This Is Us - Chapter 75: Chapter 75
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*Luca POV*
"Cheers to the married trio!"
Champagne glasses were raised around the long rectangular table displaying a beautiful feast just ready to be eaten.
"To us!"
Thomas announced and the three of us at the end of the table clinked our glasses together, filled with sparkling apple cider instead of the bubbly real stuff because if Matthias couldn't drink than neither could we. Besides, it wasn't fair if just one of us was sober, although Thomas and I do sneak out on occasion and have a drink or two from time to time.
Thomas sat at the head of the table and Matthias sat across from me with our legs tangled together with our feet slowly toying with each other.
I took a sip from my glass and slowly slid my foot up whoever's foot I was currently playing with, rubbing his ankle I heard a small cough and looked up to see Matthias was blushing softly and coughing a little.
"You okay babe?" I asked him with a knowing smirk and he narrowed his eyes at me, clearing his throat.
"Yeah, I'm okay," He tries to play it cool but I know I've got him in the palm of my hand and he kicked me in response as we started to dive into the large feast of every food you could imagine, but I was most excited the prime rib.
"I must say, this might be the best wedding I've ever attended," A deep voice said and I turned my head to find a man sitting beside me, dressed up in a light blue suit and tie that complimented his tan skin and short brown hair. I had never seen this guy before but he seemed nice enough.
"Thank you, um...forgive me, you are?" I asked as he took a bite of turkey and winked.
"Of course, I'm Ryley Kalem, the executive manager of NTB," He shared with a small nod.
"Oh, it's nice to meet you, Ryley. It's a wonder we've never bumped into each other before," I said and he shrugged.
"I kind of let the band do their thing you know?" he said as he slowly cut into the turkey and paused.
"Are you happy Luca?" He asked running his fingers through his hair before resting his chin on his palm and staring at me with large brown eyes inquisitively. I looked back at Thomas and Matthias, who were currently laughing about something Jaydean said, and feel that uncontrollable warmth of pure happiness take over.
"Yeah, we've gone through a lot to get here, but I'm really happy," I told him with a long sigh of pure joy.
"I know," He said and I turned back to him only to find the man's chair was empty and his dirty plate cleared, almost as if he was never here.
"Hey did you see the guy who was sitting next to me?" I asked my husbands and they peered over, looking at the empty chair.
"Yeah, but he's not there anymore," Matthias points out the obvious and I rolled my eyes but felt slightly relieved that I wasn't hallucinating or going crazy.
"Thanks captain obvious, What was Jaydean saying?" I asked him and he chuckled a bit.
"I was telling mommy and daddy that I was right and you would get your forever love day one day," Jaydean huffed with her hands on her hips, sticking her little tongue out at her mommy before continuing to eat her mac and cheese.
"I remember when you said that and I told you Papa had to love himself first before he could get this moment, remember?" Matthias was asking Jaydean, who was no longer listening but looking directly at me.
"And then after years of therapy, love, and Cooper, you finally did. And I loved who you were then but I love who you are now even more...the real you," Thomas says and gently rubs his hand over mine in appreciation.
"I hope you love me now and forever," I told both of them and Matthias reached over and tucked a curl behind my ear.
"I can't imagine my life without you," He responds, touching my heart in a way it never did before.
After the dinner plates are cleared Matthias clears his throat, tapping his fork on his glass and waits for the small crowd to go quiet before speaking.
"So a few years ago, when Jaydean was still being crafted in the womb, Thomas and I had been dating for a few weeks and got into a small argument that almost ended our relationship," Matthias starts and I looked at Thomas to see if that was true. Only to catch his nod of confirmation.
"And to get him back, I pulled out my guitar and I sang a little song to him called 'love someone,' and that forever became our song," he continues, gently reaching over and giving our little girl a small side hug.
"Then when this one was finally born, I sang to her the song 'no one' by Alicia Keys and that forever became our song, so after countless hours of searching and streaming way too much music on Spotify, we finally found our song," Matthias mentions, putting an emphasis on our to mean the three of us.
