Ryan's Love (27 page)

Then
she walked over to the kitchen where mom was and says,
“
So Mom, what
so you think. Can we swing today?
”

Mom
looks at her then me, then she says with an enormous smile on her
face,
“
It shouldn
’
t be too hard getting
Pastor O
’
Boyle to come back today, seeing that you were
supposed to get married yesterday.
”

“
Great,
”
Sunshine answered.

“
I guess you can
have pancakes now,
”
my Mom says to me grinning, motioning me over to sit
beside Sunshine.

“
I
’
ll take it,
”
I say running over to the kitchen
counter and plopping down next to my Sunshine.

I lean
over and kiss her cheek and say,
“
Thank you for loving me
enough to marry me.
”

“
Oh I
love you enough, definitely. But don
’
t think that
I
’
m not gonna punish you,
”
she says swirling her
fingers on the tip of my hardness.

I was
about to groan, when I hear my Mom chuckling under her breath then
she says,
“
Don
’
t go easy you him either. You know us woman
always gotta keep the men in check.
”

“
Hey,
I
’
m your baby,
”
I say acting
surprised.

“
I
know but seeing that she is my new baby, I think that what she
decides goes,
”
my Mom says winking at Sunshine then laughing as she
dished us both out a nice stack of her famous
pancakes.

The
three of us sat there and ate, and laughed as Mom told her all of
the embarrassing and funny stories of me growing up. A few of them
were a lot worse then the others. Mom talked about her and
Sunshine
’
s relationship, and how happy she was that the
two of us are giving it a go. She as said that she was here for us,
whatever the need be. We were like that, laughing and talking when
everyone else woke up and strolled in the
kitchen.

“
No pancakes for
us,
”
my brother Patrick said talking about him, Killian, and
James, as he sat down next to me at the kitchen
counter.

He grabbed a plate that had pancakes
on it, and was about to shovel a forkful into his mouth when Mom
stopped him; smacking her pancake spoon down on the
counter.

“
No
pancakes until Sunshine forgives you, and gets married to
Ryan,
”
she said with a smooth face, not giving anything
away.

Patrick immediately dropped his fork and looked from Mom,
to Sunshine, to me, them to the guys behind him. They looked just
as nervous as he did. The only one who didn
’
t look nervous
was Dad and Charlie. Who both came and grabbed a plate and filled
them with pancakes then sat down at the table; all the while
grinning and watching the guys sweat.

Playing along Sunshine says,
“
Well.
”

My brothers and her brother all look
at each other like they were trying to figure out what to say.
Patrick stepped up next to Sunshine and looked at her and was about
to say something, when the smiling she was holding at bay broke
thru and she began laughing the a crazy person. Mom and I started
laughing, and so did Dad and Charlie.

“
Did
I miss something
”
Patrick asked?

“
Yeah, you did brother. You still up for being my best man
today,
”
I asked him smiling?

Ask if a mountain of relief washed
over him, his shoulders relaxed and a smile spread across his
face.

“
Really? Oh I
’
m so happy for
you,
”
he said immediately giving me a hug.

When he let go he went to give
Sunshine a hug but stopped, arms open wide, as if asking
permission. She smiled and went in for the hug.

“
I
’
m so sorry for everything. I prayed more than I ever
had in my life last night. I knew if you didn
’
t forgive
my brother, he would have been a bear to live with. Plus, I just
want him to be happy. You make him happy; you know that
right,
”
he said stepping back and looking at
Sunshine.

She
sniffled a bit and nodded her head yes. Then Killian stepped over
and hugged her and I, murmuring his deepest apologies. When it was
James
’
turn I
could see that he
was nervous, because when Killian moved away from Sunshine, her
smile disappeared. This caused James to immediately drop down to
the floor in front of her, he pulled her hands into his; I could
tell that what she would or wouldn
’
t say will have a big
effect on their relationship.

“
Oh
my sweet sister. I will never be able to explain exactly how sorry
I am for the part I played in your unhappiness.
I
’
m supposed to be to one you run to, not run from. I
hate that this has put stress on you and the baby.
I
’
m
sorry,
”
he said, his right hand was on her belly; his other one
still clutched both of her hands.

He was
gazing up at her looking so sad. I really did feel bad for the guy.
I knew he and I didn
’
t get of the a great
start, but I can tell he really loves his sister. So I feel his
pain right now.

“
James, stand up please,
”
Sunshine said, her face not showing
any emotion.

