Chapter Five
"Steve, you've been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. You've been my best friend, my big brother, my confidante and my guardian angel. Even when we've been apart, our lives have stayed connected, just waiting for us to catch up. In so many ways, I believe our souls have been married since before either of us were even born. I think we both knew that for certain on my twelfth birthday, up in that tree house, because even though the thought of the two of us as a couple made us laugh ourselves silly, neither one of us backed away. You're not just a part of my life - you are my life, and the only man I have ever loved. I promise to spend the rest of my life loving you and doing everything in my power to make you happy and to celebrate and honor us. I love you, Steve, beyond 'death do us part' - Always."
"Jaime, when I was eight years old, no one could've convinced me that the little pigtailed ball of energy who followed me around the playground would grow into...you. It seemed like you knew, even before we'd ever spoken a word to each other, that we were supposed to be friends. You couldn't understand why I didn't see that, too. I knew for certain that we were destined for today when I held you in my arms and we kissed - really kissed - for the first time on New Year's Eve. You fit so perfectly in my arms that I knew you belonged there and that you'd be the only woman I would ever love - Always."
Colonel and Mrs. Steve Austin...Always.
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