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My heart was pounding fast as I looked at my father and brothers. Of course they didn't look happy and I didn't expect them to be here. Forrest's arm wrapped around my waist tight and I leaned in towards him.

"Oh we got trouble." I could hear Howard mumbling. Mother was in front of us.

"Honey what are you doing here?" she asked. Father frowned.

"I didn't want to miss my own daughter's wedding. She is my one and only little girl." he replied. I could feel so much tension in my body and Forrest's grip tightened on my side as if he didn't even plan to let me move or go. Mother looked baffled.

"How did you find out?" she asked. My father looked at me as if she were crazy.

"How did I find out? Well me see here…I come home early because I had no job offers today…I go into our room and your wedding dress is missing and there was make up all over Eula's vanity dresser. Now I says to myself "Well Dohn…Your wife couldn't be getting married so who is the only female in this house besides you whose old enough to wed someone?" Oh that's right I have a daughter who's getting married to this Bondurant fuck!" he yelled pointing his finger at Forrest and I tensed hearing the Chicago side. Forrest now raised his hand and waved it around.

"Now now there's no need to be going around name calling. Eula is nineteen now. She can make her own decisions." he said. Ray scoffed.

"Clearly pregnancy and marriage weren't her best choices." he said with mild authority. Mother raised her hand silencing him.

"Dohn this not about rivalry anymore. Forrest is right and he's proven himself on numerous occasions that he can protect our daughter. Like I told you long ago, you can either reject this or pick it up and run with it because she is going to do what she wants regardless of how we feel about it." she explained. Father still looked unconvinced and I raised my head.

"Dad." I said lightly catching his attention and he looked my way. "I know you don't like the Bondurants because they challenge your authority…I don't expect you to like them now that I am married to Forrest, but I still just want you to be able to accept this and not turn me away."

My father's eyes softened and he began to soften and he slowly confronted me and Forrest very slowly released my waist and I slowly walked up to him. Father gave a sad smile looking me over now.

"Well…you do look very beautiful in your momma's dress." he replied. I wasn't sure if that meant he would accept this. "Well I may not like this group of boys…but I will accept the fact that you married him."

My eyes sparkled and I leaned in and hugged him and he hugged me back slowly before pulling back.

"If you're going to be out I want you home by tomorrow afternoon." he said and I nodded and he turned and moved towards the boys, patting Ray's back and telling them to leave with him. Mother smiled at me.

"I'm going with your father you two have fun. I'll take your car home." she told and kissed my cheek before following after dad. I smiled more and looked at Forrest and he looked almost shocked.

"Well…that was awkward." he told. Howard came up behind us and placed his hand on our shoulders.

"Well glad that's out of the way. I thought I was going to have to bust some heads. No offense Eula." he said. I smiled.

"None taken." I told him. He smiled and hugged us for a second and Forrest looked uncomfortable.

"Well you two have fun. Forrest we have everything set up in the forest for you two so go on." he said. My eyes flexed.

"What's going on in the forest?" I asked. Jack smiled coming up to us with Bertha and Cricket.

"Oh we had to plan some kind of after wedding plan for you two. It's up high in the mountains. You won't believe how beautiful it is at night." he explained.

"Alright Jack don't go spoiling the surprise." Forrest said. I smiled at the thought of the mountains.

"Thanks you guys and I should probably go and get something else to wear." I told. Forrest shook his head with a small smile.

"I have some clothes for you." he said before looking at Jack and Howard. "Ya'll going to clean this up?"

Bertha nodded.

"Yes we all have this under control." she said happily and hugged me. "Oh congratulations."

I smiled and hugged her back.

"Oh thank you." I said happily. When she pulled back Cricket was in her place and he hugged me back happily.

"I'm happy for you Eula." he said. I smiled.

"Oh thank you Cricket." I said lovingly and pulled back. Forrest put his hand on my back.

"Alright now we should head on up before it gets dark. It's an hour drive." he told. I was shocked to think Jack and Howard drove up into the mountains just to make a camp site for Forrest and I. I nodded and we began to move to his truck. Nothing, but excitement was in my stomach. He helped me into the truck before getting in himself. I smiled down at his chest as I looked at the pendent.

"I can't believe you wore it to our wedding." I said. Forrest looked at me confused for a second and I lifted my hand and slid my fingers over the pendent and he gave a small smile and placed his hand over mine.

"It holds meaning to me." he said and I smiled and he started the truck and we began driving.

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Author's notes

Sooo the story is taking some good turns and everything…for now. I forgot to mention this in the last chapter of Author's notes but if you listen to the song Reaching by Audiomachine as soon as you read the part where Eula is walking on the red carpet then it will make the chapter better because it nothing but music.

Also I am writing the Forbidden Affairs with Howard and Oc. So I hope you guys start reading that. I will be updating it more when K vs. B starts coming to a close.