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Living Their Dream
Chapter 3
Landon and Jamie stood outside by the church doors, gladly receiving the congratulations and other well wishes of the congregation, as the crowd of people filtered out of the church. As soon as the last person wished them well and was off in their car, following the other cars heading to the reception, the bride and groom were beginning to walk to Landon's car and were about to get into it, when Landon was tapped on the shoulder.
He and Jamie turned to face a man in a crisp-looking suit. He looked to be in his mid-30's, maybe a little bit older, was about Landon's height, had a head of blonde hair and sky-blue eyes.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. and Mrs. Carter?"
"Yes, that's us and you are…?", Landon said, with a hint of wariness in his voice, wondering as to who this man was.
"My name is Colin. I'm your driver today. If you'll follow m-"
"Wait a minute, driver? Since when do we have a driver?"
"Since a Mr. James Carter hired me to take you to your wedding reception "in style". If you will please follow me.", Colin said, turning and walking around to the side of the church. Landon and Jamie looked at each other and Jamie shrugged her shoulders, saying, "Let's go see what he's talking about. It wouldn't to look."
"Ok, c'mon."
Landon and Jamie began walking in the direction that Colin had gone. They turned the corner to find themselves looking at the longest, white limo either had ever seen. Colin was standing at the rear of the vehicle, holding the door open.
"C'mon, you guys, what are you waiting for? You can't be late for your own party."
Landon and Jamie looked at each other and laughed. "Landon, he does have a point."
"Well then, let's not keep our guests waiting, shall we?" Landon helped Jamie get into the limo, then climbed in himself and shut the door as Colin walked around to the driver's side, got in and began driving to the reception.
Inside the limo, Landon slid down into the cool, buttery soft leather seats, feeling himself get quite adjusted to these luxurious seats, while Jamie slid over and nestled her head on his shoulder. Instinctively, he wrapped his left arm around her and pulled her into him as close as possible. Both were silent for a few minutes, just content just to be in each other's arms.
Landon contemplated over in his head all that had happened since the night of Clay Gephart's accident. It was amazing how far his life had turned around. Before Jamie, he felt that he owed nothing to the world and needed nobody as well; after all, his father left him and his mother and went to find a better life without them in it, apparently. He remembered how much he despised and hated his father for years after that, never letting anyone get too close to see who he really was. But that was all before Jamie sang her way into his life and into his soul.
Of the people in the world, it took a girl with little strength and little effort to blast through the walls that had spent years guarding himself and his heart. If someone had told him a year ago that he would be married to the love of his life by this time, he probably would have told the person to go get his head checked. He never would have thought that he would have deserved such happiness and goodness in his life, after all he had done before.
*But I guess God really does grant us a second chance*
And he was going to make the most of his time. He pressed his lips against the lacy veil atop her soft curls, murmuring out loud, "Wow."
Jamie lifted her head up, hearing him and gave Landon a quizzical look. "What do you mean, 'wow'?"
"Well, I was thinking about how everything worked out the way it did and all I could think to say was 'wow, I can't believe this is really happening to me, you really happened to me'. I never would have thought that God somehow saw me deserving of a gift so good," leaning forward, he kissed her forehead, "so pure," kissing her eyelids, " and so beautiful." kissing her lips and speaking against them, "I just never want this to end, ever."
Landon opened his eyes to find tears streaming down her smooth cheeks. Cupping her face in his hands, he rubbed his thumbs against her cheeks, smoothing the tears away. "Landon, I can't imagine my life without you anymore."
"I'm not going anywhere, baby, I'll be right here." With that said, he kissed her again, slowly. Soon, that simple kiss grew more and more passionate, until Landon pulled away, needing air, "You know, you may not be seducible, but I'm starting to think that I'm the one being seduced here."
Jamie laughed and a faint, but noticeable, rosy glow began to paint her cheeks. She looked at him though her long, thick lashes. "Should I stop?"
"Not a chance in your life." With a huge Cheshire grin on his face, Landon leaned in to get another kiss when the car stopped and they looked out and saw that they had reached their destination. Instead, he gave her a quick peck on the nose and began straightening himself up. "We finish this later. Now, let's go have some fun."
The car door opened and Landon slid out, helping Jamie out after him. Both thanked Colin and walked over to the reception, where the party was just getting started.
