One year later:

It's my WEDDING DAY!! I cannot believe I'm actually going through with this insanity.

But...I love Eli and I want to be with him for as long as we have. I think back to when we first met.

Oh boy. How times have changed! I certainly didn't foresee this. Not at all. I have to admit it; sometimes I STILL think Eli Mason is nothing but trouble.

AND he can still really piss me off. A lot. And act like a dork make me want to punch him.

However, I can't imagine myself being with anybody else. And that's why I'm going through with this.

>>>>>>>

The ceremony flies by and before I realize it, we're laughing our asses off at the reception and having a fantastic time with our family and friends.

It's fun, cutting our wedding cake, that Constance made and feeding it to each other. Eli ends up smashing some of it into my face.

And I feel like he deserved to do that. Especially after all the crap I put him through when he first arrived here.

After we eat our fill, Eli leads me to the dance floor and we have our first dance as husband and wife. It's beautiful and I end up crying.

Eli just holds me in his arms and I feel like a lucky person. He grins and I laugh.

"I couldn't imagine marrying anyone other than you," Eli murmurs in my ear. I laugh again.

"I know. It seems that the universe KNEW we needed each other. And well, here we are."

Eli twirls me and his facial expression is so tender that I find myself falling in love with him all over again.

"Damn right."

Then Eli dips me and plants a BIG kiss on my lips.

>>>>>>

I dance with several people, including my bestie and even Zane and Luke. I think Zane is starting to grow on me. He was telling me all these corny jokes and I found myself laughing so hard.

Of course, the fact that I was in a terrific mood helped. Charlotte is my personal assistant during the reception, helping me whenever I need it.

ESPECIALLY when it's almost time for Eli and I to make an exit.

"You looked so beautiful." Charlotte is standing next to me in the back room, where I'm getting ready to take my wedding dress off.

We're standing in front of a mirror and we decide to take several goofy selfies and we're practically rolling around on the floor by the time we're finished.

I'm wiping tears of laughter away and Charlotte is doing the same. She suddenly starts getting emotional and I open my arms and Charlotte moves into them.

We stand there, clinging to each other in the silence for several minutes. We finally move apart. I grin.

"You're next," I tell her. "Tell Luke he needs to propose. Soon." Charlotte nods.

"He damn well better!" I laugh as I turn so Charlotte can start unbuttoning my dress.

"He will. I got a good feeling about it." Charlotte gives me one more hug from behind.

"Me too, Sweetie."

>>>>>>

Eli and I are snuggled up together on our hotel room bed. We'd both had a nice, relaxing shower. Eli is massaging my shoulders.

"Liv?"

"Hmm?" I feel so relaxed that I think I'm going to fall asleep any minute.

"How eager are you to start a family?" I look at Eli and smile.

"Whenever you are, hottie." Eli laughs.

"How about right now?" I lean in, gently kissing him.

"Sounds perfect."

>>>>>

A few weeks later, I discover that I'm pregnant. When I tell Eli, he's over the moon.

"I can't wait to see you with our baby," Eli says, hugging me close. I smile.

"Ditto."

Chapter 13-Olivia

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