Let me tell you a story about a boy and a girl. The boy and the girl meet, they fall in love. They waste so much time running away from each that they had to fall in love again. But this time the boy is clever, he refuses to let the girl go again. The boy asks the girl to marry him, the girl says yes. Now they are running off to paradise in the sunset to get married. They won’t be a boy and a girl anymore, they will become man and wife.
In little than six days, I will get married, not just to anyone but to the girl of my dreams. To say that I am not scared would be a lie. I am terrified, I hear you ask why. The thing is, yes in the beginning I was a terrible boyfriend but I would like to believe that I got better. Now, now I need to become a husband, will I be a good one? I am scared that I won’t.
Stepping into the honeymoon suite at Bora Bora is like nothing I have ever experienced before. Reality is definitely becoming real and the fear even more.
You might think that it sounds like I am getting cold feet, well there was a time that I did but every time I look at her it reminds me why spending the rest of my life with her is worth every minute.
Skye ~”Baby something is bugging you. What is wrong?”
Damon ~”Bunny I am scared.”
Skye ~”Scared of what?”
Damon ~”That I might not be good enough for you. I am scared I will be a bad husband.”
Skye ~”Baby all that changes is you will have a ring on your finger and a paper that says you are married, you won’t change. You are good enough for me.”
Damon ~”What if I do change?”
Skye ~”Then we figure it out together.”
Damon ~”I love how you always see the sunshine when things get dark.”
Skye ~”It only gets dark if you let it.”
Damon ~”We made it this far, nothing can stand in our way least of all a little fear.”
Skye ~”Now let’s get our bits and pieces on, we got a boat to cruise.”
There goes my speed monkey again. I am going to love this woman until the day that I die.
We meet up with everyone else at the boat landing.
Brody ~”You two are late again. I can see it now, you are going to be late for your own wedding.”
Damon ~”That is why you here, to make sure we are not.”
Brody ~”And there I thought it is because I am your best man.”
Damon ~”Yes there is that part too.”
Mason ~”Have your shit heads seen the damn size of this boat.”
Leia ~”It even has its own bar.”
Damon ~”Well get your asses on so we can get drunk.”
Brody ~”Hey you old people did you hear that?”
Rowan ~”Get on the damn boat.”
Richard ~”Hey you two, who is your old people?”
Matthew ~”We might be old but we are young at heart.”
Damon ~”Well they say you only as old as the woman you feel.”
Skye ~”Which makes you about twenty three.”
Brody ~”Damn it is like dating your daughter.”
Damon ~”Thank you Brody for putting that sick picture in my head.”
Brody ~”Only stating the obvious bro.”
Skye ~”Fuck just shut up. That is gross.”
Jo ~”You guys know that I am still here.”
Mason ~”Oh was that you, I thought it was a figment of my imagination.”
Skye ~”Just get on the fucking boat.”
In no time we off cruising into the open sea. Skye is standing at the tip of the end, with hands in the air and her hair blowing in the wind. She closes her eyes and she feels the wind race over her skin. She looks like a bird that is gliding through the sky. For a moment she feels free, the beauty of her smile melts my heart and that fear totally disappears.
Damon ~”You know you the most beautiful woman in the world.”
Skye ~”Aaahhh baby you are such a softy.”
Damon ~”I can show you something that is not soft.”
Maggie ~”No, no, you two are not starting that shit. I am still scarred from my previous encounter.”
Damon ~”Hahaha Maggie, why are you listening then?”
Maggie ~”Cause it is hard not to listen to the shit that comes out your mouth.”
Damon ~”Aaahhh Maggie I love you too.”
Brody ~”You two have the weirdest relationship.”
Maggie ~”It’s because the boy is not normal.”
Damon ~”If I am not normal what is Brody then?”
Rowan ~”Oh he just has a serious lack of brain cells.”
Tajsa ~”Fuck you guys can talk shit. Why don’t you do something constructive?”
Giselle ~”Yes like pour that champagne so we can do the speeches.”
Leia ~”Seeing that we not allowed to do it tomorrow.”
Damon ~”Because I don’t want any of you idiots ruining our day with your stupid ass jokes.”
