I nod over to the stage area so Ben comes with me, I grab Tony in for a big hug and he even lifts me up. “Congrats you two,” He tells us. Setting me down, he shakes Ben’s hand.
“Thanks man and thank you for making it,” Ben kisses the top of my head, “I knew it’d mean the world to her.”
I look up at my husband and smile, “And it did!” Looking to Tony, who looks quite dapper in a little dress wear, “Thank you for coming and making that song for me.”
“It wasn’t just me, your guy here was more than willing to help me out. When he told me that he could sing and play I was surprised. I am pretty damn fucking proud of the single.” Tony explains.
Jennifer comes up to all of us, “You guys look adorable together! Hey Tony…” She looks him up and down. Tony laughs and puts his arm around her.
Then the light bulb turns on, “You two?” I point back and forth between them.
“Yeah, once we started talking and our true selves came out, we just connected.” Tony tells me.
I actually awe at them and then we hear Jacks voice come over the speakers, announcing that dinner was being served. “I want a dance before you leave,” I tell Tony.
“You got it.”
After we eat and have a champagne toast, everyone close to us had a speech planned out. They were long and beautiful, all well wishes for the future. Then it was cake cutting time, which by the way is more than what anyone here could eat. It’s a beautiful four tiered pink and white cake, with black edible pearls pressed into the sides. Very romantic and over the top, but hey we are only doing this once right? We go through the motions of any traditional wedding and then it’s party time.
Ben hops up on the stage and announces the band, “Just for my gorgeous wife, I had flown in her friends and her favorite band,” Just then I see Uliana and Leon along with the rest of the band. “Cilver!”
Hopping down he comes back to me and kisses me hard on the mouth and my adrenalin kicks up, when Ulinana’s stellar voice begins to sing. When they are done with the first song they come down to say hello. I scream and I give Uli a huge hug and then Leon.
“Thank you so much for coming, I am surprised Ben talked you into it.”
“We told him we wouldn’t miss it for the world! We love you!” I am getting tired of people making me cry so much, but at least they are all finally happy tears.
The night goes on where everyone is happy and dancing, drinking and having a great time. Ben doesn’t leave my side all night and I didn’t want him to ever again. So for the night we take in the beautiful atmosphere. I dance with James and then Jack and finally Tony. Ben does his customary dances with the women in the room as well. Never being more than fifteen feet apart.
My Mom tells me how happy she is for us and tells me that we have plenty of time to make a family and not to worry or stress. Erin wants details from our week in London when we get home, specifically the dirty stuff. Caroline and Dan are happy at the pace they are going and I am so relieved to see her smiling and being herself. Ben and Dan have come to amends and are the best friends they used to be when they were younger, if not more now.
Everyone is happy and I used to believe that too much happiness will eventually end in heartbreak or tragedy. Now? Well I say take it as it comes, because life is too short to worry all the time. If we all lived in fear we wouldn’t be living.
And I am living my dream with the love of my life.
My Permanent.
“Hey, baby I am looking up flights for our anniversary trip back to London and I am about to choose an airline, do you have a preference? I know it’s early, but they book fast for the spring and we don’t want to wait any longer after that.” Ben calls for me from the office. He wanted to make it a thing where every other year we go visit the city we got married in. I was more than willing to jump on bored with that idea.
So, here we are two years later. It’s two months before our anniversary and we are planning that trip. Ben and I have also just moved into our first small house just outside of the city. He had asked me if I wanted to move away and try something new, but I couldn’t leave the city or the people that I love. It’s a modest home, three bedrooms and a backyard, which I am looking forward to using in the summer. I actually want to be that couple who has barbeques out back with our friends and family.
We both still work for Tones and agreed that we would stick to the local shows, unless we get to work together on a tour, but Ms. Fuller hasn’t assigned any away tours, as of yet. Ben and Charles continue to run Chatz, but Ben wanted me to come up with a fresh idea for the place. So, I told him that it’d be pretty cool if we could get the space next door and open a small café. As of right now it is being remodeled. Ben wants to put me in charge of the café, because out of everyone he knows, and this is from his mouth not mine, ‘No one knows coffee better than you Tess.’
When I don’t answer him, he comes looking for me. I can hear him walking into the other room down the hall from our shared office. Pushing the door slowly open he comes up behind me, “How are my beautiful girls doing?”
I turn around and show him the cutest pink dress I had just put our baby girl in. He rolls his eyes, “More pink eh? Oh, well I do love it.” He reaches out for our daughter, who was born four months ago. “Hey there my ladybug.” He kisses her forehead, cheeks then lifts her to get her belly.
“We are doing great.” I assure him.
“And what about Boo number two?” his hand grazes my now flat belly.
I sigh and place my hand over his, “So far doing great, the doctor said everything is going great and my levels are perfect.”
He smiles and sways our baby girl in his arms, she yawns and closes her eyes and smiles. It may be the greatest moment of my life, right here, right now. My amazing husband, in our own home, holding our sleeping, healthy baby girl and another on the way.
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My husband, who is also on the back cover of the book. Jeff you have been there and supported from the start and encourage me to keep going with it and I love you for it. My mom, who is not even a reader! Thank you for sharing in with my excitement and encouraging me, for my whole life.
My great friends Katie, Randy and Mesha, you guys rock and I love you for being there for me. Randy you make a great cover model and I hope that you get to design more book covers for other authors and other kick ass graphics! Mesha, I love that we have become closer and your photography is killer! I can’t wait to do more with you in the future and you love Big Ben too, which I love! Katie, you are always eager to hear about the story and thank you for being such a good friend and supporting me. Drinks all around!
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Christy Dilg, what can I say? I am speechless! I love you to the moon and back and I am ecstatic that we are good friends! I hope I did your characters justice here! You’re an amazing writer and am so proud of you! If you haven’t read Forbidden Forever do it now! The follow-up is coming soon and here’s a secret: there is another tie-in!
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My online book girlfriends, who I will meet one day! Jennifer Mitchell: I love your ass so much! And I hope you enjoyed Jennifer Garrett as much as I did making her. Kimberly Schoeller Kimball you are amazing and so proud of you and what you have accomplished, I love you babes! Heather Putnam, my sister from another mister right here! I can’t wait to finally meet you this year!
My amazing friend who has been there from the beginning and my latest editor Stacy Nickelson. You are too kind and stellar! You took a chance on a new book and now here we are. I love you girlie.<
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My street team! All of my girls over at Private Messengers! Thank you for being there and spreading the word about the books. I couldn’t have asked for a better set of girls in my life. I hope to be able to meet each and every one of you!
My betas! Jennifer Reyes, Leah Sampson, Sara Fuller, Elise Taylor, Lisa Petty, Christy Dilg, Jennifer Mitchell, Jessica Guard and Katie Potvin.
Mine and Jeff’s fun and amazing friend Jason Morningstar! I wanted to have someone I have known in here for a long time and to add a special something to the book and I couldn’t think of anyone better than you Jason! You run the best piercing shop I have ever come across and have the best sense of humor EVER! And to readers Jason is a real person and his shop Primitive Impressions is a real shop in Rochester NY! If you are ever there, stop by and say hello! In the meantime check out his page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Primitive-Impressions/219364774747676
And of course the band Cilver once again! I love you Uliana and Leon! Keep on rockin’ and I am so proud and excited to see where you are going from here. Check them out! www.cilverband.com
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