Good Love (Sequel to Chance Meeting)

Seven

Another month passed, and by the Time Bobby'd closed on the sale of his home down in Miami, his fiancé was definitely visibly pregnant. While she wasn't showing very much, despite her petite frame, she was still showing a hair more than his ex-wife had at the same stage of pregnancy. Then again, with two buns in the oven instead of one, he supposed that was only Natural, and it didn't make her any less attractive to him.

        In fact, it made her so attractive to him that he couldn't keep his hands off her, no matter what he tried short of having them tied behind his back. That being said, it wasn't any surprise that she insisted on staying with Ash at his hotel room the Night before their handfasting wasta take place. Not only did she not want him seeing what she was gonna be wearing–which was typical, as per the Age-old Tradition–but she didn't wanna be worn out and sore during the Ceremony or afterward. Aggravating though it was–especially for his libido–he'd acquiesced rather quickly, if only so he wouldn't have to deal with a pissed-off, hormonal woman later.

        But on the Morn they were to be handfasted, the bassist couldn't help a bit of Anxiety on his part as he got ready. Sure, he'd been married once before, so he was no stranger to trading vows and rings–but he'd never even seen a handfasting, let alone participated in one. Not only that, but he supposed he'd have still been nervous, even if they were getting married in a legal sense.

        Taking a deep breath to steady his nerves–not to mention his shaking hands–he got ready to head out to the Beach they Intended the Ceremony to be on. Since they hadn't invited very many people, Bret was serving as his best man, just as he'd done when he'd married his ex-wife back in 1989. Aidan'd flown back down when Aerin'd asked her to be her Maid of Honor, so there was two witnesses right there. His kids were playing the role of Flower girl and ring bearer, and they'd been surprised by the Beauty, yet simplicity of the wedding bands he'd picked out.

        "Ya ready for this, Dad?" Zak asked as he got ready to take his place.

        "More than, but I still can't help being nervous," the older bassist answered, nodding as he tugged at his shirt collar.

        "Aerin said to give thista ya, although I'm not too sure why," his daughter said, pressing something into his palm.

        Looking down, he saw what he thought was a familiar black sachet and pulled open its lil drawstrings, smiling as he took in what it contained. "I know why, baby girl."

        "Really–what's in it?" Zoe asked curiously.

        Holding out his left palm, he dumped the contents into it, and they were surprised to see several different tumbled Stones. "Part of her collection, 'cuz she knew this particular blend would be like a chill pill for me."

        "Why these, though?" his son asked, the rest of his now-former band gathering close, too.

        "Amethyst's used for Love, Inner Peace, Protection–particularly psychic Protection–and tons of other things," Bobby explained, pointing out the purple Stone that easily filled a third of his palm by itself.

        "What about this other lil purple one?" the drummer asked.

        "Auralite's good for Calming, dissolving worries, Anxiety–that kinda shit," he answered. "This Metallic-looking black one's Hematite, which's good for Protection, Calming, stress, and other things along those lines."

        "What about that huge black one? Damn thing looks like it's the size of that Amethyst chunk," CC said.

        The older bassist laughed as he said that Jet was another good one for Protection, and it also absorbed negativity like any other black Stone. The tiny blue one that'd a few white areas next to the Jet was something Aerin called Larimar, and no doubt she'd given it to him for its positive Energy. Next, he pointed out the chunk of Moonstone, saying it was another one that was good for stress, Love, Protection, Calming, and even Change–and if handfasting wasn't a big enough Change to warrant it, he didn't know what was.