The men were a stunning sight, all dressed in old fashioned tuxedo’s with tails and white shirts. They were all truly breathtaking. Jacob was smiling at her as she slowly made her way down the aisle and he looked like it was taking everything in him not to run up and hug her. She felt the same way.
When her eyes connected once again with Derek, the rest of the world seemed to fade away and she could look nowhere else. The man was beautiful and she couldn’t believe he was all hers. She picked up her pace, without even realizing what she was doing, until she heard a chuckle from Daniel.
They reached the pulpit and then Daniel reached down and gently kissed her on the cheek, before taking his place next to her son. The wedding party was complete, with all these stunning men surrounding her. She really did feel like a princess, in her fluffy white dress, in the middle of the masculine men but especially with Derek at her side.
She repeated the vows, while continuing to stare into Derek’s eyes and the whole thing passed in a blur. After the wedding, he took her around the back of the church, where huge tents were set up, with caterers running around, poring champagne and serving appetizers.
They did all the traditional things such as cutting the cake and having their first dance. He slowly pulled her into his arms, her heart bursting in pure happiness. He was looking at her as if she was a buried treasure he’d just discovered and the lump in her throat wouldn’t go away.
“Thank you for taking such great care of my son. I’m sorry you had to do it alone all those years. I’m sorry you thought I walked away from you. I’m a real fool to think anything could’ve made you do that. You’re the purest person I’ve ever known and I promise you I will spend the rest of my life proving how special you are to me,” he said as he spun her around.
The rest of the people disappeared as they shared the intimate dance together. She felt like she was floating on a cloud. She hoped they’d remain in the stars for the rest of their lives. She loved Derek so much it seemed impossible. How could she have gotten so lucky to have all her dreams come true?
“I missed you every day. When I looked at our son I was filled with a mixture of joy and sadness. The older he got the more I missed you. The earlier days were the hardest because I wanted to share all those moments with you. I’ve never felt such pain as when I thought I’d never be in your arms again. I was never able to hate you,” she said with her eyes filled with emotion.
“We won’t even talk about the negatives anymore. From this time forward we’ll only focus on our future. If you can forgive a fool, I promise to love you the rest of our lives,” he said. She wrapped her arms more tightly around his neck, loving she’d never have to withhold her feelings from him again.
Drew stood up and the room silenced. There was a lot of noise from the clinking of glasses. “It’s time for the toasts,” Drew said. She was struck again at how lucky she was.
“Derek and I are closer than even siblings could ever possibly be. He and Ryan are about the only two beings on this planet I’d take a bullet for until today. I have known Jasmine since she was just a tiny little tot in grade school and her beauty has only ever been outshone by her truly kind heart. It’s such a great privilege to have her as a part of my family, starting today. I’m so glad to have her and Jacob as additions and I’d take a bullet for them as well,” he said. “To a lifetime of happiness and many more babies to come, congratulations Derek and Jasmine,” he said, to the thundering applause of the crowd.
Jasmine managed to break away from Derek, to throw her arms around Drew and thank him for his kind words. She then engulfed Ryan and told him how much she loved him as well. The night continued on, with much laughter, dancing and kissing and by the time it was over, Jasmine was a little sad for it to end.
Daniel had insisted on keeping Jacob for a few days, so they could have a proper honeymoon and she knew Jacob would be spoiled rotten by his grandfather. He’d been leery at first since his only other example of a grandparent hadn’t been a good one but they were incredibly close now, in such a short amount of time.
As Derek and Jasmine ran through the birdseed, out to the awaiting carriage, she knew her life couldn’t have gotten any better than at that moment in time. She was wrong though, because as Derek took her to his bed as his wife, she realized passion and love together made everything better and better with each new day.
Epilogue
Jasmine was in her second favorite spot in the house, cooking a huge meal. She was so happy with her life and couldn’t believe how well things had turned out. They’d spent their honeymoon at home, since neither of them had any desire to go anywhere without Jacob. They had plenty of time to take romantic vacations together.
Derek vowed to take her and Jacob to every one of Drew’s magical resorts and they were off on their first adventure to one of them soon.