Forgotten Souls

Epilogue

It's been 3 years. 3 whole years since Zaylee said yes to be my wife. Two years since we stood in front of the altar saying our "I do's" and I can't bring myself to even regret a minute of it. I still remember the day I  like it was yesterday.

It was a grumpy day. Miserable to be exact. The rain was pouring down hard and almost all of the main roads had to be blocked off because of flooding that occurred throughout certain parts of the town. I missed my fiancé since I wasn't allowed to see her for a week before our wedding.

I don't even understand why I couldn't see her, but apparently my mom and Zeya thought that it would be a good idea to separate us for a whole week. We even had to worship at two different congregations just so that I wouldn't see her.

I was both nervous as well as excited about the fact that I would be seeing my beautiful bride soon, however the miserable rain was not doing my grumpy and agitated mood any good.

What if she doesn't show up? What if she leaves me waiting at the altar only to tell me that she doesn't want to marry me anymore? To say that I was scared of losing her was an understatement. I didn't want to lose her, ever and I certainly didn't want to get dumped at the altar. However, as nervous and scared as I felt, deep down in my heart I knew for certain that Zaylee would never do that to me. She loved me almost as much as I loved her.

I was standing at the end of the isle, nervously staring at the door at the back of the building, waiting for my beautiful bride to enter when the music started playing. Not even a few seconds later did my beautiful green eyed beauty enter into the building with a long white mermaid wedding dress that hugged her body perfectly. It was covered in some sort of lace with a heart shaped neckline.

Her hair framed her face beautifully as it hung down in soft blonde curls with the veil partially hiding her face. Next to her was my father, holding her arm in his slowly walking towards me. I've never felt happier in my life than I did at that moment. I saw her blushing slightly as she neared me with unshed tears in her eyes. This was as emotional for her as it was for me.

When she finally stood before me, I took her veil off which revealed her captivating green eyes, glassy with tears and the biggest smile I've ever seen on her face.

"We are gathered her today to witness Braydon and Zaylee in holy matrimony..." the preacher started off with our wedding sermon and soon he turned to me to say my vows to Zaylee.

"My beautiful baby girl, you have been the best thing that has ever happened to me. When I first saw you, I was broken, rude and just plain mean to you. Yet you never backed away from me even after all the mistakes I made. You never left me until I gave you no choice but to leave, and even then, the minute you saw me you treated me with the same love we once shared. Today I promise you that I will never ever leave you again. I promise to be your Comforter and your protector for as long as I continue to breathe and I promise you to love you until I have no life left in me. I promise to never hurt you or stand back and have anyone else hurt you baby. You are my happily ever after."

She stood there with tears glistening in her eyes. Then she softly started speaking.

"My incredible Braydon. I love you so much more than  words can ever explain. My love for you goes deeper than the ocean and higher than the sky. You have made me whole again. You have filled my life with a kind of sunshine that no one ever could. You fixed me when I was broken and hugged me when I was falling apart. The minute I stared into your blue orbs, I knew that I would have a hard time trying to not fall in love with you. I promise to be your best friend, your incredible cook and your Comforter for the rest of my life. If ever there comes a day that you have to live without me, I want you to know that you were the one that set my soul on fire. You're the one that made me fall harder and deeper that I ever thought possible. You are the rest of my life. My happily ever after. "

"Braydon, do you take Zaylee to be your wedded wife?" the preacher asked after Zaylee finished saying her vows that had both of us with tears streaming down our faces.

"I do. Forever." I said confidently.

"Zaylee, do you take Braydon to be your wedded husband?"

"I do. Forever." she answered back while staring in my eyes. Before the preacher could even get to the part of me kissing my bride, I grabbed her and pulled her closer to me. Kissing my Zaylee for the first time in a whole week. Finally being able to kiss her as my wife.

I smile thinking back at that day. Thinking about our journey now, I wouldn't change it for the world. My beautiful wife is still not completely healed from her cancer, much to my dismay but every day I spend with her is a day I will cherish for the rest of my life.

I am pulled out of my day dreaming when I hear Zaylee calling me from the kitchen. I get up from the rocking chair on the patio and walk up to her. I'm just about to ask her what's wrong when a huge splash of water falls on the floor.

"Braydon... I think my water just broke.. Our baby is coming!"