Dominating Love ✓

[Chapter Thirty]

I wanted to be happy again and I was.

Chase had that effect on me. He broke the walls and pushed himself into my life in all the ways I never expected and he made me a better person since then.

“Okay so now it’s time to give my speech since my husband knew I would be in no state to give it at that alter after his.” I smiled at him and he kissed me “I wish mine could be as perfect as yours so here we go. You’ve been there for me since I could remember; I can’t actually remember a time without you in my life. You were my first crush and at times my biggest fan even when Riley wasn’t.

You held my hand and wiped my tears, you protected me and defended me and you are the most selfless person I’ve ever met. This past year was hard and even when I screamed and yelled and lashed out at you, you took it and you held me and you made me better. You make me a better person Chase.” He touched my cheek gently.

“I wish I could say I’ve been in love with you forever and knew you were the one from the start but I can’t, I know I’ve loved you my whole life but it took me longer to see you the way that I do now. I tried so hard not to let you in but you were so persistent and charming and sweet that I had no choice and once you found the tiniest of cracks in the wall I put up you used it to pull the whole damn thing down.

I never stood a chance. You mean the world to me now and I don’t know how I didn’t see it, how I was so oblivious to your feelings and out relationship may have had” I couched a little awkwardly “An unconventional start but I’m glad that I did and I wouldn’t change anything and I know that marriage is hard but I know I can get through anything as long as I’m with you.” my speech wasn’t as great as his in my opinion and I wish I was better with words to describe how much I love him but he seemed to understand as he kissed me gently.

“I love you Angel.” He mumbled against my lips. And with that the music played and everyone got up to dance or eat or mingle and Chase and I took an opportunity to eat before we joined our guests for dancing until it was time to cut the cake and for the wedding party’s toasts.

“Okay, So as the maid of honor it’s my duty to give this speech. You are my absolute best friend Brylee, since I was a kid you’ve been there for me. You were the sister I never had and more than that you and your family were the family I never had. I just remember feeling so alone until I met you. we’re so different and I like to think I get you in trouble just enough and you kept me in check just enough all those years. You’re my perfect balance and all my first, well most because that would be awkward, were with you.” she winked and I laughed

Of course she would say that.

“First time sneaking out, drinking, smoking, party. We would stay up all night together for tests, we talked about boys and we learned about make-up together learning that dear god less is more. I remember when we put on your mom’s make up when she was at work and looked like train wrecks. I remember my first break up and yours. I remember camping in the living room and goring up to being able to camp in the back yard together. You’re my partner in crime, my best friend, my sister, my son’s aunt and his god mother.

And Chase, I remember having a crush on you when I was like twelve, I grew out of that quickly because you were a pain in my rear end since I was six but just like Brylee, you were there for everything that I went through but where she was there to see my cry when Jacob Kline cheated on me in the tenth grade, you were there to give him a black eye with Riley. Just like with Brylee, you were one of two boys I could count on to always protect me and be there for me.

I may not have confided in you with all the girl talk but I remember all of us sneaking out together, grossly kissing you at sixteen to spin the bottle, and when you Riley would be the drivers when we raced.” Chase’s mother gave that look and Rochelle coughed