Dating a Metro Man (30 page)

“Sorry, Allen, I think Kendra’s picking the bloody clasp,” Henry said, letting what was left of his English accent become pronounced for the benefit of the crowd, making Allen laugh out loud as he handed Kendra over to him. He took the girl, who threw her arms around him and gave him a sloppy wet kiss as well.

“Is it time for the rings now?” Mason asked, sighing heavily as his grandfather carried Kendra away.

Allen sighed and smiled at the eager boy. “Not yet. Almost. You can get them out if you want. Never hurts to be ready.”

He turned back to his bride, who was practically biting her bottom lip off struggling not to burst into unrestrained laughter over him and the kids. There was so much laughter in his life now that Allen couldn’t even imagine going one day without it. Less chaos would be nice, but he’d take that too if it meant he got to keep the rest of what he had found with them.

“Where were we?” Allen asked Talia. “I lost my place.”

“Just say
I do
, son,” the minister advised.

“Okay. I do. Of course, I do,” Allen said, hearing giggling and snickering throughout the crowd.

The minister repeated the question, addressing it this time to Talia, who nodded, still fighting the laughter.

“A nod won’t get the job done, I’m afraid. You need to say
I do
, miss,” the minister said. “The assembly must hear your agreement.”

Talia straightened and shook off the laughter. She took a deep breath. “I do. I absolutely do.”

Talia smiled at her husband, and Allen smiled at his wife. Then he leaned forward and kissed her, wanting to see how it felt to have a legal right to do it. It was just as good as he imagined.

“Hey,” Mason said, smacking Allen on the leg. “You said the kissing part came
after
the rings. Look, they are still in my hand.” Mason held the rings up to prove it.

The audience of onlookers dissolved into laughter again.

Allen pulled away from Talia and sighed. “Sorry, Mason. You’re right. I—I got carried away.”

“That’s okay,” Mason said wisely. “It happens to us men all the time.”

More laughter from everyone had Mason sighing again.

Talia had her bouquet in front of her face now and one hand on her stomach.
Mine
, Allen thought, watching her fight for control. Playmate. Great mother. Friend.

He was the luckiest man in the world.

“Hurry,” Allen ordered, turning to the minister. “Otherwise, we’re going to be here all day trying to get this mission accomplished.”

The minister laughed through the rest of the ceremony, but finally did manage to pronounce them man and wife.

When Allen and Talia kissed at the end, the whole church broke out in applause.

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Dating A Cougar

Book One of the
Never Too Late
Series

Dating Dr. Notorious

Book Two of the
Never Too Late
Series

Dating A Saint

Book Three of the
Never Too Late
Series

Dating A Metro Man

Book Four of the
Never Too Late
Series

Carved In Stone

Book One of the
Art of Love
Series

Created In Fire

Book Two of
Art of Love
Series

Captured In Ink

Book Three of
Art of Love
Series

Commissioned In White

Book Four of
Art of Love
Series (novella)

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Donna McDonald has been a writer all her life and managed to complete her first novel in August of 2010. Her idea of success is to be on an airplane and see a fellow passenger reading one of her stories. If the person is laughing or smiling, she will consider it a bonus.

She lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her fiancée, Bruce.

Her work history covers everything from housekeeper to business owner to college English instructor. It also includes an eighteen year stint as a technical writer, publications planner, and information architect in the corporate world. Her current career goal is to be a prolific, multi-published author for the rest of her life and write stories readers will love to read. She thinks a little travel and adventure would be nice, too.