Authors: Jordan Silver
Her shoulders were shaking, her eyes
were watery as she covered her lower face with her hand, she was literally
crying with laughter.
Thanks mom.
I rolled my eyes at her she just
shrugged and turned her face into dad's chest.
The Doc carried on his conversation
with the uninvited Yvette.
"Well now, you said something
about the police, I think it only fair to warn you that I'm a deputy back home,
that's my daughter, we law enforcement types like to stick together if you know
what I mean so I'm afraid that won't do you any good."
"But that's back in
America."
"Uh, this is American soil
child, besides, I'm sure you have something even more smashing to wear. Are you
a model?"
"At the pound..."
I squeezed Anna's neck a little to
get her to shut up, she turned her head and tried to bite off my nipple.
"Ow..."
I cut off my growl as everyone turned
their attention to us, when she released me and they'd gone back to minding
their business I whispered in her ear.
"You're gonna pay for that
later."
“Yeah yeah, big talk old man."
Doc was now leading Yvette from the
room he stopped in the door and looked back at us with a what the hell look and
an eye roll.
"Okay let me say this now with
all the players in the room, Yvette is never invited to another holiday get together,
I will not have my wife being uncomfortable in her own family."
"But she's my cousin...."
"Pamela, kill that shit, you
heard my brother, besides I've told you two before, if Tanner wasn't interested
in the beginning he's never going to be, your cousin has other family and
friends she can spend the holidays with, you and I both know the only reason
she's been hanging around is because she's been trying to snag my
brother."
"Yes, and my son was willing to
forgo Xmas with his own family to avoid her, did you think I would ever allow
that again, not in this lifetime."
Mom went over to help Cynthia and
Anna with whatever the hell they were doing as they carried on like nothing out
of the ordinary had happened.
Dad just gave me a thumbs up and went
to see what smelled so good in the oven.
"Tanner that is not going to be
a tradition."
Fuck, I'm marrying a
fighter...HooYah.
So the rest of the household has
finally stirred and Tanner introduced me to his team, Paul Frank and Tim,
they're a bunch of rowdy guys who seemed to love the ground their lieutenant
walked on.
They were the three in the living
room, I found out why there wasn't enough room when Tracy, Carol, Lauren and
Mike came down the stairs, followed by Greg and Mark, there was one room left I
think, but the guys preferred to stay up all night telling war stories
apparently and had fallen asleep down here.
I hadn't seen the she wolf since dad
had taken her out the kitchen and wasn't looking forward to that happy
occurrence any time soon.
After the introductions were made
(and I can't believe Cynthia had brought Mike here not to mention Mark.)
When I introduced Tanner to Mark
Tanner gave Mark the death glare until he was satisfied that Mark really wasn't
interested in me in that way.
Mike was another story, I couldn't
change Tanner's mind when he clasped Mike behind his neck and with a' let's
take a walk' disappeared outside.
"You told him you played
touchy-feely with Mike didn't you?"
"Shut it Mark before I tell him
you use to climb through my bedroom window."
" Hey, that was only so we could
prank people." He looked seriously concerned that I would tell Tanner that
mess.
"He doesn't know that."
"And I was like ten the last
time I did that, you better not, dude looks like he's looking for any excuse to
end me. I hope he lets old Mikey boy live."
Mark seemed to think that was funny
but I wasn't too sure he was far off the mark.
By the time I had breakfast organized
everyone was gathered around the dining room table.
Mike looked a little jumpy but still
in one piece, Yvette was back with that same sour look on her face and Cynthia
was trying to rush everyone through their meal because her torture posse was
expected any minute now.
"So Tanner, how long have you
known... what was it again, Annalisa?"
Oh this bitch was back in full form.
"I've known Anna-Maria for a
while now."
"This wedding is kind of sudden
isn't it?"
"You..."
Before I could finish letting the
towheaded hussy have it my soon-to-be father-in-law cut in.
"Yvette dear that ship has
sailed, now Anna has spent a lot of time putting together this lovely meal and
I for one would like to enjoy it."
"Well I don't think I'm
hungry."
"Go choke on your fingers
hoochie."
I said it only loud enough for those
closest to me to hear that would be me, Tanner, Cynthia, Troy and Yvette.
They of course laughed well all
except her of course.
She drew in her breath and stood from
the table in a huff before flouncing out of the room.
Good riddance, now maybe I could
enjoy my food in peace.
The guys were fun and I finally got
to hear how Cynthia pulled off getting everyone here to the island.
She'd lured Tracy and the others with
an island getaway, enough said.
