Chapter 131 - RECEPTION PART 2

[EZ POV]

My Jacy baby had done wonderfully during the whole wedding ceremony. Yes, she did good even though she may have been nervous, and she may have stuttered her words somewhat. OK, she stuttered them A LOT, but that doesn't matter, because even though she stuttered through the ceremony, I could tell that she was really happy to be there. She loves Kyle, Kyle loves her, and that was all that mattered.

While I watched her get married, I thought about whether I would actually marry Bastian at some point in my life or not. I didn't know if he would want that or not. Part of me hoped he would.

Ignoring that thought, I paid attention to Kyle's Best Man and cousin, Winston. He was a feline and a good looking one too. As he was giving his speech, I could tell that he was just as happy as I was that these two had found each other and were happy together. Kitty boy may have had different reasons to be happy since Kyle finding my Jacy baby would affect their pack. Still he seemed genuinely happy for them, so I approved of his whole speech. And that was good too because I would not allow anyone, and I do mean anyone, to ruin my Jacy baby's wedding day! Not this one or the one for tomorrow.

After that, pretty kitty Winston gave his speech my mom launched into this big ass story about how me and Jacy came to be. Seriously, was she trying to make me tear up before I could take the damn mic from her?!

"Now, without further ado, Ezekiel will give his speech that he has prepared for Jacy." I had stepped up to my mom's side and held my hand out to her. With a smile and a flourish, I took the microphone so that I could give my Jacy the speech that she so deserved.

"Well now, I have to say that there are a lot of faces here that I haven't seen in a long time." And for good reason. I thought that last part to myself as I looked at the judgemental people that I had cut off contact with. I never told my parents how they were, so they didn't know not to invite them. Oh well, This day was still going to go smoothly, I would see to that.

"As all of you heard, Jacy has been in my life for a long time now. It's been nearly eight years. Yeah long, fabulous years that she has been my Jacy baby. She has been my confidant, my protector, my best friend, and the only sister that I got to choose for myself. She is everything to me, but a lover, sorry sweetie, I don't swing that way." I winked at her and almost the entire crowd laughed with me. "You know there is nothing in this world that I wouldn't do for you, Jacy. You've been there for me when I needed you the most, and I will do the same for you. I love you more than I love myself, and frankly that is saying something because I think that I am fucking fabulous and just about the greatest thing ever." More laughter at the right part; good, most of those here still approved of me being me.

"If I ever thought for a second that Kyle wasn't right for you, I would have stopped this day from ever happening. That couldn't be further from the truth though. Even though I offered myself to Kyle, and come on I am a major catch, he chose you. He loves you Jacy, possibly more than I love you. I know that he will take care of you and protect you when I am not able to. I also know that Kyle is the kind of supportive husband that will still let us have our girls night out from time to time, so don't think that you're getting out of those anytime soon." I saw Jacy pretend to be afraid, and Kyle laugh.

"I won't stop you, EZ, I'm too afraid to do that!"

"Ooh, good call Kyle, dear. I would hate to show you what I can do to a big strong man like you." There was more laughter, even from Kyle. "Still, I know that this wedding, this union between the two of you, it was the best thing that could have happened to the both of you. You two are perfect together, and I can't wait to see how you develop together as time moves on."

Jacy was tearing up a little, trying her best not to cry and ruin her makeup. I needed to fix that right away. I handed my mom the microphone back and walked straight over to my Jacy baby while I pulled out the handkerchief that was in my tuxedo's pocket.

"We can't have you crying right now, silly Jacy. You will ruin that pretty makeup that I worked so hard on." I smiled at her and dabbed at her eyes.

"Thank you, EZ." She almost sobbed.

"Of course, I can't allow bad makeup." I giggled.

"Not for that." She laughed, the tears drying up a little. "For your speech, you little diva. Thank you. I love you EZ. I love you so much!" She pulled me into a hug then, squeezing me tight and holding onto me like I was a life vest.

We stayed like that for a moment until I heard Jacy's stomach growl. I hadn't actually let her eat yet today, and I know that she was starving.

"OK, come on, let go. We need to feed you and that baby in there." When she finally let go, I could see that she was finally smiling again.

"Thank you."

"You said that already, silly goose." 

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[JACY POV]

EZ's speech had made me want to cry. I blame it on the pregnancy hormones. I don't usually cry like that at all. That's what it must have been. Still, it was beautiful. And I loved him so much for it. I was also glad that he had been there to wipe away my tears and make things better at that point too. He was always there for me, no matter what.

Thankfully though, after the speeches were all done, we were finally allowed to eat. I hadn't eaten all day, since EZ hadn't allowed me to have breakfast. Right now, I was so fucking hungry that all I wanted to do was eat the whole buffet spread. I couldn't do that though. I was the bride so I couldn't even get my own food. I needed to be served, and then the others would go and get their food when Kyle and I had ours.

One thing that I could be thankful for was Kyle telling the caterers to pile the plates high with food. Though he did ask them to choose healthy choices for the baby, I didn't really care at the moment. I didn't care if all I had to eat right now was just the total contents of a salad bar; I would eat it all. I was fucking hungry.

The food was amazing though. Oh Goddess, was it amazing! There was grilled chicken, roasted pork, braised beef, a whole slew of nutritious and delicious side dishes, and some very yummy dinner rolls. I was going to make my way through all the food that had been offered. 

All I truly cared about at the moment was filling my gut with all that delicious food and nothing else. I wanted to be presentable though, so I was trying my best to be neat and not get messy while eating. I didn't need EZ getting angry with me because of that at all.

Finally, after I was done eating, it was time to move the wedding along to the next stages. There was the first dance with the bride and groom. Neither Kyle nor I had a mother or father for this next part. I knew from the beginning that Bechard was going to dance with me for the father-daughter dance, but I was surprised to see that Laurell offered to dance with Kyle, standing in for the mother he didn't have.

"Kyle, may I have this dance." She had asked when it was announced.

"Why thank you, Laurell, I would be honored." He smiled and took her hand.

"Uh uh, this is the mother-son dance. You need to call me Mom for the time being."

"How could I have made such a mistake? Thank you, Mom." I heard them giggle as the four of us started to dance to the soft slow song. 

Bechard had been classically trained in dancing and was good at leading me. I didn't have to worry about how I looked during the dance at all. I was smiling and enjoying the dance more than I thought I would. When I looked at Kyle and Laurell, I saw that they were dancing beautifully as well. Kyle looked like a pro, just like he had when we danced together. He was good at everything though. I had to just accept that fact.