Against Their Wishes

Chapter 27

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Music rolled across the small church as the doors were opened. Gregory’s breath caught in his throat as he caught sight of his bride cast against the light pouring in through the doors. She looked like an angel as she slowly made his way toward him down the aisle. Even through the veil, Gregory could see that she was smiling at him and he quickly smiled in return. Walking down the two steps at the front of the aisle, he went down to meet her. Tingles erupted as their hands met and they walked back up towards the pastor.

“You look beautiful,” Gregory whispered to Olivia as they turned to face each other in front of their guests. Olivia blushed at his words but offered him a beaming smile in return.

“You look pretty handsome there yourself,” she replied. Gregory chuckled before they both quieted so the pastor could speak.

The ceremony seemed to pass in a whirlwind, neither of them paying much attention to the words being said because they were so lost in the other’s eyes. Olivia couldn’t seem to keep the smile off from her face, and looking at Gregory, she could see that he wasn’t even trying to keep a passive face. His face was shining brightly down at hers as they both heard the most important lines of the wedding come up.

“Do you, Olivia May Knight, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?” Olivia grinned through her veil at Gregory before replying, “I do.”

“And do you, Gregory Nicholas Willington, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?”

“I do,” he answered, staring deeply into her eyes.

“Then, by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride.”

Gregory slowly lifted her veil as if savoring the moment and slowly brought his lips down to meet her own. With the cheers of their guests in the background, Gregory wrapped his arms around his bride, quickly deepening the kiss. After what seemed like the shortest amount of time to the newly wedded couple, they were forced to pull away from each. Each had broad grins brandished across their face as they looked at one another before grasping hands and turning to face the guests in the church.

Gregory led her by the hand to the outside of the church as their friends and relatives threw rice over them. Olivia felt herself laughing with pure joy as Gregory pulled her in for a knee quivering kiss in front of the carriage. Cheers erupted once again from the crowd at their display of affection.

Turning so that her back was facing the crowd, Olivia tossed her bouquet into the air. Quickly turning to see who had caught it, Olivia grinned at seeing the shocked expression on Lucy’s face and the bouquet in her hands. She quickly found James in the crowd and saw a similar expression written across his face. She and Gregory exchanged a knowing smile before climbing into the waiting carriage.

“So, Lady Willington,” Gregory started once the carriage began to move, “how about we head straight to the honeymoon?” he asked before moving to drape kisses down her neck. Olivia felt herself quivering as his warm lips touch her pulse point.