Jo ~”Oh I forgot you are filming all of it.”
Damon ~”It’s for Skye, she can watch it every time she gets pissed off at me so it can remind her why she loves me so much.”
Mason ~”Have you ever just tried to say sorry?”
Skye ~”No, he goes honey bunny and that is usually just for one thing.”
Matthew ~”Pumpkin I really did not need to hear that.”
Damon ~”Okay can we just stop talking about my sex life?”
Giselle ~”Please just now you give these old geezers some ideas.”
Mason and Brody go around and hand each one a glass of champagne. I have no idea what to expect from this bunch, I think there are about to come a few weird stories and speeches.
Brody ~”First up is poor Carlos.”
Carlos ~”Well I don’t really know you two kids but from the way Maggie talks about Damon, I know the boy has a good heart. I hope you two the same happiness as what you bring to the people in your lives.”
Damon ~”Thanks Carlos, I hope you make that old bag just as happy.”
Maggie ~”Boy you can be glad you so far away, my hand is itching to smack you.”
Damon ~”Was that your speech?”
Maggie ~”Damon you are very cheeky today. What I want to say. You know that I was there when you cried for this girl, your heart was so sore without her. I hope that you two kids will never be apart. You my girl made a good man out Damon, if he ever breaks your heart I will personally come and smack him against the head.”
Skye ~”Thank you Maggie, you have been like a mother to Damon and to me and that means a lot.”
Brody ~”Ashley you up.”
Ashley ~”Well what can I say, I have known Damon for a couple of years now. The woman that stopped his whoring ways deserves a damn medal. Girl I take my hat off for you, you did what we all failed to do for years. I wish you two many happy years.”
Damon ~”I was going to say thank you until you called me a whore.”
Rowan ~”Come on bro we all know you were. You know I wish you and all those good things but I want to tell a story.”
Damon ~”Oh my god just don’t believe a word he says.”
Rowan ~”Hahaha believe me this is true. When Damon was fourteen, he had this crush on a girl, her name was Debbie.”
Brody ~”Hahaha I remember old Debbie does Dallas.”
Rowan ~”Well he tried kissing her behind the bleachers. She got so nervous that she vomited all over his brand new shoes. That scarred him for life and he never dated a girl since then until he met Skye. Sis just don’t vomit over his shoes tomorrow.”
Skye ~”Hahaha that is totally disgusting. So a bit of vomit made him a man whore.”
Damon ~”He is talking shit. He was dating that crazy girl.”
Rowan ~”Hahaha bro, she nearly believed me. All I want to say is good luck.”
Damon ~”Fuck you suck at speeches.”
Brody ~”JoJo, let’s hear it.”
Jo ~”Well I don’t think I can beat that crap that came out your mouth. I also know this lady since we were very young. She is stubborn, full of shit and always wants what she wants. In a way I think she wanted Damon for more than that stupid bet and she got him so well done in bagging the prize. You got to hold on to this one, they are very rare and few.”
Skye ~”Thanks babe, you have always been so good with words.”
Jo ~”I do try my best. Now I hope everyone has got their tissues cause this is about to get sad. I have a note that Amber wrote to Skye that time she lost her memory and I want to read it if it is fine.”
Damon ~”Please Jo, it would mean a lot.”
Jo ~”Hey Sis, please don’t be mad but if you never get your memory back, I want you to know who that hotty Damon really is. He is not my friend, in fact we can’t stand each other. He is the man that loves you more than anything in the world. He is your soulmate and you love him just as much. Yes, you are dating the hottest man in the city. I am writing this down in case you forget that Damon is the man you are going to marry one day. Love you. Amber.”
And that is me and every single person around the bar, tears are flowing down every cheek. Skye is holding her dad as Jo hands them the note. It takes a while for the group to settle but we soon have smiles back on every one’s faces.
Brody ~”Leia.”
Leia ~”I am at a loss for words. All I can say is you two have something special, no matter what happens even if you find yourselves on opposite sides of the world, you will always find your way back to each other. Nothing will ever break your bond, tomorrow you will bind yourself together forever.”
