That makes us all smile and Leo lets out a small laugh then holds onto her tightly, almost desperately.
“Really?”
She nods.
“When?”
“Today.”
His jaw drops and he grips her shoulders to hold her away so he can see her face. “Today?”
“Why not? We’re here. The people we love are here. Even the band is in town. We can do it tonight. Is this why you’ve been so moody? So distant?” She nuzzles his nose with hers and cups his face in her hands.
“I always work a lot.”
“Yes, but you’re not always a grouchy ass about it.”
He sighs and tips his forehead to hers. “I guess it’s been on my mind a lot lately. It feels right to take this step with you.”
“I’ve been scared that you wanted out, but didn’t know how to tell me.”
“Never,” he says fiercely. “I don’t ever want to think about the possibility of not being with you. Nothing matters without you, sunshine.”
“Honestly, I’ve just been so happy with the way things are, getting married really hasn’t been on my radar.” She grins widely and traces the tattoo on his upper chest with her fingertip. “But now that you mention it, I’m all for it. Let’s do it.”
“Mom and Dad aren’t here,” Mark says immediately.
“If this is what you want to do,” Luke begins and when I look over at him I’m stunned to see tears in his eyes, “I can have Mom and Dad here in about four hours. I’ll make the call.”
“What do you say?” Sam asks, smiling at her man. “Will you marry me today?”
“This is so us,” he whispers with a shake of the head. “Don’t you want to do all that girly planning stuff?”
“Nope.” She grins and kisses him hard on the lips. “I have my favorite shoes with me, my family is here, and I’m ready.”
“Then let’s do it.” Leo turns to look at Luke. “Make those calls. I have some to make too.”
“I’m on it.” Luke rises but instead of pulling out his phone, he walks around the table to kiss Sam’s head. “I love you.”
“I love you too. Get Mom and Dad here so I can get married.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“Wait, what about the kids? They’re with your mom and dad,” Natalie reminds her husband.
“Mom and Dad will take them,” Caleb says immediately. “That won’t be a problem.”
“Oh my God!” Jules exclaims. “We’re planning a wedding!”
“For today!” Meg says and hugs Will. “I don’t feel hung over anymore.”
“What do we do?” Stacy asks.
“The first order of business is the food,” Will says, earning an eye-roll from Meg.
“I’m already looking into it,” Matt says, his fingers flying over his phone. Dom is also fiddling with his phone.
“I’ve got license info here, man,” Dom says to Matt.
“Great. I’m looking at chapels. I’ve got two to call.”
“Who knew that Matt and Dom would turn into wedding planners?” Natalie says with a wide smile.
“We don’t need all that,” Leo says. “I’d be happy with a ride through the wedding drive-thru and Elvis.”
“Oh, hello no.” Sam shakes her head and laughs. “I may not need all the fancy trimmings, but the guests should at least have chairs to sit in rather than follow us through a drive-thru.”
“It’s too bad Alecia couldn’t come,” Jules says and shakes her head. “She’d have it all planned by now.”
“I know, I invited her, but she had an event this weekend,” Meg says with a pout. Dom clears his throat, catching my attention.
“I don’t think I’ve met Alecia,” I say and watch Dom’s face. He glances up at me, firms his lips and returns to this phone.
“She plans all of our events. She’s brilliant,” Jules says. Dom’s jaw ticks.
“You don’t like her?” I ask.
“I don’t know her well,” he responds, not looking at me.
“Dom asked her out and she turned him down,” Will informs me. “Bruised his ego.”
“Vaffanculo,” Dom mutters.
“Did you just tell me to fuck off?” Will asks with a laugh.
“Close enough,” Dom replies.
“You speak Italian and you’re hot? How could she pass that up?” I ask sarcastically.
“You think I’m hot, bella?” Dom asks with a slow smile.
“Duh.” I roll my eyes as Mark growls next to me. “Have you seen you?”
“Well, this is interesting,” Dom says.
“Watch yourself.” Mark’s voice is low and hard. Dom shrugs and winks at me then turns back to his phone.
“You’re awfully possessive,” Stacy says to Mark while nibbling on a strawberry.
“Fuck yeah, I am,” he agrees.
“Okay, Sam and Leo, you’re with me. We’re going to get your license.” Dom jumps up and walks away without looking at the rest of us.
“Mom and Dad are on the way,” Luke announces as he returns.
“Thank you.” Sam hugs her brother and then she and Leo follow Dom, leaving the rest of us to simply stare at each other.
“Did that just happen?” Brynna asks.
“My sister is getting married. Today.” Mark murmurs.
“Never a dull moment around here,” Logan says cheerfully. “What do y’all do for an encore?”
“Just wait until they get drunk,” Jax says with a shake of his head. “You haven’t seen anything yet.”
“We need to get her flowers,” Nat says.
“The chapels are full-service,” Matt replies, his nose still in his phone. “And I just reserved one online for this evening.”
“What should we do in the meantime?” Isaac asks.
“Get our girls recovered from last night so they can do it all over again tonight,” Nate replies with a grin.
“I’m a mother,” Jules replies primly. “I can’t do it again tonight.”
“Really?” Meg asks.
“Oh God, I better go nap now,” Jules replies. “Wanna go nap, ace?”
“If that’s code for sink inside you and lose my mind for a few hours, then yes, I do.”
“Thank God you can read my mind.”