Accidental Love by Ajme Williams

Author:Ajme Williams [Williams, Ajme]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00

I knew Sinclair had a fancy wedding in mind when we were young and dreaming of a life together. She used to bombard me with her ideas of location, her dress, and color schemes. I found it adorable. I could usually turn the conversation to the honeymoon which invariably resulted in us acting out our wedding night.

Me? I hadn’t much thought about the wedding. I’d only thought about keeping her with me and building a life together. However that happened, I was okay with. And then I ruined it by running off.

Today, we were getting married, but it wasn’t the ceremony she’d once told me she wanted. I told her I’d give her a fancy wedding. After all, this needed to look real. And I selfishly thought if she got what she’d dreamed of having, it would remind her of what we planned, and it would be easier to win her over to have a real marriage.

But she was all business, simply wanting to get the ceremony over with. So today wasn’t her dream wedding, and it wasn’t the commitment of forever that I’d wanted. And yet, I was ridiculously happy to be tying her to me legally. It was dangerous to feel hopeful and happy about this, I knew. Chances were that when all was said and done, my heart would be in tatters. I had until this Stark issue was resolved to convince her that I could be the man she wanted and needed. I could be a father-figure to Alyssa. That I wanted what we’d planned for ten years ago.

I’d been with other women during my time in the military, hoping that my mentor was right in that young love was fleeting and I’d get over Sinclair. But I never had. Not really. None of the women I’d been with made me feel alive the way Sinclair did. None of them felt essential to living, like breathing.

Now that I was home and spending time with Sinclair, I realized that she was it for me. If I was going to be happy, she was the key.

Of course, to her, this marriage was a means to an end. She’d help me and the other farmers fight Stark, and hopefully improve her profile so she could eventually run for mayor and win. For now, I was going along with this plan. I hadn’t touched her since the first day that she moved in, and instead I focused on saving the farm.

Because the marriage had to look real, our families were there. I was surprised Sinclair’s parents were going along with this, but maybe there was a benefit to them too. After all, her father’s store relied a great deal on local farmers.

Sinclair stood next to me in front of the judge at the county courthouse as we prepared to say our vows.

“Are we ready?” Judge Peterson had to be nearing ninety years old. His warm friendly eyes smiled at us through his wrinkly face.

“Yes, sir,” I said, putting my hand under Sinclair’s forearm.

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