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was?”
“It was a factor but Seth did it mostly himself. Seeing you together and happy, it was the greatest joy.”
“You know his name?”
“She told me and I know her grandfather quite well. It’s an honorable name.”
“Thank you, father.”
“Congratulations.” We rounded the corner and Aleksander was standing with my mother, both with wide grins. “We just heard the news.”
“I bet.” My father said, narrowing his eyes like maybe Aleksander knew the outcome all along.
“I best see to her.” My mother said, slowly slipping away.
“Yes.” My father agreed. “Much to do today. The guest will be arriving this afternoon and we need to get this place ready.”
“What?” My happy mood was suddenly gone. “You mean today? You’re planning on it happening today?”
“Yes. I thought I already mentioned that. I see no need to reschedule just because you’ve changed the bride. The people won’t know any different. They’ll just be happy that you’re finally married.”
“But shouldn’t I discuss it with my bride before you just go ahead and force it?”
“Don’t worry about a thing. Women love weddings and your mother has been waiting for this day since you were born. Her own was private due to some obvious circumstances so she’s been waiting to make up for it through your wedding. You wouldn’t want to disappoint her, would you?”
I sighed and looked down at the floor. “No.”
“Great and what about you two?”
He turned around and Darius and Troy were just reaching us—alone. They didn’t seem to know what they were walking into and spoke as one. “What about us?”
“Aren’t you going to ask me?”
“Ask you what?” They chorused.
“For permission to marry your girls.”
They looked to each other again, keeping their responses the exact same and at the same time. “Who said that was going to happen?”
“Oh, come on.” I smiled, stepping between them and putting my arms around each of their shoulders. “You know it’s inevitable. Don’t want them to think you don’t love them.”
“Ruby knows I love her.” Darius said, being first to remove my arm. “We don’t have to openly express that in front of hundreds of people. Why do you have to be such a girl about it?”
“Mmm. Don’t want to marry her?” I wondered with a smile portraying sarcasm. “Guess that means you don’t love her enough.”
Darius took a step towards me like he was ready to hit me but my father stepped in the way. “Come on, boys. That’s the last thing you need, an imperfection on your big day.”
Troy laughed. “Darius is pretty sensitive if you talk about Ruby, jokingly or not.”
“So, what about you?”
“I’m nothing like that.”
“I meant about marriage.”
“Oh—ah—I don’t know. Trever left last night. Don’t you think he’d want to be present at his sister’s wedding?”
“I think he’d be all right with it.” Aleksander replied. “You know how he feels about you being with her.”
“Okay but how do you know she’d want to?”
My father sighed. “Oh, now you’re just stalling.”
“I think a trip down to the vault may be in order.” Aleksander suggested.
“An excellent idea. Can you continue here for me?” Aleksander nodded and my father turned to us. “Come on. Follow me.”
We obeyed and followed him all the way down to the vault located securely underground.
“What are we doing here?”
“Your brides are going to require rings.”
“Our what?” Darius asked quickly.
“The girls we’re going to marry.” Troy answered with a smile.
“Oh, no. You’re going to make us do this too, aren’t you?”
My father just smiled and began unlocking the large elaborate steel door.
“It’s now or never.” I said. “And she already said we’re a family.”
Darius sighed again while the door opened and we were brought inside. The vault was split into sections and my father brought us to the lineup of a half a dozen drawers.
“It was a factor but Seth did it mostly himself. Seeing you together and happy, it was the greatest joy.”
“You know his name?”
“She told me and I know her grandfather quite well. It’s an honorable name.”
“Thank you, father.”
“Congratulations.” We rounded the corner and Aleksander was standing with my mother, both with wide grins. “We just heard the news.”
“I bet.” My father said, narrowing his eyes like maybe Aleksander knew the outcome all along.
“I best see to her.” My mother said, slowly slipping away.
“Yes.” My father agreed. “Much to do today. The guest will be arriving this afternoon and we need to get this place ready.”
“What?” My happy mood was suddenly gone. “You mean today? You’re planning on it happening today?”
“Yes. I thought I already mentioned that. I see no need to reschedule just because you’ve changed the bride. The people won’t know any different. They’ll just be happy that you’re finally married.”
“But shouldn’t I discuss it with my bride before you just go ahead and force it?”
“Don’t worry about a thing. Women love weddings and your mother has been waiting for this day since you were born. Her own was private due to some obvious circumstances so she’s been waiting to make up for it through your wedding. You wouldn’t want to disappoint her, would you?”
I sighed and looked down at the floor. “No.”
“Great and what about you two?”
He turned around and Darius and Troy were just reaching us—alone. They didn’t seem to know what they were walking into and spoke as one. “What about us?”
“Aren’t you going to ask me?”
“Ask you what?” They chorused.
“For permission to marry your girls.”
They looked to each other again, keeping their responses the exact same and at the same time. “Who said that was going to happen?”
“Oh, come on.” I smiled, stepping between them and putting my arms around each of their shoulders. “You know it’s inevitable. Don’t want them to think you don’t love them.”
“Ruby knows I love her.” Darius said, being first to remove my arm. “We don’t have to openly express that in front of hundreds of people. Why do you have to be such a girl about it?”
“Mmm. Don’t want to marry her?” I wondered with a smile portraying sarcasm. “Guess that means you don’t love her enough.”
Darius took a step towards me like he was ready to hit me but my father stepped in the way. “Come on, boys. That’s the last thing you need, an imperfection on your big day.”
Troy laughed. “Darius is pretty sensitive if you talk about Ruby, jokingly or not.”
“So, what about you?”
“I’m nothing like that.”
“I meant about marriage.”
“Oh—ah—I don’t know. Trever left last night. Don’t you think he’d want to be present at his sister’s wedding?”
“I think he’d be all right with it.” Aleksander replied. “You know how he feels about you being with her.”
“Okay but how do you know she’d want to?”
My father sighed. “Oh, now you’re just stalling.”
“I think a trip down to the vault may be in order.” Aleksander suggested.
“An excellent idea. Can you continue here for me?” Aleksander nodded and my father turned to us. “Come on. Follow me.”
We obeyed and followed him all the way down to the vault located securely underground.
“What are we doing here?”
“Your brides are going to require rings.”
“Our what?” Darius asked quickly.
“The girls we’re going to marry.” Troy answered with a smile.
“Oh, no. You’re going to make us do this too, aren’t you?”
My father just smiled and began unlocking the large elaborate steel door.
“It’s now or never.” I said. “And she already said we’re a family.”
Darius sighed again while the door opened and we were brought inside. The vault was split into sections and my father brought us to the lineup of a half a dozen drawers.
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