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Living Their Dream
Chapter 3
Landon and Jamie stood outside by the church doors, gladly receiving the congratulations and other well wishes of the congregation, as the crowd of people filtered out of the church. As soon as the last person wished them well and was off in their car, following the other cars heading to the reception, the bride and groom were beginning to walk to Landon's car and were about to get into it, when Landon was tapped on the shoulder.
He and Jamie turned to face a man in a crisp-looking suit. He looked to be in his mid-30's, maybe a little bit older, was about Landon's height, had a head of blonde hair and sky-blue eyes.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. and Mrs. Carter?"
"Yes, that's us and you are…?", Landon said, with a hint of wariness in his voice, wondering as to who this man was.
"My name is Colin. I'm your driver today. If you'll follow m-"
"Wait a minute, driver? Since when do we have a driver?"
"Since a Mr. James Carter hired me to take you to your wedding reception "in style". If you will please follow me.", Colin said, turning and walking around to the side of the church. Landon and Jamie looked at each other and Jamie shrugged her shoulders, saying, "Let's go see what he's talking about. It wouldn't to look."
"Ok, c'mon."
Landon and Jamie began walking in the direction that Colin had gone. They turned the corner to find themselves looking at the longest, white limo either had ever seen. Colin was standing at the rear of the vehicle, holding the door open.
"C'mon, you guys, what are you waiting for? You can't be late for your own party."
Landon and Jamie looked at each other and laughed. "Landon, he does have a point."
"Well then, let's not keep our guests waiting, shall we?" Landon helped Jamie get into the limo, then climbed in himself and shut the door as Colin walked around to the driver's side, got in and began driving to the reception.
Inside the limo, Landon slid down into the cool, buttery soft leather seats, feeling himself get quite adjusted to these luxurious seats, while Jamie slid over and nestled her head on his shoulder. Instinctively, he wrapped his left arm around her and pulled her into him as close as possible. Both were silent for a few minutes, just content just to be in each other's arms.
Landon contemplated over in his head all that had happened since the night of Clay Gephart's accident. It was amazing how far his life had turned around. Before Jamie, he felt that he owed nothing to the world and needed nobody as well; after all, his father left him and his mother and went to find a better life without them in it, apparently. He remembered how much he despised and hated his father for years after that, never letting anyone get too close to see who he really was. But that was all before Jamie sang her way into his life and into his soul.
Of the people in the world, it took a girl with little strength and little effort to blast through the walls that had spent years guarding himself and his heart. If someone had told him a year ago that he would be married to the love of his life by this time, he probably would have told the person to go get his head checked. He never would have thought that he would have deserved such happiness and goodness in his life, after all he had done before.
*But I guess God really does grant us a second chance*
And he was going to make the most of his time. He pressed his lips against the lacy veil atop her soft curls, murmuring out loud, "Wow."
Jamie lifted her head up, hearing him and gave Landon a quizzical look. "What do you mean, 'wow'?"
"Well, I was thinking about how everything worked out the way it did and all I could think to say was 'wow, I can't believe this is really happening to me, you really happened to me'. I never would have thought that God somehow saw me deserving of a gift so good," leaning forward, he kissed her forehead, "so pure," kissing her eyelids, " and so beautiful." kissing her lips and speaking against them, "I just never want this to end, ever."
Landon opened his eyes to find tears streaming down her smooth cheeks. Cupping her face in his hands, he rubbed his thumbs against her cheeks, smoothing the tears away. "Landon, I can't imagine my life without you anymore."
"I'm not going anywhere, baby, I'll be right here." With that said, he kissed her again, slowly. Soon, that simple kiss grew more and more passionate, until Landon pulled away, needing air, "You know, you may not be seducible, but I'm starting to think that I'm the one being seduced here."
Jamie laughed and a faint, but noticeable, rosy glow began to paint her cheeks. She looked at him though her long, thick lashes. "Should I stop?"
"Not a chance in your life." With a huge Cheshire grin on his face, Landon leaned in to get another kiss when the car stopped and they looked out and saw that they had reached their destination. Instead, he gave her a quick peck on the nose and began straightening himself up. "We finish this later. Now, let's go have some fun."
The car door opened and Landon slid out, helping Jamie out after him. Both thanked Colin and walked over to the reception, where the party was just getting started.
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