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๐ผ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ก๐ฅ:
โDo you have the rings?โ
โOh.โ Mac looks back at her purse sitting in the chair. โI do.โ She holds up a finger. โGive me just a minute. Iโm sorry.โ
She drops my hand and sprints over to her bag, bringing outโฆ Youโve got to be joking.
My eyes widen, and I look at the judge, afraid he might actually ask me what the world is in her hand. But he has a better sense of humor than me, fighting off a grin as McKinley steps up and faces me, two black pieces of plastic clutched in her fingers.
โAre those zip ties?โ I try to appear like this level of crazy doesnโt scare me.
โUh-huh.โ She smiles tightly. โIf they can hold Luโs bumper, they can hold this marriage together.โ
Tomorrow, I will appreciate the thought, but today, Iโm just shocked as the judge resumes, instructing each of us to recite vows and zip tie our โringsโ on each otherโs fingers.
โI now pronounce you husband and wife. Mr. Lexington, you may kiss your bride.โ
Hesitation should not be in my wheelhouse. Iโm a closer, the best reliever in the bull pen. Being put in stressful situations is my Kool-Aid. But right here, in the middle of the judgeโs chambers, my palms start sweating as I reach for my bride, slipping my arms around her hips and pulling them flush with mine. โIโmโโ
McKinleyโs arms loop around my neck, her lips pressing gently against mine. Her warmthโฆ well, I just react. Gripping her hips, I waste no time taking advantage of her silenceโฆand compliance. Maybe it was zipping that dress, watching as my own hands hid the body my eyes lusted after. She wasnโt mine, not in the sense a normal wife is to her husband, but tell that to my body. A mouth that will one day marry another man after we divorce. A mouth that canโt help but pop off with outlandish comments and argumentative retorts. Yeah, my mind might know this marriage is a sham, but my bodyโmy tongue, using her surprise to slip in, claiming her intimately in front of witnessesโknows weโre in deep. This isnโt a kiss meant for a first date or a deal between friends. The feel of her hands tangling in my hair as she
moans deep in her chest is intimateโprimal. This is a kiss shared only between a husband and a wife.
And Iโmโฆ Iโm screwed.
A throat clears. โCongratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Lexington. You may pick up your certificate at the front desk.โ
We finally pull back, McKinley dabbing at her lips, her eyes widening as she stares at me. โYes, thank you, Your Honor.โ
With zip ties on our fingers, we grab our certificate, walk out of the courthouse to the car and shut ourselves inside, both of us silent on the way home.
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