❝ i can’t believe today was real , ❞ emery says quietly, her voice not quite a whisper in the darkness of their hotel room. her eyes never leave nick’s face, roaming over his features from his eyes to the c u r v e of his lips to his hair. even as she grew tired, emery didn’t want to miss a second of this day, this night, this life . . . after all, it was the first day of the rest of their lives.
the couple had been through a lot together, and they’d surely go through so much more. but there is no one else she’d like to sob with, or dance in the kitchen with in the middle of the night. no one she’d rather spend her worst and best moments with. she’d known that for a lot longer than nick knew. or that she’d even been conscious of for a long time. from the day she got on that plane to move across the country, she’d known she was leaving part of herself behind. it hadn’t stopped her, but in retrospect ... emery is willing to put money on that cat that in her heart she knew she’d be coming home. that they’d find their way back to each other, even with a few d e t o u r s . and that is exactly what they did. all the way to the alter.
emery didn’t necessarily have a dream wedding, although she’d had some wishlist items. the day was filled with some of those coming true, and others compromising for nick’s wishes or just logistics. while carmen had almost tried to instigate some unhappiness in her sister based on things not being perfect, emery merely disagreed. it was perfect. everything was perfect. because nick was there. and that’s all that really m a t t e r e d .
the couple now lay, exhausted on their hotel room. they had mere hours before it was time to catch their flight to their honeymoon, and they’d only grabbed the room for a few hours they were supposed to use to get at least a bit of sleep. but it wasn’t so easy to close your eyes on the best day of your life. a soft smile pulls at her lips and she wiggles a little closer to him him, reaching out to curl her fingers around the front of nick’s shirt to pull him closer. her eyes stay on his face before she leans in to lightly kiss him, fingers moving from the front of his shirt to lightly dance along his jaw. ❝ i love you , ❞ emery says softly against his lips before snuggling in a little closer, resting her head against his chest.
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