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"You may now kiss your new wife," the priest tells Judd.

He gets a big childish grin on his face as he leans forward. Daisy and I giggle, knowing the Judd was really excited. Judd and Mary-Sue kiss causing every Dukes man in the room to erupt into hoots, hollers, and cheers. Even Bo and Luke join in.

The day had finally come for Judd and Marry-Sue to get married. Everyone has been waiting for this for a long time. Everything looked beautiful; the church, and even the Boar's Nest when we were checking out the decorations this morning. I had to admit that they both did a good job in choosing everything.

"I give you for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Judd Kane!" the priest announces over all the noises. Judd and Mary-Sue face the overflowing church and before they walk down the aisle, Mary-Sue grabs her bouquet from her sister/maid of honor, Elizabeth. As they make their way past the hordes of family members, the rest of the wedding party follows which includes Luke and Elizabeth, Bo and Daisy, and Mary-Sue's brother, Marcus, and I.

Once the 8 of us were outside the church, everyone else is released to congratulate the new couple before going to their cars to head to the Boar's Nest for the reception. We get pictures taken, not by me since I'm busy enough with being in the wedding party, once the guests were gone then we all load into our cars to join the other guests. Daisy and I ride in her jeep while Bo and Luke took the General, Mary-Sue's brother and sister take her car, and Judd and Mary-Sue take their own.

Upon arriving, we wait a minute then make our entrances which led to the happy couple having their first dance. Once the song ends, dinner commences. The only noise in the place during dinner was talking and laughter. There were many little kids in both families, so the elders volunteered to watch them at the farm and mine and Grandma's house while we all partied. Speeches and toasts are made throughout the meal and Luke's seemed the most emotional of them all.

"I'm proud to be your brother," he says. "I thought you were dead for years until ya found us here a couple years ago. In that visit, you showed us that you were a true Duke. Now I can't imagine not knowing you are alive. I'm glad to stand beside ya on your big day and I can't wait for you to be in my place when I get married. I love ya, Judd."

By the time he finishes, I could see some tears in his eyes. He was glad to know his brother was alive. We all were happy he's alive. He's fits into the family real well.

After dinner's done, the tables are pushed aside to create a bigger dance floor. Every Duke dances with me except Bo and Luke. Some of them flirt with me too, but it was normal. Some truly had crushes on me while the others were just drunk from drinking too much Duke shine, which Jesse was good and did not make himself.

"I'm goin' to switch into my boots," I inform Daisy, having found her sitting with Enos. "Want me to bring yours in?"

Shaking her head, she says, "No, I'm fine."

I give her a smile as I turn to head outside. I wasn't as big of a fan of heels like Daisy was, but I can wear them when ever. I figured I would be dancing a lot since it was a Duke wedding, so I was smart and brought a pair of my boots to change into. I make it out to Dixie and climb into the passenger seat, grabbing my duffel from the back. I slip off the heels and slip on some socks and my boots and I feel instant relief. I throw my duffel back into the back seat and make my way back inside.

"Why you all alone?" I hear Marcus ask. He had just walked outside and was heading toward me. I study his walk and I can tell he's drunk. Someone should have limited his amount of shine intake.

"Just changin' my shoes," I tell him. He stops in front of me when I'm half way to the door and each time I try and go around him, he moves along with me. "Could ya please let me pass?"

"Why the rush?" he asks as he moves closer to me. After a few steps I find myself backed against the outside wall of the Boar's Nest. Marcus puts a hand on either side of my head and leans in real close. "I don't think any of those Dukes will care if I keep you out here for a while. I figured I could enjoy myself a little."

"They'd mind. And I'd rather go back inside, please."

He shakes his head with a menacing smile. Now I'm a little scared. He's a nice guy but apparently not when he's drunk. Before he has time to react, he's pulled away and punched a few times in the face. I watch as his body falls to the ground and it takes me a minute to see who the puncher was. To my surprise, the puncher was Luke.

"You okay?" he asks.

I nod my head. "Yeah. How'd ya know I was out here?"

"Daisy was a little worried. Said you were gone just a tad too long for changing shoes." Eyeing Marcus on the ground, he adds, "I didn't need to hear either of ya speak to know he was bein' out of line."

I give him a smile and say, "You came just in time."

He leads me inside but leaves me behind once make it in. Judd and Mary-Sue must have cut the cake in the short time I was outside because everyone was eating it. I grab a piece from the table and sit to the side as I watch everyone dance, laugh, and have fun. A slow song begins to play and I watch all the couples migrate to the floor and the single people hurry off.

"Can I have this dance?"

I look up to see that it's Luke. He held his hand out to me, waiting for me to answer. I put my empty plate on the chair beside me and take his hand as I stand up. He leads me a few steps, just off the dance floor, and once he finds the right spot he gently lays his hands on my hips. My arms wrap around his neck and without thinking, I lay my head against his chest. That invites him to pull me closer. The whole thing didn't seem to bother me; it felt right. Our luck brings us another slow song. We don't even stop between songs; it's like we knew what song was coming up next.

"Excuse me everyone," Elizabeth says when the song ends. Luke and I pull away and act like our dance had not just happened. It wasn't that we didn't like it, it's just how we are. "It's time for the garter and bouquet toss. We need our bride and groom in the center of the floor, please."

