Chapter 2

"It's time!" Cynthia screamed and entered the room.

I sighed and looked at Judith, who was smiling at me. She became my caregiver involuntarily when our parents died some years back, and I wondered what my mom would say if she was here today.

"Judith," I called, and my sister looked at me. "I miss our parents." Her mood changed instantly. "I'm thinking about how everything might have been different if our parents were still alive," I said and tried not to cry.

"I miss them too. Every day." Judith's confession came as a shock to me. Judith never talked about how she felt about our parents before, at least not in my presence.

"I'm not supporting this," Cynthia, who was watching both of us, said, "Today is a happy day, and I'm sure that your parents are happy for you. Get up; it's time to go in."

Judith came back to herself after Cynthia's words and got up. "Let's go."

I handed Maxwell to Judith and got up.

"There's the bride!" One of the paparazzi screamed when he saw me coming with my maid of honor, Cynthia, flower girl, and bridesmaids.

The paparazzi faced us and started taking pictures of us as we were walking to the hall, and for some unknown reason, I felt as if I was flying in the sky. Some months back, I didn't know that I would marry into one of the wealthiest families on Earth. Without knowing when or how it happened, this billionaire man came from nowhere, fell for me, and couldn't get enough.

I watched as my bridesmaids went inside one after the other, and when it was Cynthia's turn, she turned back and looked at me. "Congratulations, Lexi."

"Thank you, sweetheart," I said, and she went in.

My flower girl smiled at me when it was her turn and went inside. She was the daughter of another wealthy family.

With my beautiful white flowers in my hand, I slowly walked into the hall. People started clapping when they saw me coming in, and I waved at them.

When I looked forward, I saw Jason smiling at me, and I felt like crying because I knew how much he loved me. I smiled back at him without holding back, and the whole congregation dissolved into the background.

Jason rubbed his hands together and licked his lips—my soon-to-be husband. Without knowing how many minutes had passed, I finally stood in the front next to Jason, who was looking at me as if he was just seeing me for the first time.

***

The best man and the maid of honor passed us our vows, and I looked at Jason as he started reading his.

"The first time I met you, I never knew that I was going to fall in love with you. You were just this girl with little to no experience, but that night changed my life," he looked up from his card. I shyly smiled at him because I remembered and will never forget that night. "And I'm always grateful that I found my missing half that I've been searching for for years. You're my shining bomb, and you blew my heart away.

I love the fact that we fought for our love, and I promise to keep loving you in good times and bad times. I promise to respect you as my darling wife. I promise to support you in all your endeavors. I promise to be faithful to you. I promise to protect you with my life without thinking twice.

You and Maxwell are my world, and I promise to be the best husband and father. All that is mine is now yours.

And today, I, Jason Stokes, ask you, Lexi Tyler, to be my wife, my lover, my best friend, my adviser, the mother of my unborn children, my—"

"Secretary," someone said from the crowd, and everybody laughed "My everything," Jason added.

I opened my vow card and started reading.

"I fell in love with you the first time that I met you even though I didn't know who you were, and I had no clue that we would meet again.

But you showed up again in my life a few days later: first as Mr. CEO and later as Mr. Love. I love everything about you, but I love your cockiness the most."

Everybody laughed.

"I promise to never disappoint you. I promise to love you forever. I promise to trust you. I promise to cherish you. I promise to respect you as my husband and as the father of Maxwell and our unborn children. I promise to stand by you no matter the situation. I promise to be faithful to you.

So today, I, Lexi Tyler, give you, Jason Stokes, my heart, my hand, and my love from this moment till death do us part."

The priest, who had been smiling, joined our hands together and asked Jason, "Do you take Lexi Tyler as your lawful wife, to have, to hold, from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?"

I met Jason's eyes, and he sighed heavily. "Yes, I do," he answered, and everybody clapped.

The priest faced me and asked me the same question "Do you take Jason Stokes as your lawful husband, to have to hold, from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?"

I looked at Jason; he looked a little bit scared.

"Yes, I do," I replied.

Jason sighed heavily, and the whole congregation clapped and shouted for us.

Jason's friend, John, who was his best man, passed the ring to the priest who blessed it before passing it to Jason. I gave Jason my left hand, and he placed the beautiful diamond ring that he bought for $1,000,000 on it.

Cynthia passed the second ring to the priest, who gave it to me after blessing it. Jason gave me his left hand, and I placed the ring on it.

"You may kiss the bride," the priest said, and the next second, Jason placed his mouth on mine as if it was our first time kissing.

After the wedding, Jason and I boarded his personal jet for our honeymoon.