disappointed in you as I am right now.” My dad turned away from me. “I can’t believe you would go and do something so stupid.” He slammed his drink down on the bar.
As much as I loved my parents, there was no way in hell I was going to stand there and let them talk to me like that.
“Stupid? You think me marrying the woman that I love more than life is stupid?”
“That’s not what I meant,” my dad yelled.
“How could you do this to us?” A tear fell from my mother’s eye.
“Do what to you, Mom? Take away your dreams of planning the perfect wedding for us? I didn’t want to wait to marry Amelia. I love her and I wanted her to be my wife. I’m sorry, but you and Dad of all people should know that. You know how it feels to be so in love with someone that you can’t bear to be without them even for a split second.”
“We understand that, son, but you should have waited,” my dad spoke.
“Why? Why should we have waited?”
“Because I’m your mother and I wanted to watch my son get married!” my mom screeched.
“I’m sorry, Mom. Dad. But this is my life and I did what felt right for us. Amelia is my wife and I am her husband and it’s done. If you want to throw us a wedding reception, that’s fine. But I will not apologize for marrying the woman I love most in this world. She’s my life. I’m sorry we hurt you. That was never our intention. We’re happy with or without your support. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get out of here and get some fresh air.”
I pulled Amelia behind me and when we approached the door, I stopped and turned to my parents. “If Mom wasn’t sick when you proposed to her, you probably would have done the same thing. The only reason why you waited was because Mom wouldn’t commit until she knew she was going to be okay.” We walked out of the penthouse. I knew damn well this was the reaction we were going to get, but I was still angry and sad. They were disappointed in me, but I was also disappointed in them.
Chapter 4
Ellery
I stood there with tears streaming down my face and my heart ripped in half. Connor walked over and wrapped his arms around me. I let him console me for a few moments and then I broke our embrace, walked over to the bar, and poured a shot of Jack. I threw it back and the slow and steady burn grazed the back of my throat. Connor paced back and forth across the room. The air was thick with tension and silence.
“I hope the two of you are happy,” Julia snapped as she got up and put Brayden down in his playpen. “Did you see the look on poor Amelia’s face? Not to mention your son’s?”
“How the hell could he have been so stupid?” Connor raised his voice.
I placed my hand on my head to try and control the tears that were once again steadily rising up in my eyes.
“Why is he stupid? What did he do that was so wrong? He married the one person in the world that he loves most.” Julia walked over to Connor and pressed her finger into his chest. “I am so disappointed in you, Daddy. And you too, Mother.” Her eyes glared over at me. “Collin and Amelia got married, big deal. It’s not the end of the world. For the both of you to be so selfish makes me uncomfortable.”
“Princess, we’re in shock!”
“Julia, how would you feel if Brayden came home one day and told you he got married?” I walked over to where her and Connor were standing and placed my arm around his waist.
“If he married the girl of his dreams and couldn’t live without her and she felt the same way, I’d be happy for them. I wouldn’t have called them stupid. Listen, I understand how you both feel, but you need to stop and think about how Collin feels.”
“He’s young. He should have waited.” I began to cry.
“Why? He isn’t any younger than I was when I married Jake and you were all for that. You both love Amelia, so I don’t understand why you’re behaving like this.”
“We’re hurt that he chose to do something so sacred
As much as I loved my parents, there was no way in hell I was going to stand there and let them talk to me like that.
“Stupid? You think me marrying the woman that I love more than life is stupid?”
“That’s not what I meant,” my dad yelled.
“How could you do this to us?” A tear fell from my mother’s eye.
“Do what to you, Mom? Take away your dreams of planning the perfect wedding for us? I didn’t want to wait to marry Amelia. I love her and I wanted her to be my wife. I’m sorry, but you and Dad of all people should know that. You know how it feels to be so in love with someone that you can’t bear to be without them even for a split second.”
“We understand that, son, but you should have waited,” my dad spoke.
“Why? Why should we have waited?”
“Because I’m your mother and I wanted to watch my son get married!” my mom screeched.
“I’m sorry, Mom. Dad. But this is my life and I did what felt right for us. Amelia is my wife and I am her husband and it’s done. If you want to throw us a wedding reception, that’s fine. But I will not apologize for marrying the woman I love most in this world. She’s my life. I’m sorry we hurt you. That was never our intention. We’re happy with or without your support. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get out of here and get some fresh air.”
I pulled Amelia behind me and when we approached the door, I stopped and turned to my parents. “If Mom wasn’t sick when you proposed to her, you probably would have done the same thing. The only reason why you waited was because Mom wouldn’t commit until she knew she was going to be okay.” We walked out of the penthouse. I knew damn well this was the reaction we were going to get, but I was still angry and sad. They were disappointed in me, but I was also disappointed in them.
Chapter 4
Ellery
I stood there with tears streaming down my face and my heart ripped in half. Connor walked over and wrapped his arms around me. I let him console me for a few moments and then I broke our embrace, walked over to the bar, and poured a shot of Jack. I threw it back and the slow and steady burn grazed the back of my throat. Connor paced back and forth across the room. The air was thick with tension and silence.
“I hope the two of you are happy,” Julia snapped as she got up and put Brayden down in his playpen. “Did you see the look on poor Amelia’s face? Not to mention your son’s?”
“How the hell could he have been so stupid?” Connor raised his voice.
I placed my hand on my head to try and control the tears that were once again steadily rising up in my eyes.
“Why is he stupid? What did he do that was so wrong? He married the one person in the world that he loves most.” Julia walked over to Connor and pressed her finger into his chest. “I am so disappointed in you, Daddy. And you too, Mother.” Her eyes glared over at me. “Collin and Amelia got married, big deal. It’s not the end of the world. For the both of you to be so selfish makes me uncomfortable.”
“Princess, we’re in shock!”
“Julia, how would you feel if Brayden came home one day and told you he got married?” I walked over to where her and Connor were standing and placed my arm around his waist.
“If he married the girl of his dreams and couldn’t live without her and she felt the same way, I’d be happy for them. I wouldn’t have called them stupid. Listen, I understand how you both feel, but you need to stop and think about how Collin feels.”
“He’s young. He should have waited.” I began to cry.
“Why? He isn’t any younger than I was when I married Jake and you were all for that. You both love Amelia, so I don’t understand why you’re behaving like this.”
“We’re hurt that he chose to do something so sacred
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