Chapter 23
Aidan went back to his place at the altar. The music started all over again and I held my head up high as I walked the rest of the way down the short aisle.
“Are we all set?” Marilyn asked when Aidan took my hand. We stood in front of her, a united front, and nodded our heads.
“Good, then we can begin. We are gathered here today to unite these two people. Aidan and Claire are the sort of love we enjoy seeing around here. Theirs is a love that is true and pure, a love that shows in every look, touch, and word between them. From the moment you two walked in, I knew you were special, but I didn’t truly know how special until just a few moments ago when Aidan was willing to walk away from this if it was what you, Claire, wanted. And watching Aidan give you exactly what you needed
