Emmit.
Smiling, I peeked my eyes open and saw Emmit standing off to the side, closer to the water’s edge. My body quickly came alive.
Sweet baby, Jesus. Why is he so good looking? Emmit’s dark brown hair blew gently in the wind as he stood there looking handsome as hell. His light-blue T-shirt clung in just the right way to his perfectly toned chest. Licking my lips, I continued to stare at him. I could see his gray eyes lighting up even from this distance away.
The yoga instructor stood and smiled as she said, “That’s it ladies. I had an amazing time with you this morning. Let’s see you back tomorrow!”
I slowly lifted my body and stood. I quickly realized how out of shape I truly was when we started taking adventures all over the place. Keeping up with Emmit was a task in of itself.
The girls behind me giggled and began talking. “My goodness. Kathy, hot guy alert near the water. Holy shit. What I wouldn’t do to have five minutes of alone time with that stud.”
With a smile, I reached down and grabbed my beach towel. I knew they were talking about Emmit and I didn’t care. Maybe a few months ago it might have bothered me, knowing how many women lust after my future husband. I knew he was mine though and that was all that mattered.
“Let’s go talk to him.”
I tilted my head as I watched both girls walk by me and head straight over to Emmit.
“Let’s see how this plays out,” I said as I pursed my lips together to keep from smiling.
As both women approached him, Emmit smiled that smile that would melt the panties off of any women, any age. I slowly made my way over toward him as I let the scene play out.
“Hello there handsome,” the blonde said as she pushed her chest out a little bit more.
The brunette went right in for the kill. “How about you come on back to our cottage for a little bit of, post yoga stretching.”
Oh, gag me.
Emmit chuckled and looked directly into my eyes. “Sorry ladies, I only have eyes for the most beautiful woman on the beach. My fiancé.”
Excitement bubbled up in my chest as Emmit gave me the most adoring smile. Both girls turned and looked at me as they rolled their eyes. Walking up to him, I simply said, “Hey,” as he leaned down and pressed his lips to mine.
When he finally pulled back, he gently spoke. “Hey, pumpkin.”
Both women quickly turned and walked off. As I let out a laugh, I shook my head. “I can’t bring you anywhere can I?”
Emmit pinched his eyebrows and said, “I was more than happy staying in our cottage all day today. You were the one who wanted out.”
With a smile, I nodded. “This is true. So, what’s on the agenda today? Do we need to do anything for the wedding?”
Emmit wrapped his arm around my waist and led me back toward the cottage. “Nope. I checked everything just a few minutes ago, and all is set for one romantic sunset wedding tomorrow.”
My heart skipped a beat as I thought about the wedding. “I’m nervous,” I said as I chewed on my lip.
“Nonsense, why be nervous?”
Taking a peek up at him, I said, “What if something goes wrong? I trip on my dress and fall on the cake? I forget my vows! Oh my God, what if I forget my vows?”
Emmit laughed and pulled me closer to his body. “Who gives a shit? All that matters is hearing your name as Mrs. Emmit Lewis and you may now kiss the bride.”
Hitting Emmit gently on the stomach, I shook my head and said, “So if I stood there before you and totally forgot my vows, you’d be okay with it?”
“Hell ya, I would be. All I need to hear from you is I love you, Emmit and I’ll love you my whole life.”
I stopped walking and turned to face the man I loved more than anything in this entire world. “Do you know how happy I am?”
Emmit’s eyes lit up. “I hope very happy.”
“Nothing could ruin this feeling I have in my heart. Not even me tripping and falling on our cake or forgetting my vows.”
Emmit leaned down and gently kissed my forehead as he wrapped me up in his arms. “I feel the exact same way, Addie. Nothing can bring me down from this high. Unless you tell me no to what I had planned for us today.”
A sinking feeling in my chest had me looking at Emmit with fear. “What did you have planned?”
“Zip lining.”
My mouth dropped open as I took a step back. It was in that very moment I realized I was marrying an adrenaline junky. “Zip lining?”
Emmit nodded his head like a little boy in a toy store. “Yes! Chris, Todd, Ashley, even your dad, are signed up for it.”
My eyes widened as I tried to let his words fully sink in. “You want me . . . to go zip lining today? The day before our wedding? Zip lining?”
“Yeah. Across the canyons! Aren’t you excited, Addie?”
No words. I have zero words.
I’m going to die before I even get married.