“Finally, this is happening,” I say, as I look at Ben.
He smiles down at me with pride, and I know we’re both the happiest we’ve ever been. Life is so beautiful.
“Well, you’ve put it off long enough,” he teases. “I’ve never seen anyone have such a long engagement.”
“Everything has to be perfect,” I say. “It’s the wedding of my dreams and we had to save up money for that.”
“I know Ryan helped bankroll some of it,” Ben replies.
He’s not wrong. The only reason why we’re able to get married in this small castle is because of Ryan’s help. We came up with most of the money ourselves, but he was a big contributor.
“He insisted it’s because of all our hard work,” I say, recalling that conversation I was incredibly thankful for.
“You have worked hard,” Ben admits. “The two of you have brough
