Total pages in book: 86
Estimated words: 81603 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 408(@200wpm)___ 326(@250wpm)___ 272(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 81603 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 408(@200wpm)___ 326(@250wpm)___ 272(@300wpm)
This time, she was a week late, and she took the test. If one test was accurate, she and Anthony were about to have their first baby.
There was a knock at the door, and Lacey rushed over to answer it.
Whizz stepped in, her true father.
“Oh, my,” he said, taking a look at her.
“Do I clean up nicely?”
“You’re stunning.”
Lacey stood with Whizz and they had that smile, one she thought showed they might be happy, mixed in with a little pride.
“Is everything okay?” she asked.
“You are so beautiful,” Lacey said, rushing to her. “I know I have thought of this day for a long time, but I never thought it would be like this.” She let out a sniffle. “I’m sorry. I am just so happy. Look at me, I never thought I would cry at a wedding, but now, for my own daughter.”
Daisy went to her parents. They were her true parents. They had taken care of her, loved her, fed her, cleaned her, never forgotten about her, and she loved them.
“I love you,” she said. “I love you both, and I don’t know if I have ever said this, but thank you. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for ... being there for me. Just, thank you.”
Whizz touched her cheek. Lacey kissed her cheek.
“It has been our pleasure. You are our daughter,” Whizz said.
She was not going to cry.
“I better go before I cause more of a scene.” Lacey sniffled into her handkerchief. “Come on, girls, it is time for us to go.”
She watched as Tabitha, Rachel, and Constance left.
She would have gladly had all the girls of the Skulls be her bridesmaids, but she had to keep it real to those that were by her side the longest. They were her girls.
Daisy looked at Whizz.
“Are you wanting to run away?” Whizz asked.
“No.”
“Really? You want to stay married to ... him for a lifetime?”
She giggled. “Come on, Dad, we both know there was never going to be anyone else. He’s my man.” She smiled at him.
“And if that man puts a smile like that on your face, you know for sure he is the right one.” Whizz sighed. “Come on, I know they’re all waiting. Anthony is even dressed in a suit.”
He had asked her what she wanted him to wear at their wedding. Him, dressed in his leather cut, or dressed in a suit. She asked him to do both, and then left it to him.
They walked out of the room and made their way through the clubhouse. It was cold outside, but Angel had insisted on having the wedding at the Skulls’ clubhouse. It wasn’t the first time a couple had gotten married there, and she doubted it would be the last.
The moment they stepped out into the cold, and she saw the Skulls and Chaos Bleeds, it filled her with such happiness. This is what she wanted.
She caught Anthony’s eye, and yes, he wore a suit, a pair of pants, a crisp white shirt, along with a tie, but over the top was the leather cut of his jacket, with the Skulls patch.
The club was part of him, just as it was part of her.
The music started, a classic wedding march, and with Whizz by her side, they walked down the aisle. She didn’t look at anyone else. There was no way she could be pulled away from Anthony’s gaze.
Angel had also gotten a priest to officiate their wedding.
Anthony stepped close and held his hand out. Whizz took her hand, kissed it, and then placed it within Anthony’s.
“You take care of her,” Whizz said.
“Always.”
She took a deep breath, and then she was in Anthony’s arms. She handed the bouquet of flowers to Tabitha and turned her attention to the love of her life. Placing her other hand in his, she stared at him as the priest started the ceremony.
They had come a long way, from being the dirty, unkempt girl and the silent boy who liked her to read. They had grown together. Where he wouldn’t talk to anyone but her, and she dreamed of taking care of him—and now, being married, starting their life together.
It was time for Anthony to say his vows.
“Daisy, you’re the love of my life. My soul mate. From the moment I met you, I knew you and I were destined to be together. There was no one else in that room. I know you remember being dirty, your hair not being brushed, and your clothes not being washed.”
“I didn’t do that, okay?” Lacey said. “I starved the girl because I couldn’t cook, but she was always washed.”
This came with a few laughs. Daisy was not offended. Lacey had never starved her, but they did have plenty of takeout menus pinned near the phone in case of an emergency.
“I didn’t care. I loved your smile. You looked at me, you saw me, but you weren’t afraid of me. You didn’t care that I belonged to an MC club. You didn’t tell me to leave you alone. You started to read, and your voice was like magic to my ears. I know I want to hear you for the rest of my life. I can’t promise we’re going to have it easy or that there are never going to be moments when it isn’t hard. Life is hard, and we know marriage is hard work, but I promise, you’re the only one I will ever love, the only one I will ever want. I give my life to you, my heart to you. Always, in life and in death.”