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He makes is way to the mic with Ashanti on his shoulders.

"So Ashanti wanted to say a few things as well. I would like to thank you all for coming to watch me marry this beautiful woman. Thank you to Noah and Kate for all you did in organizing this wedding with such short notice. I said a mouthful with my vows but what I left out was that I am glad that she threw caution to the wind, I am glad that she does not listen to anyone but herself.

If she was not herself, Amari wouldn't be with us, we wouldn't be together and a whole other things. I have been in the dark for the longest time and she took my dark pieces and she loved them. She cut herself trying to fix me, I thought she was fixing me but she was changing me, one piece at a time.

The times we spent apart brought us closer and with every fight we learn things about each other that conversation does not reveal. I hit the jackpot with this one. Ashanti baby, do you want to say anything to mommy?" He moves her to his chest.

"Mama!" She holds her hands out so that I can carry her.

"I guess my speech is over." Laughter fills the room.

"Isn't daddy Nate the cutest? I would like for the wife to come to the mic."

"If it was not my wedding I would slap you for making me open up. I just want to thank you all for coming to watch us finally tie that knot. Thank you for the wedding presents, we will try to use them.

I honestly don't have much to say besides, to warn my husband, he is stuck with me till the end. I can not wait for our next adventures, I thank God for blessing me with you and these three amazing children.

To correct myself, my four amazing children. Thank you all for coming, I appreciate it and I appreciate my friends for organizing this event, you guys are superstars."

When I sit down I place my feet on Nate, I took my shoes off a while ago and I just don't want to put them on until the first dance.

"Thank you to the couple. We are going to switch to the DJ, you can come talk to the couple or chat amongst yourselves, I will tell you when it is time for the video messages and the first dance."

"Mommy, I want to go pee-pee." I signal Nate to watch the twins as I take Amari to the bathroom.

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"It is now time for the first dance, can we clear the dance floor?" I am a bad dancer, terrible at it.

"Follow my lead." He purred, he knows I am a terrible dancer.

Wish you were here by Pink Floyd is blasting through the speakers.

Nate is actually an amazing dancer, he makes us look good. I am enjoying the dance when my dad and mom want to dance with us.

"I can see you are happy, I am happy to see you like this." He beamed.

"Thank you Dad." I rejoiced.

"Keep making us proud, we support you all the way." He remarked.

"Thank you Dad. The twins are growing so fast. I thought Amari was growing fast but these kids grow really fast."

"I wouldn't know, I kind of did not raise you." He whined

"I know but you have grand kids now, you need to be involved with them like they are me." I kiss his forehead, at the end of the day he will always be my dad.

"We have done it all, now it is time to throw the rice. As a wedding gift, your entire family have decided to give you a worry-free honeymoon to the Maldives.
Grandmother, Grandfather and all the godparents will babysit for three weeks while you go make another Zaitzev-Goncharov, at least this one will be born within wedlock."

"I will break your friend."

"I will do it for you."

"I am kidding, do not kill me. We already packed your luggage all you have to do is go to the car."

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Three weeks with no kids sounds fun but I am already worried about them.

"They are going to be okay, we are going to be okay. Let us enjoy three weeks to yourselves so we can be able to handle them until we are able to take a vacation without them which will be in a long couple of years."

"I think I can do that."

"We can..."

"Together."

"Together?"

"Together." His hand wraps around mine and he takes my other hand, kissing my ring finger then me.

"Till the ends of the earth."

"Till the ends of the earth."

Spring brings back memories but the best one is the night I saved Nathaniel Daniel Goncharov.

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