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James

I drew her in close to me and pressed her against my chest until we were safely inside the church. While she was looking at me, her expression suggested that she was confused. I talked to her ears in a low voice and whispered the following: "We have agreed that we will get married as soon as possible. "Lily, are you geared up to leave?"

She paused for a moment to draw a rapid breath in and then exhaled before hesitantly shaking her head. When the priest started his speech, he was standing in front of us with his back to us. He was facing us as he spoke. After we had finished everything in a very short amount of time, he announced that the two of us were now legally married. It was all right, in his eyes, for you to kiss the bride since he gave you permission to do so.

I came as close as I could to Lily's face and gave her a forceful kiss on the lips as if I were getting even with her for something she had done.

Following that, we waited until Jack and Melissa also had their wedd