“Hey, Lita,” I said. “This is Linx. And Elsie.”
Lita smiled and waved.
“What are you up to?” I asked Linx.
“Selling out coffeehouses in New York City,” Linx said with a smile. “Making next to nothing. But I get to watch Elsie live out her dream. Sometimes being on the side of the stage isn’t so bad.”
Linx and I caught up a little more and then the wedding started.
It was like nothing I had ever seen before.
Filthy Line walked down the aisle, each one smiling.
Then came the brides.
One by one, each in different gowns, all walking down the aisle to get married to rock stars.
Toby was the one officiating the wedding.
His first remarks…
“I’ll get this out of the way right now,” Toby said. “If anyone has any reason why these weddings shouldn’t happen…”
Everyone raised their hands and laughed.
“Let me finish,” Toby said. “If anyone has any reason why these weddings shouldn’t happen… stuff it up your ass.”
I looked at Lita and she looked at me.
Could we end up like that? In front of people? Getting married?
Maybe.
I leaned over and brushed my lips to hers.
She put her head on my shoulder.
And we watched five rock stars get married.
Nash took the mic from Toby.
“Liv,” he said. “You got paid to write good things about me. That must have been the hardest job in the world. I still remember going through your bag and finding those sweet, lace panties… but I’m glad you’ve upgraded your attire. Or just not wear panties at all, right?”
Liv shook her head.
“You messed with my head. You told me you fooled around with some guy Owen. Nobody fools around with guys named Owen. And you’ll never need an Owen when you have Nash. The one and the only.”
Nash kissed Liv and handed the mic to Dex.
“I needed someone to pretend to be engaged to me to make me look not so bad,” he said. “And there you were, Candice. I wasn’t sure how it was going to work, but at one point, you put a knife to my balls. It wasn’t the first time that happened… but… when I looked at you and I realized you were serious about cutting me… how can I not want that for the rest of my life?”
“I still have the knife,” Candice said as she patted Dex’s chest.
They kissed.
Reed grabbed the mic next.
He took a deep breath and sighed.
“Don’t even,” Abby said.
“What?” Reed asked. “Talk about our entire history? How you messed with my heart so many times… how I ditched you on the side of the road… how I found you singing in a female barbershop quartet… or should we get to the good parts… how wet you make the sheets…”
Abby grabbed the mic out of Reed’s hand and lifted it like she was going to hit him in the head with it.
Instead, she jumped into his arms to kiss him.
That’s when Jay took the mic next.
“It’s not every day I end up in Vegas and marry someone,” Jay said. “Which kind of makes me wonder what the hell we’re doing here. You know that…”
Jay’s voice trailed off.
He looked up and pointed.
Everyone looked up.
Right above all of us were two helicopters.
When you were the biggest rock band in the world and all the members were getting married at once… everyone wanted to know about it.
“As I was saying,” Jay said. “Getting married in Vegas in one thing. Falling in love at home is a whole other. There’s someone looking down on us, Wren. And it’s not these annoying paparazzi helicopters. I married you once in Vegas. I’m marrying you again right now. And if you wanted or needed it, I would marry you every single day for the rest of my life.”
Jay tossed the mic over his shoulder and grabbed his bride.
The mic hit the ground, sounding a hard thud through the speakers.
Sab picked the mic up and looked at Bree.
“You’re a pain in the ass. I can never say no to you. And you have terrible morning breath.”
Bree shook her head. She grabbed Sab’s wrist. “Should I tell everyone how you smell?”
“They all know what my breath smells like,” Sab said with an evil grin.
That got Bree’s cheeks to turn red.
“You were my best friend, Bree. I was your best friend. I was Sebastian.” Sab looked at all of us. “Yeah, that’s right. My real name is Sebastian. If I hear anyone laugh about it, I’ll tie your ankles to the helicopters above us and watch you fly away.”
He cleared his throat and looked at Bree again.
“You were my best friend, but I always knew I loved you. Waiting all those years to tell you that… I’ll never let that happen again. Take the helicopters and the paparazzi. Take the money and fame. Take the tours and the music. Take the band. But I can never let someone take you away, Bree…”
Bree touched the mic again. “Uh, can we keep the money at least?”
Everyone laughed.
Sab tossed the mic back to Toby.
The five rock stars stood with their brides.
Toby gave the final announcement, and just like that (with the exception of Jay and Wren since they were already married) everyone was then married.
We all clapped and stood up as the couples walked down the aisle one couple at a time.
We went to see the band as they were getting ready for their wedding pictures.
