This Is Us - Chapter 74: Chapter 74
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*LUCA POV*
"Ready?"
Kaeden asked one final time just as Jaydean turned the corner holding a small bouquet of flowers only grown on the island. I took in a deep breath and nodded, never feeling so self-conscious in my life.
What if they suddenly decided they didn't want me?
We took a step forward, turning around the narrow passageway of the yacht and onto the main deck where everyone was waiting for my arrival, and by everyone I mean the twelve people we invited for the event, not the entire world or anything.
And with everyone standing and watching me in awe, I couldn't see my fiances until I turned onto the center aisle, with Kaeden's arm wrapped around mine, and my breath was taken away by the two beautiful men awaiting my arrival.
An uncontrollable smile spreads across my face and my happiness was so bright that I felt my entire body beaming from it. Matthias had his hazel brown eyes trained on my every footstep with tears building up in his lower lids while Thomas had to look away just to wipe the trail of tears from his eyes. After everything we had been through together, they looked so happy just to see my face as I reached the place where they were standing at the end of the red carpet.
Jaydean stood by Thomas' side as both men kissed Kaeden on the cheek, thanking him for bringing me to them.
Marius stood at the alter as everyone sat with a small book in hand as he read our introduction.
"Family and close friends, we are here today to celebrate the marriage of Luca Evans to Thomas and Matthias Jackson," he starts off and pulls out a small string of leaves intricately woven together for strength.
"Let this tie represent your union from two to three as we tie you together today and forever,"
Marius says and the three of us stood in a triangular shape with me at the center facing the crowd as we join hands. Marius ties the rope of leaves loosely around each of our wrists while I held Matthias and Thomas' hands in mine until the three of us were tied as one.
"Luca, please repeat your vows to these two men in good faith,"
"I, Luca Evans, take you, Thomas and Matthias Jackson, for my lawful husbands, to have and to hold from this day forward..."
As I started repeating my vows my heart starts to flutter and I remember our precious moments combined into just a short period of time.
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.
.
Really? Because I don't think anyone is as resilient as you Wesley," Thomas mumbled and I slowly pulled away from his sweet lips, knowing these lips were ones that would never degrade me or dehumanize me.
And if his words were so precious and filled with so much affection I didn't want him to call me Wesley anymore.
"Don't call me Wesley," I said and he opened his eyes looking sort of confused as he pushed the silky brown curls from my eyes.
"Why?" he asked and he held his hand against mine while he caressed my cheek.
"It's not my real name, It's a name I was assigned by evil despicable people to brainwash me into thinking I was less than human," I confessed and he paused.
"What's your real name?" he asked, not judging or mocking me but out of true curiosity.
"It's...It's..." I paused as if the words were stuck in my throat.
"It's Luca," I finally got it out and held my breath, waiting for a negative reaction.
"Okay Luca," He said and never called me by Wesley again.
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.
.
"For Better..."
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"I love you so much little one and you're going to be raised to be a strong, beautiful, independent young woman and I am so lucky to have the opportunity to watch you grow. You're the only girl who will ever hold the key to my heart," I chuckled, looking into my newborn daughter's beautiful eyes which may turn out to be the same pale blue hue as my own.
"She's lucky to have you too," Matthias added and I jolted a little in shock as I turned to see him sitting up for the first time since the birth as he slid closer to me. Resting his head on my shoulder to watch our precious little Jaydean sleep.
"You think so?" I asked nervously and he rolled his eyes while gently rubbing my back.
"I know so," He assured me and gently kissed my cheek.
"Thank you for staying," He softly whispered to me so not to wake Thomas or our half asleep infant.
"Thank you for making my dreams come true..."
.
.
.
"For worse..."
.
.
.
"I get it man, you've been through some tough shit, but so have we all. Talk to someone then goddamnit. Don't hold it in when you don't have to," Thomas answered and he let go of me just enough to let me turn my body and face him chest to chest as we laid on the edge of the cliff.
"Why didn't you let me go? You of all people have every single right to want me dead," I asked and he rand his hands to my face, wiping the tears away with the softest touch of his fingertips.
"I would never wish death on anyone, especially not you," His sweet chocolate brown eyes held only complete honesty as he answered me and I gulped.
"Jaydean has three dads Wesley. We can't...I can't do this without you," He says and my tears dry up as I drop my head to his chest.
.
.
.
"For richer, for poorer.."
.
.
.
When the car broke down, I ran the remaining 2.3 miles to the house in the pouring rain knowing there was no time left for mistakes.
And when I reached their doorstep I was so out of breath, my body destroyed from the depression I had sunk myself into, I felt like I was going to faint at any minute. But somehow I managed to knock at the front door, just as Thomas and Matthias opened it in confusion.
"I-I'm s-s-sorry." I stuttered as his teeth chattered and Thomas quickly pulled me into the house without a question and shut the door behind him to lock out the cold.
"I-I-I'm s-s-s-so s-s-s-sorry," I repeated as I hugged my skinny body and shivered uncontrollably.
"Hey, it's okay, come here buddy," Thomas reached out and wrapped his warm arms around me, accepting me and showing his love for me from the start.
.
.
"In sickness and in health..."
.
.
.
"Shh shh shh shh, it's okay Luca...it's okay, you're okay sweetheart, you're okay," Matthias cooed.
"I don't...want...to live anymore," I hiccuped and gasped out through my tears of pain and anguish. He gently kissed the tip of my nose and my forehead, pinning me down so I couldn't move,"
"Don't say that baby, you're strong. You can do this, we believe in you," He whispered to me and I started to gain the strength to move on.
.
.
.
"Until death due us part,"
I stated the last part in tears and Matthias and Thomas were also trying to fight their own emotional battle as they said their vows.
