Chapter 227 - The Moment Is Ours

Jack 

The car ride is long but I enjoy every minute of it. The excitement is strong and so very overwhelming. I can't believe we are doing this. Trick is just as excited as I am, he hasn't been able to stop talking since we got into the car. 

"Are we almost there?'' I ask him, trying to understand the map on my phone. He chuckles as we drive over a bump. "Yeah, we are almost there, just a few more minutes." He gives me a reassuring smile and I lay my head back on the headrest.

I wipe my sweaty hands on my jeans and take a deep breath. Everything is going to be fine. This is the best day of my life already and we haven't even gotten married yet. Going to Vegas is the oldest trick in the book. People that end up married in Vegas are usually drunk at the time they get married, but I am sober and it still feels right.

To the outside eye, it might seem like this is compensation for everything that has happened between us. It might seem like we are trying to prove something but this is the one thing that has made me excited. Knowing that the next time I go home, I will be married to my best friend, I will be married to the man of my dreams. We have come a long way, we have had problems but we always overcome them all. 

"Here we are!" Trick says and turns off the engine. I take off my seatbelt and open the door. I look around at the busy streets of Las Vegas. People are everywhere. It's really hard to make out one person from the next. I smile at Trick and he smiles back. I reach out my hand to him and he takes it. "Ready?" He asks, and I nod my head. We walk side by side towards the building. The temperature is rising and I feel sweat trickling down my back. "Are you ok?'' Trick asks as he walks into the building. There is still a smile on my face but he can still tell that I am nervous. 

I want this to be perfect, even though I know all I have to do is say I do. There is no planning for this wedding, we are being spontaneous and I am still worrying.

"I am nervous,'' I tell him, reaching out to pull him closer. My palms are sweaty, my heart is pounding loudly in my chest and I am dying to get this show on the road. We walk into the building and I see the name of the place ''Shalimar Wedding Chapel" We get to the front desk, there is a man in a white shirt and black pants. He looks at us with an uninterested look but greets us anyway. "Hello, what can I do for you?" He asks even though I am pretty sure he knows why we are here. There are two other couples seated on the couches in the lobby. We exchange glances and they both smile at us.

"We would like to get married today," Trick says and gives the man our name. I feel my heart pounding in my chest again. The man grabs two papers and tells us to fill them out. I take the pen he is holding out to me and I fill each of the boxes. After I am done I slide the paper, back to the man. He looks at me and then looks down at the paper. He doesn't say anything for a very long time. I feel my face burning and I know he is looking at my name. I can hear the ticking of the clock on the wall. After a couple of silent minutes, he turns to us "Come with me,'' he leads us down a hallway and I hold Trick's hand as we walk behind the man. He stops in front of a door and opens it, the room is large, and there are about fifteen couples in here. 

Some are waiting for their turn, others are getting married.

"Pick a spot," the man "Good luck,'' he tells us as he closes the door and leaves us in the room of couples. 

There is chatter and murmurs. Everyone here is either getting married or watching someone else do it. I look around the room, there are two spots available. We walk over to one of the empty sits and he pulls me over his laps. I grab him around his waist as I sit down on his legs. This is the only available chair and I don't want to sit away from him. 

"We are actually doing this,'' he murmurs against my ear. 

I laugh and bury my face in his neck. My hands are resting on his chest. "I love you so much,'' I tell him from the bottom of my heart. 

He runs his hands down the back of my head and I feel his lips on my neck. "I love you so much too,'' he whispers against my skin. I look up and we lock eyes. His eyes are soft and tender. I am so lucky to have a man like this in my life. He is everything I could ever want or need. He is my other half and now he is going to be my husband.

There is a room full of people but he is the only one that I see, my heart belongs to him and I will never let anything ruin it. I will always hold unto him for the rest of my life. 

No matter what. I rest my head on his shoulder and he rests his head on top of mine. It is quiet for a while and then I hear our name being called by a different man. We stand up and he holds my hand. My heart is pounding and I have butterflies in my chest. This is really happening.. We are getting married.