My Demon

24. Tying Together

This is the second to last chapter! 

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Some months later

"I can't do this!" Zion exclaims. "What was I thinking?"

"Zion." Zane says.

"This would never work." Zion says.

"Zion, slow down." Zane says going towards Zion.

"I can't get married." Zion says.

"Zion breath." Zane says standing in front of Zion, placing his hands on Zion's shoulders. "Breathe in. Breathe out."

Zion shakes his head. "I can't do this." He whispers.

"Zion listen to me." Zane says taking Zion's face in his hands. "You can marry Mike. You love him. He loves you. He is waiting for you. You will walk out in a few minutes and the ceremony will begin. You love him."

Zion nods.

"You're going to marry him."

Zion nods.

"Say it."

"I will marry. I love him. I can do it."

Zane smiles. He wraps his brother in a hug. "Stop doubting. You both make a great couple and you love each other. I am a great matchmaker."

"Thank you." Zion whispers against his chest. "I don't know what I would have done without you." He sniffles. "And you..." He shakes his head.

"Don't cry." Zane says pulling him in front of him; he wipes his eyes. "I wanted you to be happy again."

"I know. I don't know how I didn't put all the pieces together."

"We were careful." Zane says. "It helped that Eli didn't know."

"I can't believe it."

"I'm glad you weren't mad."

"I couldn't be as much as I wanted."

Zane smiles. "You have a wedding to attend."

Zion chuckles. "Yes, I do." He takes a deep breath. "I don't know what came over me."

Zane smiles. "What matters now is that you are walking out of here to go meet your future husband."

Zion nods. "I'm getting married."

"Yes, you are. My little brother is getting married." Zane coos.

"I'm not little." Zion pouts.

"No, it doesn't seem like it." Zane teases.

"Let's go." Zion says heading towards the door.

"Now, don't leave your best man behind." Zane says catching up.

"Hurry up then." Zion says stopping at the door. He opens the door and sees both of their parents.

"My baby is all grown up." Their mother cries as he hugs Zion.

"He is." Zachary replies.

"Mom, I'm almost twenty eight." Zion states.

"You will always be our baby." Zendaya replies.

Zane laughs.

"Zane, you're their baby too." Zion replies.

"I'm not."

"Zane, you will always be our baby too even if you're thirty-two." Zachary states.

"Dad!" Zane whines.

"The whining doesn't help." Zion teases.

"Before you both get into it, it's time Zion." Zachary tells them.

Zion nods. "I'm ready." He smiles.

~

"I'm so proud of you." Zane says as he congratulates the newlyweds.

"Thank you." Zion replies.

"Take care of him." Zane tells Mike.

"I will." Mike replies.

"We'll take care of everything here." Eli says.

"Go before you miss the plane." Dante says.

"Have fun." Eli says wiping his eyes.

"Don't cry." Zion chuckles. "It's not goodbye."

"It's a wedding." Eli replies.

"It's actually a take care at the airport." Zion points out.

"Same thing." Eli says.

Dante wraps his arm around Eli.

"We'll pick you both up." Sofia says. "Now go." She says giving each of them a hug. "Take care. Have fun and use protection." She raises her voice.

"Sofia." Zion says while the others laugh.

"What?" Sofia asks innocently.

Zion shakes his head. "See you later."

Mike takes his hand and leads them to their gate.

Zion smiles. His stomach is filled with butterflies at the anticipation. They have a two week honeymoon; just the two of them.

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