Without Jaxton (Loving Jaxton Book #2)

lets do this (again) - chapter 22

"Jaxton do you reaffirm your love for Rylee Jane, will you love her, honor her, and cherish her in sickness and health, for richer or poorer, for better or worse, forsaking all others, and to be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?" The officiant asks as he nods.

"I do." He tells me rubbing my hands as I smile. He looks so handsome in his white button up and fresh dress pants, it's not anything fancy, but it's just us. I paired my white jumpsuit with something blue, my blue heels.

It's something for us both.

"Rylee do you reaffirm your love for Jaxton, will you love him, honor him, and cherish him in sickness and health, for richer or poorer, for better or worse, forsaking all others, and to be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?" I'm asked as I smile.

"I do." I tell him back. The first time we did this I was a crying mess, but now, I know that I'm happier than before. I married my best friend, and now we're officially getting back to us.

"On your wedding day you both exchanged rings as a symbol of your love, a never ending circle of love. Rings serve as a reminder of your wedding vows to each other, and your commitment to living in unity, love and happiness. We reconfirm the meaning of the rings you wear today." He tells us as we nod.

"Jax repeat after me." He tells Jax. "Rylee I wear this ring as a symbol of my love and commitment to you. I will continue wearing this ring, until death do us part." He tells him as Jax repeats it smiling.

Then I repeat my line, "Jax, I wear this ring as a symbol of my love and commitment to you. I will continue wearing this ring, until death do us part." I tell him back as his smile gets even bigger.

"I ask that you each remember to love and cherish the other as special and unique individuals and that you respect each other. At most of that, be able to forgive each other, and not hold grudges against one another. Live each day in love with the other, always being there to love, comfort, and refuge each other in good times and bad. Jaxton and Rylee Jane, today you both have renewed your marriage and union by joining hands the taking of vows, and by the wearing of your wedding bands." The officiant tells us as we both nod and smile.

"Okay. Please seal your renew with a kiss." He tells us both as Jax steps forward like he did on our wedding day and grabs my face in his palms. He seals our lips together as I move my lips with his.

I kiss him with everything in me before I smile and kiss him harder. He smiles onto my lips as we pull away and he immediately pulls me into his chest as he kisses me again on the forehead.

We get our marriage license and sign it again, together before we walk out of the courthouse, as officially husband and wife again, but this time, it feels even more perfect, utterly perfect.

And I can't stop smiling with his hand in mine.

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I'm holding Jax's hand in mine as I bite my lip containing the pain that I'm in. "Fuck this hurts" I tell him as he laughs and rubs my thigh to calm me down. I can't believe he convinced me to do this, couples tattoos, something I never thought I would do.

My left arm is being tattooed with our wedding renewal date in Roman numerals, something simple and small but also significant. I love the tattoo we picked out, and Jax is getting it on the same spot in his arm, but fuck it hurts.

"You know for someone with a high pain tolerance you're not taking this too well." He tells me as I sigh. He sucks, "You ass I'm not on my one hundredth one like you are going to be." I tell him as he smiles and rubs my right hand in his.

"You're handling it like a champ." He tells me as I laugh and sigh again. "It'll be okay." I whisper bitting my lip as the man keeps tattooing my arm. I can't believe I let Jax convince me into this.

"I better get something for this tonight" I whisper making him laugh. "Oh don't worry you will." He tells me winking at me as I laugh. For thirty minutes I'm sitting in the chair containing my pain before Jax sits down ready for his, I'm bandaged up and it doesn't hurt as much.

It doesn't even phase him when he's getting his arm tattooed and it pisses me off when he lays back almost going to sleep as I pinch his knee.

"How the fuck are you okay?" I ask making the tattoo artist laugh. "It's nothing." He tells me as I stare into his eyes. He doesn't lose eye contact with me as I bite my lip winking at him.

"Alright man speed it up a little bit." He tells the tattoo artist, as I smile while rubbing his thigh as he pushes my hands away time he gets hard.

When we're both done with our tattoos thirty minutes later, he pays before we're practicing running out of the shop to have sex, and it's perfect.

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Two Years Later

I open the front door to the house and immediately feel Boots rubbing on my legs as I reach down and rub him. "Hi Baby." I tell him rubbing his head before I pull away and walk to the kitchen.

When I do my heart warms. Jax is at the stove cooking dinner with Maddie right beside him. She's leaning across the table working on her math homework right beside him, while Lance and Kurt sit at the barstools doing homework problems of their own.

"Hi babies" I tell them as I move over to the barstools and kiss both their cheeks. I move over to Maddie and kiss her cheek before I move over to Jax. I drop my purse on the countertop and lean up on my toes before kissing his lips and rubbing his back.

"How was the gym?" I ask looking down at the stove as he cooks spaghetti. "Awesome, how was the hospital?" He asks rubbing my back in his free hand.

"Awesome." I whisper back as he nods. I look back at the kids and see them working together in unison at the barstools when I lean closer to Jax.

"I missed you so much today." I whisper leaning onto his chest as he wraps his arm around my hip and kisses my head.

"I missed you too," He tells me back as I grab his hip. I rub his chest as he sighs and I reach down before I tap his stomach. He hasn't changed at all these past few years, and we're so happy together.

"You look really beautiful" he tells me rubbing my back as I smile. "I got you something." He tells me as I smile. He pulls me with him out of the kitchen and into the laundry room like we used to when I see a big bouquet of pink roses in a white vase. He remembers.

Today's the day we went on our first date, years and years ago when I gave him a chance again. He's bought me roses everyday on the day since then, and on our vow renewal date, wedding anniversary, Valentine's Day, and birthday. It's something I look forward too. It's the same set he gave me that day.

"Thank you babe, I love them" I kiss his cheek as he smiles onto my lips and spanks my ass in his hand. I got my husband back years ago, and now we're happier than we've ever been together.

"Laundry room sex?" He whispers onto my lips as I nod immediately shutting the door and he lifts me onto the dryer.

This is perfect. I thought about this for years, and now it's my reality. "I love you." I whisper into his ear as he kisses down my neck.

"I love you Rylee Jane Rutledge" he tells me back as I grin. I've never been happier.