by Taylor Hart
Jax knew this was healing. This was life.
Grandpa cleared his throat. “Let’s get to the wedding.”
“Because it’s time for me to love,” Jax said.
Tia walked down the red carpet under the tent and felt the rush she’d always dreamed she would feel on her wedding day.
Michael let out a laugh. “Are you ready for this?”
“Absolutely.” She beamed at him, feeling so grateful. “Thank you.”
Michael squeezed her arm. “No, thank you. Being part of your life has been such a blessing for me and Janet. We love you, and we’re so proud of you.”
Warmth filled her, and she blinked back tears. “Don’t make me cry and ruin my makeup already.”
The wedding march began, and they walked together down the carpet. She looked around, seeing so many families from Snow Valley. For the past couple of months, the whole town had heard about her and Jax and the fake engagement, and everyone had teased Michael and Janet that having fake boyfriends or girlfriends turning real must be a virus or something.
Tia focused on Jax. The man looked amazing, as usual. He’d shaved for their wedding, and she found that she actually missed the facial hair. She grinned at him, and he smiled back. His eyes were red; had he been crying? She frowned at him, and he nodded to the side.
She looked toward Grandpa and saw a woman sitting next to him. Jax’s mom. Wow. It was like they could hear each other’s thoughts, and Jax told Tia, It’s okay. I’ll tell you later. They smiled at each other.
When they got to Jax and Pastor John, Michael offered her hand to Jax. “You know, I don’t think I told you that I’ll break something if you hurt her.”
Jax took her hand. “I believe you,” he said seriously.
Michael kissed her cheek before taking his seat.
Tia searched Jax’s face and saw the same kind of emotions in his eyes that she knew were in her own. They were getting married.
She thought of the first time she’d met him, of how he’d just gone with it and pretended to be her boyfriend. His hand was so strong and sure around hers. Just like the man himself, she thought. She needed him, and he needed her too.
Pastor John finished the ceremony and pronounced them husband and wife. “You may now kiss the bride if you want.”
“I like the idea of kissing you for the rest of my life,” Jax told her. “As your real husband.”
She smiled. “I do, too.”
When they kissed, it was magic and Christmas morning and fireworks all in one. Tia knew she wanted nothing more than to have this man with her forever.
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The Beauty’s Groom by Taylor Hart
Forest Hightower, backup quarterback for the Denver Storm, blinked into the bright lights and ignored the cameras. The Storm had just beaten the Los Angeles Wave in a huge upset that would have the Storm playing the Texas Rebels in the Christmas Eve playoff game.
“Forest!” a reporter called out. “Since Will Kent went down last month, you’ve won three crucial games for the Storm. You seem to have a knack for the Hail Mary. Do you think you can keep this up with the huge amount of pressure on you?”
Will Kent was out for at least the season, maybe longer. His shoulder had taken a bad hit. Forest had filled his shoes and, if he did say so himself, done a dang good job.
He pasted on his press smile, the one he’d been practicing while he’d waited for his chance to rise up from the sidelines. Will Kent was a good dude, but Forest wouldn’t complain about getting his shot. “I got this. Don’t worry.” He widened his grin and put his fist into the air. “Go, Storm!”
“Go, Storm!” his fellow players hollered back from the sidelines.
At his side, Cameron Cruz, owner of the Storm, leaned over to the microphone. “I’m confident Hightower will lead us to a championship victory this year, beginning with the Christmas Eve game against the Texas Rebels.”
More clapping from the players.
“Forest, your old girlfriend, actress Kerry King, takes credit for helping you get to where you are. Was she pivotal in helping you climb to the top?”
Irritation pricked at him. Kerry had told him last year that he wasn’t ambitious enough. She’d told him his career was going nowhere as long as he insisted on staying with the Storm as backup quarterback to Will Kent. When he’d told her that he would never leave the Storm if he didn’t have to, she’d dumped him flat. Strike that—she’d very publically broken up with him on Instagram.
“No comment,” Forest said, keeping his tone even. The press always wanted to stir up a story, and he wasn’t going to be part of it.
Others shouted a plethora of questions at him.
Mr. Cruz took the microphone. “I want to talk about our defense. Let’s focus on that for a second.”
The press fed into his distraction, and Mr. Cruz spent time fielding the questions about how he was planning to win a championship for the Storm this year and make the people of Colorado proud.
Satisfied, Forest gazed out at the press and at the other players. Things were going so well. Everything was coming up sixes for Forest, and not just with football—in three days, he would be going to an exclusive mountain home next to a ski resort in Frisco, and he’d hang out with his younger brother and sister for six days of the league break. It was a big deal for him and his siblings to be together for Christmas, and he was looking forward to it.
“Hey, Forest, your dad wants to say something!”
His father? Blindsided, Forest searched the crowd. He hadn’t seen his father in thirteen years—not since the day of his mother’s funeral.
The area cleared, and his father was pushed through the crowd. It took Forest a second to recognize the man in front of him; he looked hollow, pale, and his once thick black hair was now in a bad comb-over. His eyes still had that fire in them, though.
His dad pointed at him. “You won’t win under pressure. You couldn’t even save your mother when she needed you!”
On impulse, Forest sprang from the platform into the crowd of people. There was only one target in his sights: his father. He drew back his arm and punched the guy clean in the jaw.
His father stumbled and fell, hitting his head on the turf.
The crowd of reporters erupted, and a sea of hands pulled Forest back, taking him away from the man he would hate the rest of his life.
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About the Author
Taylor Hart is a best-selling author and Amazon top seller of Billionaire, Football, and Military Romance. All of her books have themes that are inspirational and faith-based. She is a mentor and coach and is obsessed with principles on success and self-improvement.
Her greatest joy is that she is a mother and a wife. She has four amazing boys that remind her of little MMA fighters! She is grateful for her amazing husband who supports and loves her!
Taylor has a deep love of God and feels a deep loyalty to her Savior, Jesus Christ. She gratefully acknowledges His healing love and forgiveness in her life.
Taylor also takes extreme pride in being an American. She is so grateful and proud of the men and women that support and preserve our freedom.
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