Damon ~”Thank you Leia, it is like you and that stupid idiot. I hope you two will stand here one day.”
Brody ~”The one and only Tajsa.”
Tajsa ~”Damon came to me and asked me to help him get this girl that was the second day of the bet, the second day he already lost. The moment he laid eyes on Skye, he fell in love with her. Skye this man will go to the ends of the earth for you. You showed him what is love and I think I speak for every one when I say thank you.”
Skye ~”Thank you Tajsa, thank you for being such a good friend to him.”
Brody ~”The blonde bimbo herself.”
Giselle ~”I watch this boy grow up, but he never really grew up. He was a restless boy in a man’s body. Skye it is only since he met you that he became a man. I hope that you two always complete each other and bring out the real you in each other.”
Damon ~”Well this man wants to apologize that the boy always called you a blonde bimbo.”
Giselle ~”Hahaha don’t worry sometimes I am one.”
Mason ~”Well Skye is not blonde so I can’t call her a bimbo.”
Damon ~”Hey watch yourself that is my wife you are talking about.”
Brody ~”Just give your damn speech.”
Mason ~”There is a lot that I can say about this man but we will be here forever. I think or I actually know that if it was not for the love that these two show each other me and Leia and Brody and Tajsa would not have stuck our pride in our socks and showed each other that we deep down share the same love. Thank you for always giving us all hope and happiness.”
Skye ~”And thank you for being there for me when this man was being full of shit.”
Leia ~”Hey let’s not forget the broken nose.”
Damon ~”Hahaha he deserved that.”
Brody ~”Well what can I say? I think you two kiddos know how I feel about you so I am going to tell a little story.”
Damon ~”I can see that I am going to regret this.”
Brody ~”Let’s start with dad. That time you lost your hair, it was this shit that put the hair remover in your shampoo.”
Richard ~”I knew it, you little shit.”
Brody ~”And Giselle, you remember that time when the dog ate all your shoes, it was this shit that gave it to him to play with.”
Skye ~”He does the same damn thing with Max.”
Damon ~”Bunny you need to buy him toys.”
Skye ~”He is not a baby.”
Damon ~”Well he likes your slippers.”
Skye ~”And my bath sponges.”
Damon ~”And he might have chewed up your hairbrush.”
Skye ~”Damon Chase, I am going to kill you.”
Damon ~”Bunny you heard what everyone said, we must love each other.”
Brody ~”Wait I am not finished. He is the one that glued all Rowan’s text books together.”
Rowan ~”You made me punch Brody for it.”
Damon ~”Hey I thought it was funny. Especially when the pages stuck to your hands.”
Skye ~”Fuck you were naughty.”
Damon ~”I was a very active kid.”
Skye ~”Yes actively causing shit.”
Brody ~”Hey I have plenty other stories.”
Damon ~”I think you have gotten me in enough shit.”
Brody ~”Then I give the floor over to the two old men. Dad if you want to go first.”
Richard ~”Damon, Skye, you have taught this old man what important is in life and that is people, not money, cars or any of these material things. Skye that day that you smacked me, you smacked sense into me. For the first time in his life Damon stood up to me for you, for love, for something he believed in. If it takes me forever then that is what it will take to make up for all the wrong I did to you and your father. And for being a horrible father to my sons.”
Skye ~”I am glad that I could smack some sense into you.”
Damon ~”You were not a horrible father, you were just absent in our lives.”
Brody ~”And last is Skye’s father.”
Matthew ~”Damon you made my daughter smile for the first time in a very long time. You made her believe in love, love is not something you learn about, it is something you need to feel. To wake up in the morning and be able to look into the eyes of the person you love is the greatest gift. We take it for granted. Never go to bed without saying I love you, start your day with saying I love you. Even if you have to say it twenty times a day, never stop saying it. I want nothing but days full of love for you.”
Skye ~”Thank you daddy, I love you.”
We all cheers and clink our glasses. Thank god there aren’t any more guest then we would have been here for a week, well we are but you catch my drift. All I can say is that we are all blessed to have such good friends and loving family. We might be small big we all have big hearts.
Damon ~”Let’s take this thing into the sunset and start this damn party.”