Chapter 11

"Sammy!" Bryan greeted her at the church. "You look great."

"Thanks Bryan," Sam smiled at him. "No Samball. I'm in a dress."

Bryan and Jake snorted.

"If you weren't in a dress?" Bryan asked.

"Then maybe," Sam grinned at him. She turned to Jake. "Where should I go?"

"Just hang out with us until people start to arrive," Jake shrugged.

"Sammy!" Quinn's voice made them all turn. She saw Adam and Kit behind him.

"Kit," Sam went forward to give him a hug.

"Sammy," Kit gave her a bear hug. "My goodness you're all grown up and beautiful." Sam flushed with pleasure.

"I've missed my oldest brother," Sam told him.

"Your oldest brother missed you too," Kit kissed her cheek, looking at Jake over her shoulder.

Jake was watching, but didn't seem overly concerned as he had in the past. Kit thought that Jake must be comfortable now and confident about Sam's feelings for him. Kit grinned at his youngest brother, who raised an eyebrow at Kit.

"Hi Adam," Sam threw her arms around him.

"Hey Sammy," Adam gave her a kiss. "You and Jakey need to come visit before you two head back to school. Maybe go wall climbing?"

"I'd love to," Sam glanced back at Jake who nodded.

"Where's Nate?" Jake asked.

"Hyperventilating in the pastor's room," Kit grinned.

The other four Ely brothers laughed. Sam frowned at them all.

"He loves Vanis," Sam said.

"Sure he does, but I think right about now he wishes he would have come visit me in Reno and elope," Adam chuckled.

Sam swatted him and the guys laughed again.

"What is it about guys not liking weddings?" Sam wondered.

"Oh we like weddings," Bryan put his arm around her shoulder. "Just not our own."

Sam slugged his arm. Then she turned on Jake.

"What do you expect me to say?" Jake asked. "I'm not stupid, Brat." He gave her a lopsided grin.

"Am I supposed to sit in the girlfriend section or something?" Sam asked.

"Is there a girlfriend section?" Quinn wondered.

"There prolly should be," Kit said. "Cricket's coming with Mom."

"Really?" Sam's smile lit up her face.

"You'll like her, Sammy," Kit predicted.

"Of course, I will," Sam was sure. "She loves you and that makes her special in my book."

Jake smiled softly at the love of his life. She cared so much about all of them, which was one of the reasons why they all loved her too.

"I guess I better go and rescue Nate," Adam grinned. It was Adam who was Nate's best man.

"I think we all need to go," Kit said. He, Adam, Quinn and Bryan started towards the sanctuary of the church.

"I'll see you later," Jake told Sam.

Sam stood on her tiptoes and put her arms around his neck, nibbling on his lips. Jake kissed her briefly.

"I love you," Jake couldn't help telling her.

"I love you too," Sam said against his mouth.

"I'm looking forward to the day we get married," Jake made sure she knew.

"No eloping at Adam's?" Sam grinned.

"Well, I haven't ruled it out," Jake grinned back at her.

Sam laughed huskily.

"I didn't think so," she told him. "You go ahead. I'll find the others and sit with them."

Jake nodded, gave her another kiss and followed his brothers.

Sam watched him walk away from her, not able to stop the smile on her face as she looked at him. My goodness, he was hawt! Sam giggled to herself. She loved him a lot and it was just a bonus that he was so handsome.