If we
didn
’
t have an amazing morning of talking and love, I would
be scared right now.

“
James, you are my brother, and I love you that will never
change.
”
His face lit up and he moved in and gave her a
hug.

“
I
love you,
”
he
mutter into her hair.

He steps back and smiles.

“
Don
’
t get too happy. I
’
m still mad at you;
and since I
’
m not your parent and
I can
’
t give you a swift kick in the butt like I want to,
I
’
m going to have to take it all out on Ryan,
“
she said
with a wink to me.

“
Ohh
man. I so don
’
t
wan
t to be hearing
this,
”
he groaned.

Everyone else chuckled. But I didn
’
t. Those words
shot straight to my groin like lightening. Making me throb in my
pants.

“
Well, tough because I
’
ve seen a side of all
of you that I never wanted to see,
”
she said pointing at him and my
brothers.

“
So
if I wanted to talk about my soon to be husband I
will,
”
she said trying to act tough.

I
moved closer behind her and said,
“
You know my Mom is in
the kitchen right?
”

She
looked back at my Mom, mouthed I
’
m sorry, then
shrugged her shoulders.

“
Well
how do you think you guys got here,
”
she said almost in a full on
laugh.

“
Stop
please,
”
my brothers and I said in unison.

I saw Dad shuffle around over to Mom
and kissed her on the lips. That caused another groan from
us.

“
Oh
stop being a big baby,
”
Charlie said to Patrick.

He quickly turned to her.

“
Oh
you think I
’
m being a big
baby,
”
he said stalking towards her, grinning.

“
Yes;
and stay right there,
”
she said to him slowly backing away, ready to
dart at any moment; and that is exactly what she did when he
said,
“
I
’
ll show you who is a
big
baby.
”

As he started chasing her. She made
it to the room that she was sleeping in; shutting and locking the
door just as Patrick made it to her.

“
This
isn
’
t over,
”
he said thru the door.

After
everyone had a good laugh at the two of them, the days events went
by in hyper speed. Mom called Paster O
’
Doyle and got him to
agree to be here at 12 to officiate the wedding. All the
decorations and flowers were there from yesterday. We had to have a
caterer come in to re-cook a main dish. Which they were here about
a hour after Mom called them, and they began cooking. The only
thing left was for everyone to get ready. I saw Sunshine shuffle
off to get ready and I went to my room to get ready to marry my
lady. I thought that Charlie would have been right behind her
helping her get ready, but she wasn
’
t. I
don
’
t know where she
’
s at, but I hope she
is back for the wedding. I know Sunshine would be happy if she is
there.

“
Ryan, hurry up and get your lucky self out here and marry
this woman, before I snatch her up and do it
myself,
”
Patrick says laughing thru the door.

Although I know that he was joking
that cause me to hurry and make my way to meet my bride.

Chapter 15
(Sunshine)

“
Sunshine, are you ready,
”
my brother says peeking his head thru
the doorway?

I
smooth my hands down the sides of my dress and say,
“
Yes.
”

He
steps all the way into the room and loops his arm in mine; and
leans down and whispers to me,
“
You are the most
beautiful bride I
’
ve ever seen. I
’
m so happy
that you and Ryan found each other.
”

I look up at my brother and tears
start forming in my eyes.

“
Oh
James, that is so sweet,
”
I choke.

“
Hush
up now. You know I hate seeing you cry. You don
’
t want
everyone to see your handsome brother crying like a blubbering
idiot at his baby sister
’
s wedding. Do
you,
”
he says grinning.

I smack his arm lightly and try my
hardest to hold my tears back.

As we
walk out to meet my Ryan we hear,
“
Now my best friend
wanted me to play this song as she walked down the aisle to meet
her man, but I thought I
’
d do her one better.
I just hope she
’
s not mad at
me,
”

Then Charlie starts singing like an
angel.

She
starts singing No One Else by Amel Larrieux just as James and I
stepped into everyone
’
s view. The few
people that we invited stood up as he walked me to Ryan. The sight
of him and the true beautiful words that she was singing hit me
like a brick wall. I wanted to run to him. I
didn
’
t want to go one more second without being Mrs.
Callahan. I belong with him and no one else.

Tears
were streaming down my face, but I didn
’
t care. I wanted
to get to Ryan. James
’
strong hold keep me upright and at
his side, as we walked the few short minutes to him. Ryan looked as
if he was about to make a break for it and run to me too, but
Patrick had his hand on Ryan
’
s shoulder also
holding him in place.