He stood up from the table with Thomas and everyone waited with nervous anticipation as Matthias walked into the other room and grabbed his favorite guitar, sitting on the piano bench in the corner of the room while Thomas took my hand, leading me to sit down in front of them. I loved their voices and I knew they wrote a song about me that was heard around the world, but never in a million years would I ever imagine that the two of them would sing just for little old me.
With both of them as tenors, they harmonized nearly perfectly as Matty started to strum on the guitar strings. At first, I didn't recognize the song as he played the melody for the first minute like a lullaby not making a single mistake.
Then Matthias sang the first verse with a wide smile on his face that I had never seen before.
/www.youtube/watch?v=GR6L_C0Ii6s
[the exact version of the song Thomas & Matty are singing]
"Wise men say only fools rush in, But I can't help falling in love with you..." He sings and my heart felt like it was pounding against my chest with so many mushy sappy feeling blending into one.
"Shall I stay? Would it be a sin...If I can't help falling in love with you?" Thomas sang next, his voice slightly deeper than Matthias and I let out a small sigh.
Knowing how many people hated the fact the three of us were an actual couple, dating and living freely. Back in the states, they wouldn't recognize our marriage here on Bridgeport but here and now, today on this island, I am bound to these two men for life just as they are bound to me.
"Like a river flows, Surely to the sea. Darling, so it goes...Some things are meant to be," Matthias picks up where Thomas leaves off and then stops playing the guitar altogether, the two of them looking up and peeing into my eyes with such intensity that I felt like the entire world stopped.
Including my heart.
Matthias puts the guitar down and reaches out his hand along with Thomas. At first, I was a little confused but I took them in both of my hands.
"So take my hand, take my whole life too," They sing together and I was blushing so hard that I felt like my face was on fire as I pulled both of their hands to my lips.
"For I can't help...falling in love...with...you," They just barely manage to finish while holding it together. Thomas' voice was shaking and Matthias was already pulling me closer.
Before we knew it, there was a lot of clapping coming from behind us along with sniffles and tears of the crowd, but the three of us could hardly focus on our guests as I was pulled into a tight hug with my two husbands.
Their warm embrace was one I could never live another day without and it was then I knew for sure, that I could never love anyone else in this world because I was meant for each of them as they were meant for me. And nothing other than death itself could ever tear us apart.
"Cheers to the married trio!"
Champagne glasses were raised around the long rectangular table displaying a beautiful feast just ready to be eaten.
"To us!"
Thomas announced and the three of us at the end of the table clinked our glasses together, filled with sparkling apple cider instead of the bubbly real stuff because if Matthias couldn't drink than neither could we. Besides, it wasn't fair if just one of us was sober, although Thomas and I do sneak out on occasion and have a drink or two from time to time.
Thomas sat at the head of the table and Matthias sat across from me with our legs tangled together with our feet slowly toying with each other.
I took a sip from my glass and slowly slid my foot up whoever's foot I was currently playing with, rubbing his ankle I heard a small cough and looked up to see Matthias was blushing softly and coughing a little.
"You okay babe?" I asked him with a knowing smirk and he narrowed his eyes at me, clearing his throat.
"Yeah, I'm okay," He tries to play it cool but I know I've got him in the palm of my hand and he kicked me in response as we started to dive into the large feast of every food you could imagine, but I was most excited the prime rib.
"I must say, this might be the best wedding I've ever attended," A deep voice said and I turned my head to find a man sitting beside me, dressed up in a light blue suit and tie that complimented his tan skin and short brown hair. I had never seen this guy before but he seemed nice enough.
"Thank you, um...forgive me, you are?" I asked as he took a bite of turkey and winked.
"Of course, I'm Ryley Kalem, the executive manager of NTB," He shared with a small nod.
"Oh, it's nice to meet you, Ryley. It's a wonder we've never bumped into each other before," I said and he shrugged.
"I kind of let the band do their thing you know?" he said as he slowly cut into the turkey and paused.
"Are you happy Luca?" He asked running his fingers through his hair before resting his chin on his palm and staring at me with large brown eyes inquisitively. I looked back at Thomas and Matthias, who were currently laughing about something Jaydean said, and feel that uncontrollable warmth of pure happiness take over.
"Yeah, we've gone through a lot to get here, but I'm really happy," I told him with a long sigh of pure joy.
