Total pages in book: 65
Estimated words: 65429 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 327(@200wpm)___ 262(@250wpm)___ 218(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 65429 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 327(@200wpm)___ 262(@250wpm)___ 218(@300wpm)
He stood, gripping my shoulder. “It’s an honor, son.”
That was the first time he’d ever called me that, and I immediately remembered how much I used to hope he’d call me that one day. It was crazy to see how we’d all come full circle.
As much as I prayed for this day to eventually come, through the years I lost hope that it might come to fruition. I loved Livvy with everything inside me.
Always had.
Always would.
For the first time in my life, I had everything I wanted.
And it started and ended with…
Elizabeth Collins.
Forever mine first.
Epilogue
Livvy
Six Months Later
“Do you, Elizabeth Collins, take Ethan to be your husband, to have and to hold, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, from this day forward until death do you part?”
Looking deep into Ethan’s eyes, I stated, “I do.”
The minister shifted his gaze to Ethan. “Now do you, Ethan Carter, take Elizabeth, your Livvy, to have and to hold, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, from this day forward until death do you part?”
“I do,” he murmured with fresh tears falling down my cheeks.
“Then with the power vested in me by the State of South Carolina I now pronounce you husband and wife.”
Before he could say you may kiss the bride, Ethan couldn’t restrain himself any longer. He gripped the sides of my face and tugged me to him, kissing me as if we weren’t standing in front of our family and friends. Our lips crashed together in a rhythmic movement as I returned the push and pull of his mouth.
“You’re mine now,” he breathed out against my lips.
“I’ve always been yours,” I promised, kissing him one last time.
The day had finally come.
Through all the ups and downs.
All the regrets.
The mistakes.
The tears.
The I’m sorry’s.
The I love you’s.
For every you’re my girl.
And every smile and laugh.
Through the good and the bad.
It was all worth it because it got us to this point. Where nothing else mattered but being together. Ethan Carter was my first kiss, my first love, the first man who ever touched my body, heart, and soul. I couldn’t have been luckier to be marrying my best friend.
Twenty-three years of friendship.
Two decades of love and devotion.
The past was behind us.
Our story was only beginning.
I was now…
Mrs. Elizabeth Carter.
The way it was always meant to be.
Ethan
They were lucky I didn’t take her right then and there in our special place no one knew about until this day. I would claim every last inch of her, from her heart to her pussy. She was mine now.
I kissed her long and deep, finally feeling at peace.
She caressed the side of my face, and I almost fell on my ass when she leaned into my ear and whispered for only me to hear…
“I’m pregnant.”