ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX
Luke
“ L uke Jett Scratch Martinez, I Sofia Sol Cocker, vow to be yours and only yours until I…bite the dust,” she smiled. “I vow to keep you entertained, challenged.” She gave me a wink. “I vow to keep you on your toes even when I’m an old lady. I will continue to fight by your side, cover your ass, and let you lead the way out there, but now I’ll do it as your wife. I vow to respect you as a man, love you as a man.” She squeezed my hands. “I vow that even when I’m mad at you, I’ll take my issues to you, nobody else. Because together, like you just vowed to me, we will be the team within the team, and everything stems from us, right here.” She touched over her heart, then over mine, and pressed there like she did in Sedona when things began to change for us. “You’re my hero, Luke.”
There’s not much I remember about the actual ceremony. But that hero-statement and all of those vows, they burned into me.
No matter how many people I have helped on the road, this love I feel for her, from her, feels like the best thing I’ve ever done.
The kiss…can’t forget that, either. Both sides of our families stood up and cheered as I dipped Sofia Sol, lifted her up, and spun her around without coming up for air. Her red nails dove into my hair and fisted it, hot as fuck.
That kiss that sealed the deal was filled with love, red hot passion, joy…plus the promise of a future I never thought I’d have. And when I set her down, she shouted, “Miracles do happen!” which made everybody laugh.
Great way to start a party.
Even better way to start a life.