Today is my wedding day. With all of the craziness that is going on in our world right now, Hakeem and Gael have been my light in the darkness. I love them more than I ever thought possible. I am so excited that we will all share the same last name, along with the matebond. And I have a special surprise for them later.
Carmen, Arya, Charlie, Sandra, Lily, Bhakti, Karamea, and Patrice are in the room with me as I get my hair and make-up done. Charlie insisted that I have them done professionally and I have been sitting here for what feels like hours as I’ve been primped and prodded to have my nails painted, hair removed from almost my entire body, a soothing massage, hair done, and make-up applied.
Luckily, I’m not the only one. All of the girls were part of the process, even though we’ve only elected to have Zak, Kristoff, and Carmen up at the altar with us. Zak will be giving me away as the alpha