Devote [book 1]

42 (Imogen)

It's been about a month since I gave birth to Arabella. Almost every now and then we drive three hours to my grandma's house.

When she first saw Arabella, she teared up. Pictures of my mom compared to Arabella are uncanny.

We both got caught up on everything since we hadn't seen or been in touch for a while. I introduced her to Lucas after the second time we met up since the first time he didn't come. We then had a family dinner with Lucas' family except Cristiano.

We hadn't heard from him other than the flowers he sent for Arabella. He wouldn't answer calls and his friends haven't heard from him since he found out about his son.

Lucas and I agreed that we should start planning our wedding and once Arabella turns four months, we'll have the wedding.

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(3 months later)

My wedding is in a week and I'm freaking out. My wedding dress was supposed to be ready by now but since it's a custom design, it's taking longer than we thought it would.

I'm going back for a fitting tomorrow in case it doesn't fit or to make sure it's as I wanted it.

Lucas has been laid back lately and I don't know if he's stressed and isn't showing it or he really is just calm.

I on the other hand, I have been freaking out. With Arabella crying because she's teething and the wedding dress, then wondering if we should even have the wedding this soon. My friends have tried to help but I can't help stressing out.

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3 days later

There's four days left for the wedding and Lucas has put me on house arrest.

I freaked out after the dress didn't fit and then the location of where the wedding was going to be at somehow double booked us. Either we pay extra for us to be there or find a place that would take us with such short notice.

We got our deposit back and decided to hold the wedding in Lucas' parents backyard since it was spacious enough.

Since it was last minute we had to call and email everybody about the change in location.

The only thing keeping me sane was Arabella. She was babbling and crawling more. With her becoming more hyper and less sleepy, it's kept me on my feet and off the stress of the wedding.

"Hey Lucas!" I called out to find out where he was.

"In here!"

I walked towards his voice to find him talking to Cristiano, both of them whispering to each other.

As Cristiano leaves without a word, I go up to Lucas.

"What were you guys talking about?" I asked.

"I can't tell you, it's not my business to. I really wish I could but he'll have to on his own time." He looked at me with a sad expression, his eyes filled with tears.

I rest my palm on his cheek and look at him with a sad smile. "It's ok. He's your brother and I respect that you're respecting his privacy."

Even if I was going to be part of his family soon, I knew that I wouldn't always know everything right away. Especially with Cristiano and everything he's gone through.

He turned his head towards my palm and kissed the middle.

"I love you," he whispered.

I tip-toed to him, our noses a whisper apart. "And I love you with all of my heart."

Our lips connected, my hands snaking around his neck, bringing us closer.

Seconds later we tore apart, looking in his eyes I knew that right then and there that I was right where I wanted to be.

No doubts circled my head, no negative thoughts.

This man in front of me was the man I was destined to be with.
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Wedding Day...

I sat in the make-up chair, looking at myself. Every now and then, I'd look out the window towards the venue or at Arabella.

My jitters were getting to me, making me feel nauseous.

"We have five minutes until you have to start getting dressed Mo." I heard Ryan's voice from out the door.

"Alright, almost done with make-up," Lucas' mom says.

As soon as the lady finishes up, I get up and my soon-to-be mother-in-law helps me put my wedding dress on without messing up the makeup.

I looked towards the ceiling-to-floor mirror.

I looked...beautiful. I couldn't believe that I was looking at myself.

We headed down the stairs, Arabella already sitting down with my grandma.

As soon as I laid my eyes on Lucas, my jitters left. I wasn't nervous anymore, this right here was right.

He wiped his eyes, mouthing "you're beautiful".

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"I vow to love and cherish you, even when you're snoring wakes me up in the middle of the night," he says and puts my ring on.

"I vow to care for you and support you in your dreams, I vow to never let you," I say and put his ring on.

"Till death do us part," we say together.

"You may now kiss the bride," the pastor says.

He pulls me to him, our bodies flush together. He leans towards my ear and whispers, "This memory will forever be engraved in my memory my love."

I feel a tear slip down my face, and he kisses me. This kiss isn't like our normal kisses, I could feel the love he has for me, the determination, the lust we're both feeling.

Everyone clapping brings us back to the ground.

We look towards the crowd and raise our clasped hands to the air.

This was the best day ever, I married the man who made me happy, feel appreciated and loved. Everything was right in place.

Hey y'all! Sorry this took forever for me to finish and write.

The next book is called Alone and it's Cristiano's book. I can't promise it'll be uploaded soon but I will get to it. Hope y'all enjoyed!!