"I now pronounce you, The Jackson husbands,"
"Ready?"
Kaeden asked one final time just as Jaydean turned the corner holding a small bouquet of flowers only grown on the island. I took in a deep breath and nodded, never feeling so self-conscious in my life.
What if they suddenly decided they didn't want me?
We took a step forward, turning around the narrow passageway of the yacht and onto the main deck where everyone was waiting for my arrival, and by everyone I mean the twelve people we invited for the event, not the entire world or anything.
And with everyone standing and watching me in awe, I couldn't see my fiances until I turned onto the center aisle, with Kaeden's arm wrapped around mine, and my breath was taken away by the two beautiful men awaiting my arrival.
An uncontrollable smile spreads across my face and my happiness was so bright that I felt my entire body beaming from it. Matthias had his hazel brown eyes trained on my every footstep with tears building up in his lower lids while Thomas had to look away just to wipe the trail of tears from his eyes. After everything we had been through together, they looked so happy just to see my face as I reached the place where they were standing at the end of the red carpet.
Jaydean stood by Thomas' side as both men kissed Kaeden on the cheek, thanking him for bringing me to them.
Marius stood at the alter as everyone sat with a small book in hand as he read our introduction.
"Family and close friends, we are here today to celebrate the marriage of Luca Evans to Thomas and Matthias Jackson," he starts off and pulls out a small string of leaves intricately woven together for strength.
"Let this tie represent your union from two to three as we tie you together today and forever,"
Marius says and the three of us stood in a triangular shape with me at the center facing the crowd as we join hands. Marius ties the rope of leaves loosely around each of our wrists while I held Matthias and Thomas' hands in mine until the three of us were tied as one.
"Luca, please repeat your vows to these two men in good faith,"
"I, Luca Evans, take you, Thomas and Matthias Jackson, for my lawful husbands, to have and to hold from this day forward..."
As I started repeating my vows my heart starts to flutter and I remember our precious moments combined into just a short period of time.
.
.
.
Really? Because I don't think anyone is as resilient as you Wesley," Thomas mumbled and I slowly pulled away from his sweet lips, knowing these lips were ones that would never degrade me or dehumanize me.
And if his words were so precious and filled with so much affection I didn't want him to call me Wesley anymore.
"Don't call me Wesley," I said and he opened his eyes looking sort of confused as he pushed the silky brown curls from my eyes.
"Why?" he asked and he held his hand against mine while he caressed my cheek.
"It's not my real name, It's a name I was assigned by evil despicable people to brainwash me into thinking I was less than human," I confessed and he paused.
"What's your real name?" he asked, not judging or mocking me but out of true curiosity.
"It's...It's..." I paused as if the words were stuck in my throat.
"It's Luca," I finally got it out and held my breath, waiting for a negative reaction.
"Okay Luca," He said and never called me by Wesley again.
.
.
.
"For Better..."
.
.
.
"I love you so much little one and you're going to be raised to be a strong, beautiful, independent young woman and I am so lucky to have the opportunity to watch you grow. You're the only girl who will ever hold the key to my heart," I chuckled, looking into my newborn daughter's beautiful eyes which may turn out to be the same pale blue hue as my own.
"She's lucky to have you too," Matthias added and I jolted a little in shock as I turned to see him sitting up for the first time since the birth as he slid closer to me. Resting his head on my shoulder to watch our precious little Jaydean sleep.
"You think so?" I asked nervously and he rolled his eyes while gently rubbing my back.
"I know so," He assured me and gently kissed my cheek.
"Thank you for staying," He softly whispered to me so not to wake Thomas or our half asleep infant.
"Thank you for making my dreams come true..."
.
.
.
"For worse..."
.
.
.
"I get it man, you've been through some tough shit, but so have we all. Talk to someone then goddamnit. Don't hold it in when you don't have to," Thomas answered and he let go of me just enough to let me turn my body and face him chest to chest as we laid on the edge of the cliff.
"Why didn't you let me go? You of all people have every single right to want me dead," I asked and he rand his hands to my face, wiping the tears away with the softest touch of his fingertips.
"I would never wish death on anyone, especially not you," His sweet chocolate brown eyes held only complete honesty as he answered me and I gulped.
"Jaydean has three dads Wesley. We can't...I can't do this without you," He says and my tears dry up as I drop my head to his chest.
.
.
.
"For richer, for poorer.."
.
.
.
When the car broke down, I ran the remaining 2.3 miles to the house in the pouring rain knowing there was no time left for mistakes.
And when I reached their doorstep I was so out of breath, my body destroyed from the depression I had sunk myself into, I felt like I was going to faint at any minute. But somehow I managed to knock at the front door, just as Thomas and Matthias opened it in confusion.
"I-I'm s-s-sorry." I stuttered as his teeth chattered and Thomas quickly pulled me into the house without a question and shut the door behind him to lock out the cold.
"I-I-I'm s-s-s-so s-s-s-sorry," I repeated as I hugged my skinny body and shivered uncontrollably.
"Hey, it's okay, come here buddy," Thomas reached out and wrapped his warm arms around me, accepting me and showing his love for me from the start.
.
.
"In sickness and in health..."
.
.
.
"Shh shh shh shh, it's okay Luca...it's okay, you're okay sweetheart, you're okay," Matthias cooed.
"I don't...want...to live anymore," I hiccuped and gasped out through my tears of pain and anguish. He gently kissed the tip of my nose and my forehead, pinning me down so I couldn't move,"
"Don't say that baby, you're strong. You can do this, we believe in you," He whispered to me and I started to gain the strength to move on.
.
.
.
"Until death due us part,"
I stated the last part in tears and Matthias and Thomas were also trying to fight their own emotional battle as they said their vows.
"I now pronounce you, The Jackson husbands,"
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