* Chapter Thirty-Two *

I had dreamed of marrying Jacob Mathews since the first day he said two words to me. I’d always imagined a dress and a church, but to be honest, I didn’t care how I married him. Just that I married him.

Today, I stood outside the town courthouse in a long white lace dress.

I wore my mother's wedding dress. She'd kept it all these years with the hope that I would one day wear it. It was long and in a bohemian style from the late seventies, but simple enough that it was eternally classic.

I loved it. I loved that it was a piece of my parents' marriage and that it would now be a part of mine.

Karina brought me flowers from her garden. I had sunflowers and daisies, mixed with beautiful orange lilies. I couldn't have picked out more beautiful flowers from a florist if I had tried.

Katie had called and told me she was taking care of the cake. And the food. Mrs. Mathews said the gazebo was ours for the rest of the day. Someone called their band, and another person started bringing chairs.

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