I broke away from Lita. She saw Abby, started to tear up and went over to her.
I hugged the band as they hugged me.
“Congrats,” I said.
“I can’t believe I’m married,” Nash said.
“I can’t believe I’m married,” Jay said.
“You’ve been married for a while,” Reed said.
“You don’t even belong here,” Dex said. “Shane should have been up there instead of you.”
“I thought he and Lita were just fucking around?” Jay asked with a wink.
“I always knew I was going to marry Bree,” Sab said.
“That makes me want to throw up,” Dex said.
“Fuck you,” Sab said.
“Hey,” I said. “Thanks for inviting us.”
“You’re part of the band for life,” Jay said. “Just like Linx.”
“You know I’m not sticking around, right?” I asked.
“You’re going to miss one hell of a party,” Reed said.
I looked back at Lita. “It’s worth it.”
“Be careful out there,” Nash said. “Watch out for Santa and his sleigh.”
“I can’t wait to empty my big sack tonight,” Jay said.
“I knew he was going to fucking say that,” Sab said.
“How many times did he say it tonight?” Nash asked.
“I’ll put fifty bucks on at least ten times,” I said.
“Ten?” Reed asked. “He’ll say that joke ten times before we even get to eat.”
“What?” Jay asked. “It’s a good joke. I have a big sack. And I’m going to empty it. Tonight. Into Wren.”
“We get it, Jay,” Nash said.
“You guys have fun with that,” I said. “Congrats again.”
“Don’t be gone too long,” Dex said. “Studio. Next week. Be there.”
“I’ll be there,” I said.
I walked toward Lita as she walked toward me.
Now it was time for the surprise of her life.
“Why are we leaving the wedding?” Lita asked.
“You’ll see,” I said.
We got into the SUV I rented and I drove.
But not too far.
Just to the airport.
A small airport, where the band had hooked me up with a private jet.
Lita looked at me. “Shane…?”
“You’re not afraid to fly, are you?” I
asked.
“I’m afraid of surprises.”
“Too bad, beauty. Let’s go. We have a plane to catch.”
“To where?” Lita asked.
“You’ll see.”
It was a quick flight, but it would have been a hell of a drive.
The plane touched down thirty minutes from where we were staying.
There was another SUV waiting for us.
Again, one I rented.
I had to admit it was really cool to be hooked up with a band like Filthy Line.
They were able to help me arrange all these plans last minute.
I walked Lita to the SUV and then drove the thirty minutes to a cabin hidden in the woods.
The best part was the look on her face as we slowly climbed up the mountain to get to the cabin.
The air was cold.
Very cold.
And when she saw snow on the ground and on the trees…
“Shane,” she said.
“Not yet, Lita,” I said. “Hold it in.”
“Shane…”
I carefully drove up to the cabin.
I parked the SUV.
“I had some stuff packed and put in the other SUV. That stuff was loaded on the plane without you knowing. And it’s in the back now. Just bags. Clothes and stuff. We’re staying here for a few nights. Just you and me, Lita. It’s cold. It’s snowy. It’ll probably snow again. Come on…”
I got out of the SUV and walked around to her door.
She stepped out and looked around.
She shivered.
“I’m freezing,” she said.
“Let’s get inside and warm you up.”
I walked her to the door and found the key under the mat.
Everything was already arranged.
I had it so there was a fire in the fireplace and fresh hot chocolate simmering.
When I opened the door and Lita saw the giant Christmas tree, all lit up, she let out a gasp and covered her mouth.
“We have beds, blankets, hoodies, and nothing but time up here, Lita,” I said. “You wanted a real Christmas, right? You wanted to see snow. You wanted to have the tree and the lights…”
“How did you do this?” she asked.
“That doesn’t matter,” I said. I wrapped my arms around her. “I love you, Lita. Merry Christmas.”
She put her head back to my chest and smiled while looking at the glow of the fireplace and the glow of the different colored lights.
“I love you too, Shane,” she said. “This changes the entire relationship now. I can’t tell everyone we’re just fooling around anymore. This is really romantic.”
“Sorry about that,” I said.
“You can make it up to me,” she said.
“How?”
Lita turned her head and smiled at me. “Put a pile of blankets in front of the tree and fuck me.”
Lita pushed away from me and reached back and unzipped her black dress and slowly stripped it down her body and off. Next came her strapless bra. Then came her black thong.
I took a deep breath and smiled.
Maybe Christmas wasn’t all that bad after all.
Do you really think I’m done here darlin’?
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