Follow Your Heart (Catalina Cove #4) - Brenda Jackson Page 0,105
her. She picked it up. It was a copy of the Washington Post. A front-page photo showed him on his knee proposing. The article had the caption, She Said Yes!
“We look good together, don’t we?” she asked him.
“Yes, and we always will.”
She read the article, and they were referred to as the “Darlings of Washington.” Tilting her head, she looked up at him. “Were you serious when you said you want a Christmas wedding?”
“Yes. Very serious.”
She watched as he removed his pajama bottoms and slid back in bed with her. Victoria thought a Christmas wedding would be perfect, just like the man she would marry.
EPILOGUE
ROMAN WANTED A Christmas wedding and, just like he’d told Victoria, all the women in the Madaris family were more than happy to make it happen. Diamond flew in a well-known bridal gown designer from LA, and her cousins-in-law, Syneda, Caitlin and Lorren, were put in charge of finding the perfect location to accommodate all the guests. Close to seven hundred people would be invited. That’s what happened when you married a man destined to become president one day.
More cousins, Christy, Skye and Kenna, as well as her sister Lindsay, were in charge of the reception. And family members and family friends—Traci, Kattie, Mac, Sam and Peyton—were in charge of coordinating all the bridal showers. Ivy, Marilyn and Roman’s mother, Traci, would work with Diamond to make sure the guests staying at Whispering Pines would be comfortable.
This wedding was a team effort, a family affair, and everyone was eager to pitch in to do whatever needed to be done. Everyone was happy...well, almost everyone. News had soon spread about Mama Laverne’s matchmaking double whammy. To hear she had not only orchestrated a romance between Victoria and Roman, but also one with Tanner, had Corbin and the Bannister brothers shaking in their boots. They were refusing to be a part of a possible quintuple whammy and rumor had it that they were trying to come up with their own plans. Everyone was wishing them good luck with that, and suggested they might as well face the fact their bachelor days were numbered.
Christmas Day had finally arrived and Victoria looked out the church’s window. People were still arriving. It would be huge with all of their Texas friends, families and a number of Roman’s DC colleagues and college fraternity brothers. She had invited her friends from Catalina Cove and her boss and coworkers from the television station.
And speaking of Catalina Cove, Roman had presented her with her wedding gift last night. He had surprised her with a deed to a waterfront property in Catalina Cove. They would be building a summer home next year. He’d said he couldn’t resist since the cove would always have special memories for them.
Washington, DC, would be their home for now, but she looked forward to spending time on his ranch in Austin, as well. Things were moving fast. Already she had resigned from her job in New Orleans with plans to make DC her home.
Two weeks ago, she had received a job offer as a talk show host at DC’s CNN bureau and she had accepted, but wouldn’t start work until sometime in January. She was excited about fulfilling her role as a senator’s wife. Right now, more than anything she looked forward to spending their two-week honeymoon in Venice.
At the knock on the door, Victoria turned. “Come in.”
She smiled when her great-grandmother walked in with her cane.
“Mama Laverne,” she said, hurrying to get a chair for her to sit down.
“No need, dear. I don’t intend to stay that long. Just wanted to check to make sure all was well with you.”
Victoria’s smile widened. “Yes, all is well with me.”
Felicia Laverne nodded. “Glad to hear it. I just saw Tanner and Lyric. She’s wearing a gorgeous engagement ring and they are planning a June wedding.”
Victoria grinned. “I am so happy for them.” She had also heard from Blade that all the renovations had been done and the club would be opened for business as scheduled on New Year’s Eve.
Less than two hours later, Victoria walked down the aisle on the arm of her father, Nolan Madaris Junior. The look in Roman’s eyes as he watched her come to him filled her with even more love. Today was the day they would remember for the rest of their lives. She was glad she had done the right thing and followed her heart.