"I know," He said and I turned back to him only to find the man's chair was empty and his dirty plate cleared, almost as if he was never here.
"Hey did you see the guy who was sitting next to me?" I asked my husbands and they peered over, looking at the empty chair.
"Yeah, but he's not there anymore," Matthias points out the obvious and I rolled my eyes but felt slightly relieved that I wasn't hallucinating or going crazy.
"Thanks captain obvious, What was Jaydean saying?" I asked him and he chuckled a bit.
"I was telling mommy and daddy that I was right and you would get your forever love day one day," Jaydean huffed with her hands on her hips, sticking her little tongue out at her mommy before continuing to eat her mac and cheese.
"I remember when you said that and I told you Papa had to love himself first before he could get this moment, remember?" Matthias was asking Jaydean, who was no longer listening but looking directly at me.
"And then after years of therapy, love, and Cooper, you finally did. And I loved who you were then but I love who you are now even more...the real you," Thomas says and gently rubs his hand over mine in appreciation.
"I hope you love me now and forever," I told both of them and Matthias reached over and tucked a curl behind my ear.
"I can't imagine my life without you," He responds, touching my heart in a way it never did before.
After the dinner plates are cleared Matthias clears his throat, tapping his fork on his glass and waits for the small crowd to go quiet before speaking.
"So a few years ago, when Jaydean was still being crafted in the womb, Thomas and I had been dating for a few weeks and got into a small argument that almost ended our relationship," Matthias starts and I looked at Thomas to see if that was true. Only to catch his nod of confirmation.
"And to get him back, I pulled out my guitar and I sang a little song to him called 'love someone,' and that forever became our song," he continues, gently reaching over and giving our little girl a small side hug.
"Then when this one was finally born, I sang to her the song 'no one' by Alicia Keys and that forever became our song, so after countless hours of searching and streaming way too much music on Spotify, we finally found our song," Matthias mentions, putting an emphasis on our to mean the three of us.
He stood up from the table with Thomas and everyone waited with nervous anticipation as Matthias walked into the other room and grabbed his favorite guitar, sitting on the piano bench in the corner of the room while Thomas took my hand, leading me to sit down in front of them. I loved their voices and I knew they wrote a song about me that was heard around the world, but never in a million years would I ever imagine that the two of them would sing just for little old me.
With both of them as tenors, they harmonized nearly perfectly as Matty started to strum on the guitar strings. At first, I didn't recognize the song as he played the melody for the first minute like a lullaby not making a single mistake.
Then Matthias sang the first verse with a wide smile on his face that I had never seen before.
/www.youtube/watch?v=GR6L_C0Ii6s
[the exact version of the song Thomas & Matty are singing]
"Wise men say only fools rush in, But I can't help falling in love with you..." He sings and my heart felt like it was pounding against my chest with so many mushy sappy feeling blending into one.
"Shall I stay? Would it be a sin...If I can't help falling in love with you?" Thomas sang next, his voice slightly deeper than Matthias and I let out a small sigh.
Knowing how many people hated the fact the three of us were an actual couple, dating and living freely. Back in the states, they wouldn't recognize our marriage here on Bridgeport but here and now, today on this island, I am bound to these two men for life just as they are bound to me.
"Like a river flows, Surely to the sea. Darling, so it goes...Some things are meant to be," Matthias picks up where Thomas leaves off and then stops playing the guitar altogether, the two of them looking up and peeing into my eyes with such intensity that I felt like the entire world stopped.
Including my heart.
Matthias puts the guitar down and reaches out his hand along with Thomas. At first, I was a little confused but I took them in both of my hands.
"So take my hand, take my whole life too," They sing together and I was blushing so hard that I felt like my face was on fire as I pulled both of their hands to my lips.
"For I can't help...falling in love...with...you," They just barely manage to finish while holding it together. Thomas' voice was shaking and Matthias was already pulling me closer.
Before we knew it, there was a lot of clapping coming from behind us along with sniffles and tears of the crowd, but the three of us could hardly focus on our guests as I was pulled into a tight hug with my two husbands.
Their warm embrace was one I could never live another day without and it was then I knew for sure, that I could never love anyone else in this world because I was meant for each of them as they were meant for me. And nothing other than death itself could ever tear us apart.
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