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through mine and whispers, “You look beautiful. My daughter.”
    And when I look up and we take our first slow step, I notice that my Mom is grinning. Suri, Loveless, Juniper, Marchant, Merri…
    They’re all smiling as I start to walk. And then the crowd stands up.
    My hair blows in a light breeze, and my hand curls around Dad’s arm, because I’m nervous that my shoes will get stuck in the grass, but the only thing on my mind is Hunter.
    His gaze holds mine, guiding me down the aisle like a beacon of light.
    On his right side, Marchant smiles. I see he and Suri catch each other’s eye, and I could swear he mouths, “you next.”
    Cross and Merri, over to my side, and still standing, are holding hands. They both look relaxed and happy.
    And by the time I stop at my designated spot beside Hunter, he’s beaming. I’ve never seen him smile this big. A light breeze blows, tossing my hair behind me, ruffling Hunter’s golden locks.
    The pastor starts to talk, and Hunter and I clutch each other’s hands. I look into his eyes, and he grins. His thumb strokes my hand, and I hear his low voice say, “We got this, Lib.”
    I nod, and just before we start to say our vows, when everyone is silent but the pastor, I have the most amazing feeling of peace. And love. Like everyone here is a friend, and all is right in the world.
    And for a moment, it is.
    It’s a snapshot I will frame later. A memory I’ll pull out in seven and a half more months, when I’m screaming in agony, trying to birth my daughter, and Hunter leans over my bed and says, “Libby, try to think of something good.”
    It’s a feeling that will cloak me when I’m tired and covered in toddler grime, and Hunter is in Vegas, filming a tournament, and Olivia has already been in time out six times this morning. Which is tiring me out, because I’m newly pregnant with baby Oliver.
    This feeling of love, it will stay with me.
    And as time moves forward, it spreads out, like a long red ribbon, through Marchant and Suri’s family, as they welcome little Liam. And Cross and Merri’s family, as Merri gives birth to Evelyn and Angie on a stormy summer afternoon.
    This feeling of love creates a perfect moment.
    It’s mine.
    And I’ll hold onto it.