Mary-Sue makes her way to the chair that was placed in the middle of the dance floor and Judd soon joins. As he retrieves the garter, all the men in the room cheer him on; maybe just a little too much though because of the alcohol. Once Judd's completed his mission, all the single men gather by the bar, eager grins on their faces. I turn a little and realize Luke hadn't joined yet.

I grab his hand and pull him toward the other men. "What are ya doin'?" he asks.

"You're single," I tell him. "That is if ya didn't get a girl in the last couple of minutes."

"But I don't want to," he says.

I chuckle. "Too bad."

I get Bo's attention and he helps pull Luke into the group. They start to argue as the rest of us count Judd down. Judd fires blindly at the group of men behind him and without meaning to, Luke hold his hand out and the garter lands in it. Everyone begins to laugh as Luke's face turns bright red. For a man that stays calm most of the time, he can sure get a bright red coloring.

Before I know it, Daisy's dragging me to where a group of women were taking the men's places. I dig my heels into the floor as I protest. "No, Daisy. I don't want to."

"Too bad."

Those words sounded familiar. I make sure I'm in the very back of the group, closest to the bar, so I was less likely to catch the flowers. Everyone counts down and I watch as the bouquet bounces in the others women's hands in front of me. Suddenly and without warning, I find something attacking my face. Part of my instinct made me grab it and when I realize that the bouquet had attacked me, I feel myself blushing. I then find myself being pushed to the front of the group where I end up tripping on my own feet. Strong hands grab me and I couldn't tell who they belonged to.

"Clumsy," I hear Luke say.

As I'm helped up, I find out that the hands belonged to Luke. "It's nothing new."

He starts to chuckle when we begin to dance to the song that was chosen for this occasion. "What are the chances that we both catch these things?" Luke asks me.

"With how we caught them, not that big of a chance." I look around the room and many people were giving us looks. "And now, everyone's given us looks that say, 'You two should get married.'"

He lets out a harsh laugh before saying, "They're all drunk."

I chuckle. "They sure are."

I spy Daisy standing with Bo by the bar and she's whispering something to Bo. He looks at Luke and I and a knowing smile appears. What could Daisy have told him? Now I need to worry because that smile can never mean good news especially while I'm dancing with Luke.

The song ends and Luke and I part ways like we did with our first dance of the night. I find a seat and roll the bouquet I caught around in my hands.

"How was your dance?" Bo asks as he takes a seat beside me. He has a guilty grin on his face.

"What did Daisy tell ya?"

"I didn't tell him anythin'," she says, taking a seat on the other side of me.

"I saw ya whisper to him and he smiled that smile he gets when he knows something."

I look between the two of them and they're both smiling guilty smiles. Daisy is the one to crack first. "He knows about you and Luke."

I quickly look at Bo and back to Daisy. "You promised not to tell."

"He guessed. And he told me to tell the truth."

"Besides, Luke talks about you too. He likes you like you like him," Bo tells me.

I stand up and shake my head. "Yeah, right, Bo. I'm goin' to head home." I'm tired of all this Luke and me stuff that was happening tonight. I don't even care if it's partially because of the shine.

"But ya don't have a car," Daisy informs me.

I actually forgot that in my moment of annoyance. I try to think of something and end up saying the first thing that comes to my mind. "I'll find a ride."

I walk away from them and stop when I know I'm out of their sight. I sigh as I look around. It's going to be hard finding a ride while all these people could crash a car into nothing. I spy Jebb by the drinks and he looked to be sober enough to drive.

"Hey Jebb," I say as I walk up to him.

He turns from the table and gives me a smile. "Hey Clara. The boots work perfectly with the dress."

I look down and I realize they didn't go with the dress. A fancy orange dress never looks good with worn, aged boots. With an embarrassed grin, I look up and say, "Thanks. I'm wanting to start a new trend. Do ya think you can give me a ride home?"

"Yeah, sure." He sets down his drink and we both begin walking outside. "It's still early though," he adds.

I chuckle. Things like this where so many Dukes get together can last till morning, only because no one has the ability to drive home by the time it should end. "I'm just tired. Didn't get much sleep last night."

"Isn't that supposed to happen to the bride and groom?"

"Funny. I've just had some things on my mind the past couple of days."

We step outside and I go straight to Dixie. I grab my duffle bag, sling it across my body, I run over to Jebb's bike. I slip the helmet on as I climb on behind him. Bouquet still in hand, I wrap my arms around his torso.

"Ready for some speed?" he asks looking back at me.

"I'm always ready for speed."

With that, he races out of the parking lot. I always like to ride bikes, any kind of bike. I've grown up to love racing anything and to enjoy doing anything with speed. It doesn't take long for us to make it to my house. There weren't any cars in the driveway except mine which meant that Grandma moved her babysitting operation somewhere else. I jump off the bike handing Jebb my helmet, and say bye as I make my way to the door. I dig in my duffel bag and find my keys on the very bottom. Once I get the door open, I hear Jebb ride off. I can only guess that he's heading back to the Boar's Nest.

I make my way through the house to my room with a busy mind. I throw the duffel and bouquet on my bed and get changed out of my dress. I then make my way to the bathroom and get cleaned up, feeling refreshed when I'm done. When I step back into my room, my eyes go straight to the flowers on my bed. I sit beside them and pick them up.

"Did tonight actually mean something?" I ask aloud. "Is all of this a sign or am I over reacting and over thinking?" Too much has happened this past year for me to really know the answer.

Yay! The wedding has finally happened. One more chapter left. What do you think will happen?