Aiden POV:
Unbelievable. If this is what life with her is going to be like, I might need to stock up on patience—and alcohol. For Christ's sake, couldn't she survive a few hours without food? But no, her insufferable stomach had to humiliate me in front of the judge, the Black brothers, and God knows who else.
When the judge said, "You may kiss the bride," I was so furious I briefly entertained the idea of biting her lip clean off. It would've served her right. But, alas, self-control prevailed. I opted for the lightest, most businesslike brush of my lips against hers—just enough to satisfy the judge and avoid headlines like "Aiden Timberlake Refuses to Kiss Wife at Wedding."
The brothers didn't help. Their obnoxious hooting and hollering made it feel less like a wedding and more like a frat party. God help me, why were they even here? I only needed two witnesses, not a traveling circus.