From This Day Forth (Jareau Family Wedding, #3)

by Kimberly Brown

“I know, baby. I’m about to make this muthafucka spit for me. Throw that ass back.”

“We’re gonna traumatize our poor baby before it’s even born.”

She giggled as she rubbed her small pudge. My baby was having my baby.

“First of all, I’d have to attempt to pull out for it to be weak. I love filling you like my own personal twinkie.”

“I love you, Jorja. I made a mistake in not embracing that when I first felt it, but I promise to embrace it every day for the rest of our lives. You’re the best thing to ever happen to me, baby. My life is so much better because of you. For that, you can have the world.”

“Mmm. You’re always so fucking wet for me, baby. Fuck! This pussy just be calling me home.”

“That’s it, baby,” he whispered in my ear. “You deserved that one for looking so muthafucking good tonight. Let it go so I can take you back to the room and you ride this dick.” Fuck. Me.

“I ain’t worried about Reese. My nephew don’t want this smoke.”

“I don’t know why I keep sitting beside you. All you do is abuse me. Pops, you gon’ let her treat your baby boy like this?”

“Take that shit. You hear how this pussy is talking back to me, baby?” “She loves this dick.”

“I love you, Ja,” he said softly. “I know I ain’t always been deserving of you, but you make me the happiest nigga out here. I can’t wait to marry you. I can’t wait to see you grow my baby. I can’t wait to be the husband and father you two deserve. You are now and will forever be one of my biggest blessings. I’m never letting up on you.”

I would get to spend the rest of my life raising hell with my best friend.

“Don’t hate me ’cause you ain’t me, my nigga. Let me talk to my wife in peace.”

“More like anxious,” I answered. “I’m ready to ‘my wife’ a muthafucka to death.”

I love you. I know I’ll never stop trying to be the man you deserve. I know I will fight my way back to you every single time because you are my heart, Jorja. My soul. Living without you taught me that I never want to put myself through that again. I belong to and with you. Nobody but God himself can tell me any different.”

Love is like a fire. It sparks. It’s quick to heat up but it’s also quick to go out. If you want a fire to continue to burn, you have to tend to it. You have to feed it for it to grow. Feed your marriage. Pour as much into each other as you do yourselves. It’s hard work but it’s well worth the reward.”

When you’re walking down the aisle, just focus on my face. Focus on getting to me because I can’t wait to be your husband, Jorja. I can’t wait to start this life with you… to love you with everything in me.”

You are the first, last, and only thought when I think of the person I want to spend the rest of my life with.

“You, my love…” His voice began to crack. “You are everything to me, and I thank God every day that you gave me a chance to love you the way that you deserve to be loved. You provide me with love that is pure. Smiles handcrafted by your presence. Warmth that was completely foreign to me before you. I love you, you hear me? I love you today, tomorrow, and always.”

“This has been lovely. We appreciate you all coming, and we will be back. But right now, we are about to go play husband and wife. Bye.”