Never Give Up - Heidi Lis Page 0,102
my own great guy.”
The surprises keep coming. It’s a bit odd, I don’t know what is happening in her life anymore. I’ve been busy, but I’ve spent many times wondering show she was. Many times I wanted to call her for a friendly chat. I push those feelings aside because she is here, with me now, dressed ready for a wedding. This feels right.
“That’s awesome to hear, Liza. I’ve missed you so much.” Not holding back, I hug her, tight.
She squeals. “Okay, that little boy of yours is such a little Micah. Good Lord. He’s a doll, and I’m going to spoil him rotten. How does aunt Liza sound?” She says, staring at the ceiling thinking just that as my mouth is gaping wide. All of sudden, it’s as if a heavy weight has been lifted off her shoulders.
Aunt Liza, wow. Things have indeed changed since we last talked.
We end up hugging each other hard we both get teary eyed, but I pull back dotting my eyes. I have no time to fix them again. She stayed and teased my hair, straightened my dress and handed me my bouquet. It was like old times again. I must remember to thank my man, once again, for always looking out for me. Is there anything that man wouldn’t do for me? I hope I never find out.
Liza hesistates, and her eyes dart everywhere but me. “So, I wanted to let you know Nick is downstairs.” She definitely appears nervous.
My body tenses. “Shit, are you serious?” My mind is playing out some shouting match between Nick and Micah. Not good. I’m not paying a bit of attention to what she is hinting at.
“Yes, but it’s okay,” she uses her hands to cup my shoulder. “He’s with me.”
My body halts. I’m frozen in shock at what she just hinted at. When my eyes hit hers, her face lights up in one of the biggest smiles I’ve ever seen on her face. She can’t contain it any longer.
“You aren’t serious?” I didn’t mean it come out like that, but it slipped out anyway. I’m happy just a bit taken back.
“Yep, and it’s awesome. We get along great. Elsa, this is the way it should have been. Micah even had a long talk with Nick, and they can be in the same room without wanting to kill one another, so it’s progress.”
Progress, yes, I would say. Knowing Nick is busy with Liza is the only reason why I’m sure Micah is so cool with this. I did not see this one coming, that’s for damn sure, but it makes sense. They’ve been friends for years, if it’s meant to be…it’s meant to be.
Our lives have taken so many twists and turns, my head can’t keep up. All I know right now is I’m needed downstairs I hear my music alerting me it’s that time. Hugging Liza one last time, we make our way down, to find Dave at the bottom of the stairs. I come to a stop and he gives me a wink.
“I need to walk my daughter down the aisle.” He’s so confident in everything he does. Not a hesitation on his part, he offers up his arm for me to take.
Soaking in the sight of him extending his arm, I’m visibly shaking, in awe of Micah’s father. This day just got a whole lot better. Wiping a single fallen tear, I have a hard time finding my voice. “I was so scared to ask you.” And I was. For weeks I wanted to ask him but for some reason, I just couldn’t do it. Micah brought up the subject several times, only to find me full of doubt. More scared then doubtful, though.
He gives me a smile that I feel all the way through to my heart. “No need, I would have done it anyway. Now, we better hurry up. Your son is acting up, and my son is anxious to claim you as his wife.”
I chuckle, knowing how true that is. “Well, that’s two Taylor boys I need to take care of for sure.”
Dave pats my hand that is laced over his arm. “All the more power to you little lady.” We share one last sweet exchange before it’s showtime.
Walking side by side we follow our makeshift isle that leads to the back yard. I can see it’s filled with friends of Micah’s parents, a few buddies from the Air Force and my friends from work. It’s just perfect. The closer we