He was right.
The ceremony had been in the same church his parents had been married in. His mam had started crying just with Mike walking her down the aisle, and had to mumble through her vows. Even Leonard had gone a bit misty-eyed, the tough old soldier’s facade dropping in the face of his own wedding. Half the church had been sniffling, too, and when the vicar had finally said, “I now pronounce you man and wife,” there had been a standing ovation like they were at a rock concert.
And alright, Mike was never going to admit it, but the sheer happiness on his mam’s face had nearly made him start bawling, too. Only keeping a firm hand on Stephen’s bare knee throughout had staved off tears.
Bouquet-throwing, photos, squeezing everyone into the cars to get to the hotel for the reception, i
