Chapter 67

“If that, then, was a request, dear Samuel, I say yes.”

“It was, Jane,” Samuel said. “Let me make it again on bended knee.”

“Davis…Garret? Would you like to say, ‘I do?’” I asked.

“Yeah, man. Very much so,” Davis said.

“Me, too.” Garret smiled. “Me, too.”

“We have time, Jefferson?” I asked.

“A little bit more. And…here.”

With the snap of Jefferson’s fingers, the brides’ and grooms’ loved ones reappeared from the other side, wispy, gauzy images all around us, but so real. I felt the closeness of mine. Goose’s misty eyes signified he did as well. “Jefferson…”

“What is a wedding without friends and family about?” Jefferson asked. “It gladdens me to see your grandparents see you so happy.”

They smiled at me. “We love you, Maxi,” Goose’s grandmother silently conveyed.

“Thank you, my Jefferson.”

“You’re most welcome. Now, swiftly,” he told us. “Swiftly.”