Free Ask Me Why by Marie Force

our dogs and the Abbotts all around us to keep life interesting. I had no idea how lonely I was until I found you. I love you, I love your family, I love Vermont, I love our cabin in the woods and our dogs. I love sharing an office with you and working with you and everything else we get to do together. And before Lucas or Landon can make a joke about that, I mean it in the cleanest way possible.”
    â€œDamn,” Will said, sparking a new outburst of laughter.
    â€œShe beat us to it,” Landon said.
    â€œColton, may I have the rings please?” Elmer said.
    Colton gave a deer-in-the-headlights look that had Will’s heart falling.
    â€œKidding.” He handed them over to their grandfather.
    â€œPayback is a bitch,” Will whispered to his brother.
    Elmer handed Cameron’s ring to Will.
    He slid it onto her finger. “Cameron, with this ring, I thee wed.”
    She did the same with his ring, adding a kiss to the back of his hand when the platinum band was in place.
    â€œBy the power vested in me by the state of Vermont, I now pronounce you husband and wife. William, you may kiss your bride.”
    Will put his arms around her and took a moment to look down at her gorgeous face before he drew her into a kiss. They’d agreed to keep it short and sweet, but now that it was upon them, he couldn’t help but linger.
    â€œThat wasn’t short,” Cameron said when he finally came up for air.
    â€œBut it was sweet.”
    She smiled brightly at him.
    He put his arms around her and held her close, wanting one minute with her before he had to share her with their guests. Close to her ear, he said, “You look so beautiful you took my breath away.”
    â€œMy mother’s dress.”
    â€œOh, baby, really?”
    She nodded.
    â€œIt’s gorgeous.”
    â€œLadies and gentlemen,” Elmer said, “it gives me great pleasure to introduce, for the first time, Will and Cameron Abbott.”
    As their guests applauded, Cameron took Will’s arm and walked with him down the aisle, where they were greeted by Tanner and Trevor, decked out in bow-tie collars for the occasion and supervised by Regan during the ceremony.
    â€œWhere did you boys come from?” Cameron asked as she kissed each dog on the top of his soft head.
    â€œDad brought them over to surprise you after the ceremony.”
    â€œI love it. I wanted them here all along.”
    â€œHow about giving me some of the love you’re giving them, Mrs. Abbott?”
    She stood up straight and wrapped her arms around his neck to give him a deep, passionate kiss that set his blood on fire.
    â€œI love you so much,” he whispered against her lips. “You’ve made me so happy today—and every day since we met.”
    â€œSame to you. I love you, too. More than you’ll ever know.”
    As their wedding party came down the aisle in pairs, Will picked her up and swung her around while their dogs ran in circles around their feet.
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    THEY took a thousand pictures, or so it seemed to Cameron as she tried to remain patient until the photographer had all the shots and groupings they’d asked him to get. Her favorite was of the Abbott family in all their wedding finery—first just the original twelve with Will at the center between his parents, and then Elmer, Cameron, Nolan, Megan and Lucy joined them for another photo.
    The bridesmaids surrounded Will in another picture and then Cameron found herself lying across the outspread arms of the guys. As always, there was much laughter and joking and typical Abbott humor to go around.
    â€œLandon, get your hands off my wife’s rear end before I break both your arms,” Will said as he watched his brothers manhandle his new wife.
    â€œWhere else am I supposed to put my hands?” Landon asked.
    â€œAnywhere but there,” Will replied in a low