Chapter 6

The reception lightened his mood immensely. Everyone lined up to greet Travis and Julie as they pulled up in their limo. Julie had taken off her veil and unraveled the intricate braided knot her hair had been styled into, letting the wavy blonde tresses bounce around her shoulders. Travis could barely keep his eyes off her.

“Holy shit,” he said when he and Blake finally caught up inside. “Pinch me.” Blake did so, but Travis shook his head. “Barely felt that. Yep, I’m dreaming.” Blake grabbed Travis by the arm and twisted it behind Travis’s back like he used to when they fought as kids. Travis yelped. “Okay! Not dreaming! Not dreaming!”

“Are you breaking my new husband?” Julie said, coming over to watch the commotion.

“Just making sure he knows what’ll happen if he doesn’t treat you like the badass princess you are,” Blake said with a sweet smile.

Frank piped up from the refreshment table, “Hey! That’s my job!”

“And I get to help!” Pat added.