Tanner's teammates were the only ones
she let in on her little secret after swearing them to secrecy and according to
them, there was no way they were going to miss their Lieu taking the plunge.
There was a lot of teasing about some
picture but when I asked all Tanner would say was later.
Dad had an idea what was going on
when she'd talked him onto the plane and of course Tessa knew.
"Dad, who's watching over the
town while you're here?"
I teased my father; he would never
shirk his duties for anything so it meant a lot that he was here.
"James is in charge, he's a good
kid he can hold down the fort for a few days while I see my baby girl get
hitched."
Cynthia had finally let the others in
on the secret since we'd already been outed by Yvette and her screeching
earlier.
I'd barely swallowed a few mouthfuls
before Cynthia was whisking me away from the table.
As we turned the corner we caught the
tail end of a conversation her skankiness was having with someone on the phone.
"I mean obviously she's trying
to trap him, I bet the little whore got pregnant on purpose cause there's no
way a guy like Tanner would fall for that thing..."
I was on her before she knew I was
even there, I don't pull hair, I didn't grow up part boy with Mark and his
friends for nothing, I could throw down.
Cynthia didn't even try to stop me as
I pummeled the shit out of her. She got me with a scratch to the neck, but
other than that I kept my fist in her face.
She was screaming loud enough to
raise the dead, good thing Cynthia had had the presence of mind to turn off the
phone.
I heard running feet before I was
being lifted off her screeching form.
"Next time you call me out my
name I'll fuck your shit up worst, try me skank."
I was huffing like a locomotive;
there was still some fight left in me as Tanner pulled me away.
"What the fuck happened here,
and what the fuck is that on your neck?"
By then everyone had gathered no one
saw fit to help the victim off the floor, not even her cousin.
Tanner was busy using the tail of his
shirt to dab at the scratches on my neck she'd broken the skin.
"Great, now I need rabies
shots."
"That's it, Cindy is Pete still
on the mainland?"
"Nah, he went home to be with
his family for Xmas but...she can always stay at a hotel on the mainland until
she gets a flight out."
"Good enough, I want her out of
here right fucking now...."
"I'll kill you..."
She got up screaming again her face
was a bloody mess, busted lip, and two already swelling eyes. Good job me.
"You put hands on her again and
I'll forget you're a woman, do...not...fuck...with...her."
Tanner pushed me behind his back
while he yelled at the idiot.
Is it sick to admit I wanted to jump
him right then and there?
I don't know what happened after
that, I did hear the motor running a little while later as someone took the
skanky one off the island.
Tanner was pissed for a good minute
until I snuck him away and gave him a little taste. Literally.
Bent over the bathroom counter, he
ate the cooch until he was happy and all was right in the world again.
Then we were battling Cynthia because
I decided I wanted to go barefoot, my dress was such that it could go either
way.
It's a champagne colored off the
shoulder backless gown that flows to the ankles, the bodice has heavy beading
but the skirt is plain, it's elegantly simple and I love it.
Tanner said that he too would go
barefoot, but somehow the pixie got wind of our intentions and threw a tantrum
that made the fuehrer's look like child's play.
Needless to say, we're wearing shoes.
The ceremony was amazing for
something that had been thrown together last minute there were white star
shaped lights strung along the chairs and around the palm trees on the beach.
There was an arbor with hibiscus and
lilies, hydrangea and whatever tropical flower Cynthia could get her hands on.
There was no one color scheme but
everything flowed well together.
The stylist did my hair in this
simple twist on my nape and thankfully the make up people had something to
cover the claw marks on my neck.
We said our I dos as the sun set
beyond the sea, it was picture-perfect and just us, no muss no fuss.
There were tears of happiness from
the parents and ribald toasts from Justin and the team.
The food I'd prepared would be for
tomorrow obviously, since Cynthia had the whole thing catered and I must admit,
the island spread was spectacular, especially the lamb roasting on a spit.
The champagne flowed like water;
there was nothing but laughter and well wishes as I was held securely in the
crook of my husband's arm.
Well it's done, we're married, she's
finally mine, don't let anyone tell you marriage is just a piece of paper, it's
so much more than that.
There's a feeling that comes over you
when you realize that this person is yours, totally, lawfully yours.
You've claimed each other for all the
world to see, it's like making a statement of intent.
Like this woman or this man belongs
to me, I'm going to go forth and build a life with them we'll set up house
together, have children, raise a family and along the way try to contribute
positively to the world around us, but I'll be doing it with this person at my
side.
I couldn't imagine taking this
journey with anyone other than my beauty, my Xmas girl, looks like the fat
bastard finally got one right.
Nah, I'll thank God for this one.
THE END
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