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Titan

WEDDING DAY

“ H ow you feeling, son?” My dad asked while he finished tying my green bowtie.

“Like I’m on cloud nine. I’m marrying the love of my life. How could I not feel like the luckiest man in the world?” When he was finished, he gave me a tight embrace, and a firm clap on my back.

“That’s what I want to hear. You’re marrying a great woman with a beautiful heart and spirit.

You make sure you keep those qualities intact, don’t break her heart or her spirit and she’ll give you the world.

Trust me, I speak from experience.” He smiled and I nodded my head because I was so choked up.

My parents had a beautiful marriage, and yes, they had their rough patches, but I always witnessed my father worship the ground my mother walked on and how my mother rewarded his efforts each day.

“I love you, son,” he whispered with happy tears in his eyes, and I felt like a little boy when he hugged me again and kissed my forehead. I hugged him back fiercely.

“I love you too, Dad,” I whispered against his shoulder.

“Shit let us get some of this too.” I heard Torrence say before I felt more arms join around me in a big ass group hug. I heard cameras clicking like crazy capturing this sentimental moment between us.

“A’ight, that’s enough of this sentimental shit, got me feeling all warm and fuzzy.” I laughed because I knew that was Anthony’s crazy ass.

When the hug was over everyone dispersed around the large changing room talking and mingling.

I was in the mirror making sure my hair was brushed right, and that my velvet double breasted, emerald-green tuxedo jacket didn’t have lint on it.

While I was making sure my black tuxedo pants weren’t wrinkled, I heard a throat clearing behind me.

I looked up in the mirror and saw Dante standing there with his hands in pockets.

“Can I have a moment?” He asked, and I nodded my head before I turned around to face him.

“Look, I know you know you love my sister. I watch how you adore her and make her smile, and I know she’s in great hands with you.

That’s why I want to apologize for how I reacted to the news that you two were engaged.

I love my sister with every piece of me and besides my brother, she’s best friend.

And at that moment, I just felt like you were taking her from me and for that, I apologize.

I can’t think of a better man for my sister than you.

Welcome to the family, T,” he finished, and my throat was clogged with emotion again.

I cleared it several times before I could finally speak.

“Thank you, Dante.” That was all I could get out as we gave each other a brotherly hug with a hard pat on the back.

“Here, take a shot, so we can go get you married,” Travis said, bringing us a shot of Crown Royal.

“ Salut !” Travis shouted, and each of us repeated it as we held our shot glasses up and drank our shots.

“Let’s get Titan married!” Torrence yelled.