point.
The crowd laughs.
“I lost my phone and had no way of finding her, so the next weekend I went to New York, desperately hoping that I would find this woman who was haunting my every thought.”
The crowd gushes, and I smile.
I love this story.
“I even put an ad in the classifieds to try to find her.” He smiles down at me and I take his hand to kiss it. “But…” He smiles cheekily. “Much to my surprise, she didn’t want to find me back.” He widens his eyes and holds his hand out. “I know. Shocking, isn’t it?”
“She was dodging a bullet,” Carsen calls, and everyone laughs.
He takes my hand in his and I smile up at him. “And then fate stepped in and gave her a transfer across the country to be one of my interns. You can imagine my surprise when my dream girl walked through those hospital doors and into my office all those years later.”
His face falls serious and he drops his head. “And I met this perfect little version of myself.” He rubs our son’s head. “His name is Owen.”
Owen smiles proudly up at his father and my vision becomes blurred.
Cam frowns as he tries to articulate his thoughts. “You know… I thought I was happy. I thought I had it all figured out. That was, until Ashley walked back into my life with Owen and I found out what true happiness really was.” He smiles down at me. “Suddenly nothing else mattered anymore. She and Owen became my everything.”
The crowd swoons.
He looks down at me. “I love you, Ashley.” He bends to kiss me softly and I smile against his lips. He stands and raises his glass in the air. “To Mrs. Stanton, and the best son in the world,” he calls.
Owen’s eyes light up with excitement.
The crowd stands to clap and cheer. “To Mrs. Stanton, and the best son in the world.”
A song starts and Cameron smiles, taking my hand in his. “Dance with me, Bloss?”
I stand, and he leads me out onto the dancefloor, taking me into his arms as the iconic melody rings out.
“Wise men say only fools rush in,
But I can't help falling in love with you.”
I hear the song and break into a beaming grin. “Elvis?” I ask.
“The king for my queen.” He smiles and kisses me softly as we sway to the music.
Suddenly, we’re alone in the room. I can’t see anything or anyone else but him.
“We did it.” I run my fingers down his cheekbone as I study his perfect face. “We actually got married, Cam.”
He spins me around super-fast and we lose our footing, nearly falling over. I laugh out loud. “You’re a terrible dancer.”
He raises a cheeky brow. “You have no idea what you’re talking about, Bloss.” He spins me again.
“Yes, I do.” I now know where the term drunk on love comes from. I feel like I’m going to overdose on love here. I’m on a Cameron Stanton high. “I’m the luckiest girl in the world,” I whisper up at him.
His mischievous eyes hold mine. “That’s true. You are.” He winks. “I will undoubtedly be the best husband of all time.” He twirls me again, and we nearly fall over once more.
I laugh into his chest.
“I’m taking you home, Mrs. Stanton,” he whispers into my ear with that devilish tone in his voice. “I’m ready to start the rest of my life with my wife.” He pauses for a moment. “Hey. That rhymes.” He raises his brows. “See that? Now that I’m married, I’m just making up poems naturally. This stuff is just rolling off my tongue. This is definitely going to raise my romance score. You are one lucky woman.”
I roll my eyes and giggle. “Give me an hour.” I kiss him softly. “I want see everyone before we leave.”
Owen taps Cameron on the leg and Cam lifts him up to dance with us. He spins us around and Owen squeals in delight. “Nearly bedtime, buddy.” Cam smiles as he kisses his head. Owen nods an over-exaggerated nod and rubs his little eyes.
“Where are we staying, anyway?” I ask.
Cameron shrugs. “Some dumpy hotel down the road. I don’t know, I haven’t seen it yet.”
I giggle.
Owen’s face falls as he looks between us. “What about me?” He’s exhausted and fragile. “Can I come to dumpy?” he whispers in his little worried voice.
“Yeah. You, too. We can’t leave you out of dumpy. You’re the dumpy king.” Cam tickles Owen’s ribs, and he chuckles as he