To heal a broken heart

Epilogue

~Holly's POV~

Three years went by since then and now I'm standing in front of a huge mirror, admiring the white dress on my still huge body.

I never changed much, my size staying the same, but my confidence rising a lot over the last few years. Jayden and I grew stronger and stronger as a pair. He lead his gang and businesses with confidence, while I went to culinary school after finishing high school. I'm becoming a chef.

Half a year ago he popped the big question and now I'm only a few minutes away from being called Mrs. Holly Davis. Amber and Juli enter the room I got prepared in and smile over at me happily.

"Are you excited?", Amber asks with sparkling eyes. "You look incredible!"

"Thanks", I blush. "And I'm only excited for all of the people, not because of marrying Jayden. He's perfect."

Juli chuckles.

"You're still so whipped! After all these years...", she notices amused.

"Hey, you're no different with Luke!", I fire back and she instantly blushes and touches her growing stomach. She's 4 months pregnant with Luke being the father obviously. Amber and Eric are still together as well, they got married last year, while Luke and Juli were the fastest out of all of us.

They drove to Las Vegas one night and came back as a married couple. It was one of Juli's spontaneous ideas, surprising us all. Once we heard about it we organized a huge party to celebrate it and at the same time scolded these two for doing it without us being present.

So now it's my turn to marry my soulmate. Throwing a last glance at the mirror I observe the dress, hair and makeup again to make sure there's no imperfection. Then I turn around to my two bridesmaids and nod. They smile and take me into their middle, guiding me to the huge door leading outside. The wedding takes place at the beach near the ocean, organized by our wedding planner and the five star hotel we stay in.

Walking through the sand in my white slippers, I feel the cloth of my dress touching the floor, but I don't mind. It's dry and warm, nothing will stick to it anyways. Seeing all our guests in the distance I feel excitement running through my veins, looking to my sides to see Juli and Amber still there with me. Since my parents never came back to me and Jayden's parents kinda lost him as well we decided for Juli and Amber to walk me down the aisle, ignoring the tradition.

Rows of white chairs frame the aisle, which is built of white, wooden arches with fairy lights and flowers everywhere. Everything's decorated in the colors of the sunset, matching the sinking sun over the ocean. Even blue and purple are put into consideration, remembering the color of the water and the clouds. It may seem to colorful, but it's actually really nice accentuated.

Once I reach the aisle, I can see Jayden waiting at its end, right in front of the registrar and our closest friends as his best men. All of them stand under another huge, white arch decorated with flowers and fairy lights.

Right now however, I see only him. Jayden. The man of my life. His strong features, the suit hugging his muscular frame, his dark hair styled nicely on his head, making my fingers twitch with the want to run them through it. There's a smile on his face as soon as he sees me, making me smile back excitedly. Happiness curses through my veins, the nearer I get to him, making me nearly run down the aisle if it wasn't for Juli and Amber to hold me back subtly.

When I finally reach him, he immediately takes my hands into his and gives me a quick peck on the lips.

"Uhm, normally you only kiss the bride after the ceremony", the registrar chuckles amused, while some people laugh as well. I only smile at Jayden, while he smirks at me with mischief in his green-brown eyes. I feel myself drowning in them, just like I do almost every time when he looks at me like that. As if I'm the only woman in this world, as if I'm the most precious thing that ever happened to him. I don't even realize the registrar started the ceremony already, everything just slows down to Jayden's face in front of me.

"Do you Jayden Davis take this woman Holly Woods to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and in woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself solely unto her for as long as you both shall live? If so, answer: "I do."", the registrar interrupts my dreamy staring.

"I do", Jayden states firmly, looking at me with eyes full of eternal love.

"Do you Holly Woods take this man Jayden Davis to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself solely unto him for as long as you both shall live? If so, answer: "I do."", the man next to us continues.

"I do", I answer as forcefully as Jayden did, looking up at him with all the love I could muster.

"If there be anyone present who may show just and lawful cause why this couple may not be legally wed, let him speak now or forever hold his peace", the registrar speaks further, but of course nobody says anything so we exchange our rings now.

They're two simple platinum rings, mine with a small line of diamonds in it, while Jayden's just simple and without any additions. I decided to keep my way more sparkly engagement ring on anyways. It just meant to much to me to exchange it, so I'll be wearing both in the future.

"By the authority vested in me I now pronounce you-"

I don't hear the rest anymore, Jayden already pulled me in to kiss me. His lips devour me like always, making me loose my focus, only concentrating on the magical feeling of his mouth on mine. Ignoring the present guests around us, he slips his tongue in my mouth and elicits a silent moan from me. His hands around my waist tighten at that and he quickly pulls away, a hungry gleam in his eyes, while his gaze penetrates my soul.

"I love you", he mumbles only for me to hear and I beam up at him, smiling so widely my cheeks start hurting.

"I love you too."