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both signing it, she obtained the licence from City Hall within an hour. The current licence fee in the City of Toronto was $140 paid by Carlos. The marriage licence would be valid for three months and would if expire if a marriage did not take place. Blood tests and medical certificates were not required to obtain a marriage licence in Ontario. That would be no problem. They would wed in less than three days. She’d overheard Carlos giving his secretary instructions to cancel all business meetings for the week and next week and to book the presidential suite at one of the most luxurious 5-star hotels in Niagara Falls. He made arrangements for Bria who was attending a special one week camp with her ABA therapist and the nanny where she’d be safe and in good hands interacting with other children. There would be sensory friendly showings of children’s movies and tons of activities and therapy to keep her good for the week while he was away.   
     
    Sophie glanced at his passport picture. He must be one of the few men who looked sexy even when he was posing without a smile. And there was that bad-boy stubble on his face to give him a rough but sexy look.  God, he fired up all kinds of pleasant emotions in her. Her heart pitter pattered in her chest. She was getting married. This was for real.
     
    She was going to be Mrs. Carlos Bradley III on Wednesday.
     
    Unbelievable.
     
     
     
    15
     
    The view of Niagara Falls was breathtaking! The thunderous roar of the force of water spilling over the Falls was an awesome spectacle.
     
    “You know there’s over 600,000 gallons of water every second spilling over the Falls . Awesome isn’t it?” he said holding her from behind and watching her gape at nature’s wonder.
     
    “Wow! How much is that in litres?”
     
    “Oh, I guess over two million litres a second.”
     
    “Holy cow, mother nature is…just…wow!”
     
    “First time at the Falls , eh?”
     
    “Yes it is. And How do you know so much about Niagara Falls? I’m impressed.” She was also impressed at how close they’d become in the last few days. Physically. One minute there were standing apart and the next he was cuddling her and it felt so…right. So comfortable. It was as if they were made for each other. As if they’d known each other forever.
     
    “I use to come here a lot to gamble at the casino.” He grinned as he watched her expression fall like a ton of water hitting the bottom of a reservoir.
     
    “Relax,” he continued. “I’m just playing with you. I like to learn about places I visit, the history, the people of a location. That kind of stuff.”
     
    “Of course,” she said, smiling sheepishly. When will she ever get used to his straight faced sense of humour? He was gorgeous when he grinned though. His dimpled smile melted her insides. He was tall and charming and it felt so good to just rest her head in his muscular chest. The Falls was not the only awesome view she got to enjoy that day. Carlos looked so sexy in his dress pants and shirt with open jacket, no tie. No matter what he wore, he made the clothes look good not the other way around. 
     
    The mist of the mighty water fall moistened the air around them.
     
    “I love it here,” she sighed, forgetting all the cares of the world as the waterfall roared in the background. It was just this past Monday that she was fired and one wouldn’t be able to tell by the expression on her face. Carlos knew how to pick romantic, breathtaking locations. Of course, he always loved to be close to nature. Nature had a calming effect on them both. She knew a lot about him thanks to the matchmaking screening process. She tried to quiet the tinges of guilt that surfaced as she remembered the agency. Enjoy the moment, she thought to herself. It’s over and done now.
     
    “The view is…spectacular,” she continued, caught by the awesomeness of the scenery. There were other couples there taking pictures. They, too, had taken