Ashton:
I peeped through the soft, sheer curtains leading me to Arden's side. A small group of strangers intrigued by the wedding on the water gathered on the sandy beach next to Arden's friends, who had been kind enough to let us be married here. All of them were looking to the short dock where Arden and the officiant waited for me. A soft breeze blew petals from the arch into the ocean, making me smile. Our love was floating in the Mediterranean Sea; I wondered where those petals would land, how many lovers would find them on the next beach and roll their silk between their fingers, and how many happy children would use them to decorate their sandcastles. I hoped wherever they ended up, whoever touched them felt the love that brought them to these waters.
I looked at the bouquet of fl
