, but it did nothing to cool me down. Wasn’t there a saying about being as nervous as a whore in church? Was that my problem? I didn’t feel allergic to weddings anymore after all the ones we’d attended the past few months.

Gram had kicked off the weddings in April in the botanical garden at her retirement community. Jack and Liam were next in May followed by Ben and Xavier in June at the same church Gray and Chase had gotten married. The same church where I was standing and sweating like I had just walked through hell. The same church where I adjusted my bow tie for the tenth time. I couldn’t swear out loud, not only because I was in a church but because I had little ears around me almost always. I didn’t want to be struck down by lightning before Miller could legally become mine. I didn’t want to swear in front of the kids because I wanted to set a good example for them.

I was going to legally adopt Lucas and Lily once we returned from our honeymoon so our family of four would be official in the eyes of the law. I was just as excited about that as I was about the wedding. Married!I, Jagger Jackson, former resident Bachelorville, was about to take the plunge, and I couldn’t have been happier.

There was a knock on the door followed by girlish giggles. “Are you ready to marry us, Uncle Jag?”

I strolled over to the door and pulled it open. “Yes!” I did the happy Lily dance to demonstrate my happiness. “Are you ready to be the prettiest flower girl in the whole world?” I asked. Lily’s answer was a ballerina twirl, which I took as a yes. I looked up and saw Miller and Lucas heading our way. Miller took my breath away every time I looked at him, and seeing him in a tuxedo was a beautiful sight. He stopped in front of me and gave me a quick kiss.

“You’re not supposed to kiss me untilafterwe’re married,” I teased.

“I’ve never been one to follow the rules.”

“I love you, Bones. I can’t wait to make you mine.”

“Wait!I’mgoing to makeyoumine,” he countered.

I reached into my pocket and pulled out a quarter. “Want to flip for it?”

The End!