A Few Days Later – The Day of the Wedding.
After a long few days of helping get things ready for the wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony. Kate's brother was officially married but now it was time to party. For the reception everyone headed over the large tents.
"Thank you for being amazing today. You helped out so much." Kate said kissing Seth softly.
"No trouble. Glad I could help. But this wedding is bigger than I thought." Seth admitted.
"You know how they say everything is bigger in Texas?" Kate said.
"Yeah?" Seth said confused.
"Well they forgot about South Carolina it's even bigger here." She joked.
As Seth smiled at her beauty. He was falling even more in love with her.
"You know have I told you how beautiful you look in that dress?" Seth smiled staring at in her purple long one shoulder flowered strapped dress.
"Thank you. But I look like a grape. I will say don't look so bad your suit and tie" She smiled kissing him tugging at his tie softly.
"I know I look good." He said cocky. "Just think how much fun we'll have later with me taking that dress off you." He whispered in her ear.
Kate giggled into another kiss.
"How about a drink?" She smiled.
"Yes but please make it a beer. I can't handle another mint drink."
Kate smiled. "Not a fan?"
"I mean not really. Don't tell your dad." He joked.
"We do have beer tonight at the bar." Kate told him.
"Yes. I will be back." He told her kissing her cheek as he headed over to the bar.
Kate smiled ear to ear watching Seth. Over the past few days the love she thought she was feeling for Seth grew so much. Just watching him interact with her family went better than she ever could have dreamed. Yes they were noisy but it seemed they were excepting of Seth even her dad had come around. When Trent came over to talk to Kate.
"Hey Katie." Trent said.
"Hey." She said looking at him.
"I feel like we haven't had a chance to talk since you've been home." He told her.
"Nothing to really talk about. You are friends with my brother that's really it." She stated.
"Katie come on. That's not fair. We had something at one time something special." Trent said.
"That's gone Trent and honestly I am not even sure if what we had was real."
"It was real. We loved each other." He said."Does Seth know what we had? Does he know anything about us?"
"He knows enough." Kate stated.
"He's the reason you haven't been home in two years. Katie that's not who you are you basically forgot all about us."
"Trent you don't know what you are talking about. It wasn't Seth that kept me from coming home."
"Then what was it?" Trent asked. "You know we've missed you down here."
"It was partly the choices I made in life I wasn't proud of so I stayed away and the other was you. I don't want to see you any more. I told you that."
"Katie. I love you that hasn't changed. What we had was real."
"Trent you were just the first guy to get me in the back of his truck. That wasn't real that was a fling."
"Seth needs to know what really went on between us." Trent stated.
"Seth he is my businesses. He knows what I've done in life. He loves me for who I am and the mistakes I've made these past few years as far as what happened with us that is in the far past and doesn't even matter." She told him.
As Seth came up with her drink.
"Here baby and you were right they had beer." He grinned taking a drink.
"Told you." She smiled taking a drink as well.
"There they are." Ridge said coming up to Kate and Seth.
"Hey dad were you looking for us?" Kate asked.
"Yes we would like a family picture before Willow and Braxton head over to the house to bed." He explained.
"Sounds good." Kate said handing her drink to Seth.
"You too my boy. You're part of our family now." He smiled patting Seth on the back. Kate was relieve to hear those words.
"Yes sir. Thank you Mr. Callaway." Seth said as they walked over to where they were taking pictures.
"Land Sakes boy time you started calling me Ridge." He smiled at him.
"Me too?" Trent asked following them.
"Not this time. Maybe the next one." Ridge said as Trent watched as they all got into position for the family photo.
The photographer put the bride and groom together then Kate's parents. Then Kate's older sister Kelly her husband Lane, and Willow and Braxton. Then Kate and Seth as he put his arm around her as they took several photos. Ridge looked on and smiled at his family around him.
Later that night the party was in full swing. There was a lot of drinking , dancing and of course eating.
Kate sat down next to her sister and Seth and Kelly's husband Lane were off talking they seem to really hit it off.
"How you feelin'?" Kate asked.
"Pregnant."
Kate smiled at her sister. "I bet. So are you excited to be having another little boy?"
