Page 109 of More Than A Game

“Suck it, Dec,” Cooper laughs. “She knows I love her and my nieces. Best damn thing to ever happen to your sorry ass. Besides, you aren’t the one I’m trying to give shit to.”

Brady shakes his head. “I’m marrying your sister in a month, asshole. I’m making an honest woman out of her.”

Everyone but Coach laughs. He just shakes his head. “Alright. That’s enough. You know we’re proud of you, Murphy. Sabrina’s a good girl. Be good to each other. Never stop talking, and never stop laughing. Even when things get tough.”

Bash adds, “And never piss her off too bad since there’s an armed Secret Service agent outside your door.”

Coach raises his glass. “To Murphy.”

Everyone joins in, “To Murphy.”

* * *

Twenty minutes later, I’m standing at the end of the warm sand aisle on the private beach, waiting for my future wife. Sebastian, Cooper, Brady, and Declan are by my side. My mom is sitting in the front row with Coach next to her, holding her hand. She’s already dabbing away tears as two beautiful little identical blonde toddlers walk down the aisle. They’re supposed to be throwing flower petals on the ground but are aiming them at each other.

Definitely Sinclairs.

The bridesmaids come next, each one gorgeous in their teal blue Grecian gowns and bare feet.

Then the music changes. Ingrid Michaelson’s rendition of “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You” begins to play through the speakers, and there she is.

My entire world.

She takes my breath away in a beautiful white silk gown that skims over her curves and brushes the sand.

It’s simple and elegant.

It’s perfectly Sabrina.

Her long dark hair is falling down around her shoulders with a purple, tropical flower tucked behind her ear. Sabrina practically skips down the aisle to me. Once her father places her hand in mine, I gently kiss those lips I love before the minister ever gets the chance to say anything.

“I love you, Princess. You ready to marry me?”

“Since the day you told me you loved me, Aiden.” She touches her forehead to mine quickly, then pulls back, and we face the minister.

* * *

Much later, after the toasts are made and the dancing and celebrating have gone long into the night, I carry my wife away to the sound of laughter and clapping from our friends. I walk the long dock leading to our private hut over the ocean and don’t let her feet touch the ground until we’re locked inside. Those beautiful doe eyes lock with mine, and I lean down to kiss her but am stopped by a single finger pressed against my lips.

“I have a present for you.”

“I thought we exchanged presents yesterday, Princess.”

“We did, but this is a special one. I didn’t want to give it to you until tonight.”

She pushes me until I sit down on the bed, then she grabs a long, thin black box tied with a white satin ribbon from her bag and hands it to me. “This is for you.”

I shake it to see what it sounds like. There’s something clunky inside. The box reminds me of the one I gave her for her birthday. It had a diamond tennis bracelet in it, but I’m guessing that’s not what this is.

She smiles that smile I love so much as I untie the box and lift the lid.

There’s a white stick with a pink plus sign showing on a little screen. “What...” I lift my eyes to hers and see tears gathering at the corners. “Are you...?” My smile grows bigger by the second.

Sabrina nods her head, and I jump to my feet and lift her in my arms, swinging her around. “You’re giving me a baby?”

The tears are flowing down her face now. “Well, you definitely had something to do with it, Aiden.”

Taking her face in my hands, I stare into her eyes, whispering reverently, “You’re having my baby.”

“Are you happy? I know this is sooner than we were planning.”

Picking her up, I carry her to our bed. “You have made me so happy.”

“I love you, Aiden.”

“Forever, Princess.”

Forever.

The End