"I was hoping for a little girl. But Lane is ecstatic about this little boy."
"I bet he already has a name picked out." Kate laughed.
"He actually has like three and we can't agree on any of them. I think we just have to wait and see his face and then we'll know." Kelly explained. "So you and Seth the real deal huh?"
"Yeah. I mean I want to say we are." Kate agreed.
"Good because Dad, Lane and Ethan all have a man crush on him." Kelly told her sister moving around trying to get comfy in her seat.
"What?" Kate asked confused.
"All they could talk about last night after you left was Seth this and Seth that."
"Really?" Kate said trying not to smile.
"Yeah if you don't marry that man. They are going to be VERY disappointed."
"I am glad they like him. I am fond of him too. I think he's a keeper." Kate smiled watching Lane and Seth talking.
"Good because you need to settle down."
"Kel. I .. I don't know about all that." Kate said. "Seth and I are good together I think but it's still new."
"Kate don't do that. Don't act like you don't deserve to be happy. All the crap that went down with Trent is done and over you were young and didn't know any better. It's to grow up and be happy."
"Kelly if you only knew the bad choices I have made over the past two years. You would be ashamed."
"Katie what are you talking about?" Kelly asked her sister.
"It doesn't matter now I am trying to move on. But to have this happy ever after life people talk about I just don't think I deserve it."
" You deserve to happy. Happy with Seth. No matter what just live life and be happy." Kelly told her.
Lane and Seth were talking just outside of the large tent each drinking a beer. When Ridge and Kate's Grandfather Garrett came up to them.
"I didn't do it." Lane and Seth both said at the same time pointing to one another.
"You were right Ridge my boy. These two are something else." The Grandfather laughed.
"Seth I just wanted to say welcome to the family. I've seen how happy you make our Katie and I haven't seen her that happen in a long long time. So I want to thank you."
"Nothing to thank me for sir. I am in love with your Granddaughter. She is something special and I will do what it takes to make her happy and keep her safe." Seth said.
"I know you will son I know you will." Ridge said with a smile. "I always wanted to say I am go glad ya'll came down this weekend. Ya'll don't be strangers. You are welcome around here any time."
"Thank you sir. That means a lot to me and I know it means a lot to Kate as well." Seth said.
"What the hell are they talking about?" Kate asked watching them.
"Probably adding Seth to the will or your trust fund." Kelly joked.
"Oh ha ha." Kate said getting up and going over to them.
"Well there is my beautiful daughter." Ridge said hugging her.
"Hey dad. Can I steal Seth away for a dance?" She asked.
"Well if you must. Seth was just telling us about his little coffee shop he opened. Sounds like a great business opportunity. He's a smart one Katie don't let him get away." Garrett told her.
"He is very business savvy Granddad you'd be proud and I wont. He is kind of stuck with me for awhile." Kate smiled kissing Seth's cheek.
As Kate led Seth over to the dance floor as "God Gave Me you" began to play.
Seth pulled her close to him as they started to dance holding on to one another.
"Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs. God gave me you for the days of doubt. For when I think I've lost my way. There are no words here left to say, it's true. God gave me you, gave me you."
"She's truly in love with that boy." Lynnette said to her husband as they watched their kids dancing on the dance floor.
"That she is honey bee. But I don't think he's not one whose brought her to tears so many times." He admitted.
"He's not but he's the one who will bring her out of the hell she's been livin' these last few years. I believe that in my heart."
"He may be the one for her." Ridge said.
"Would you like me to cut in sir?" Trent asked.
"Leave them be Trent." Lynnette said.
"You sure I can cut in?" Trent said.
"Leave um' be. He's a great guy. I can see Katie marring that man. He's part of the family now." Ridge said watching them together.
"Kate I love you so much." Seth told her placing his forehead to hers.
"I don't know why you love me." She admitted.
"Because you are something special. You stole my heart."
"Seth I am falling in love with you too. You accepted me even at my worst. You've never judged me for my mistakes. You are to good to me." She said kissing him.
"You deserve the world baby. It's you and me together now. We will take on anything that comes our way together." He told her as he gave her a sweet but passionate kiss.
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