Page 1 of Take My Kiss
prologue
Colton
“Don’tyou clean up nice, handsome!” Aunt Dena grins, leaning in for a hug.
“So do you.” I wrap an arm around her shoulders, towering over her small frame, dressed in a sleek lavender dress. It matches the wedding colors perfectly.
“It’s good to see you, Colt.” She pats my black tie, snickering at me wearing a suit.
It doesn’t happen often. Mostly, weddings and funerals.
“You too. Finally managed to marry off your firstborn, huh?” I smirk, thinking about how Wilder’s the second to last of his five siblings to get married. Not that I have room to talk, considering I’m nowhere near settling down or having kids like the rest of my cousins.
Technically, he and Delilah got unexpectedly hitched in Sin City last year after a drunken night out. Still, he wanted to give her a proper ceremony and reception to celebrate with their families.
My parents, siblings, and I traveled two hours to Sugarland Creek for the weekend, so I plan to make the most of it. We usedto visit every summer, but once everyone graduated high school and started working full-time, it became less frequent.
“Yep, ’bout time, right? And soon, he’ll be a twin daddy himself.” She beams, quickly waving to a few other guests as they exit the renovated barn where they said their vows.
Delilah found out she was pregnant a few months ago, which is why they moved up the date. She didn’t like the idea of being six months pregnant in a wedding dress in the middle of summer.
“And then Waylon will be next,” I say.
Wilder’s twin brother is dating Delilah’s little sister, Harlow. They’re sickly in love and will most likely get married in the next couple years.
Aunt Dena flashes a toothy smile. “And hopefully more grandbabies for me.”
I snort, shaking my head. “You sound like Mom.”
They’re best friends and grew up together, but it’s even more comical since Mom married Aunt Dena’s brother, and now they’re both begging for grandchildren. To be fair, my mom doesn’t have any yet, but I have a feeling between my two older siblings, Warren and Posey, one of them will have kids soon.
“What ’bout you? You’re not gettin’ any younger.” She winks. “Gonna settle down soon?”
My heart races, feeling that familiar ache of loneliness and longing to find my person. It’s not for a lack of trying.
Shrugging, I frown. “Still lookin’ for her.”
After the bride and groom take photos, Wilder brings Delilah over to meet the rest of the Langstons. He talks about her so much, it feels like I already know her.
“This is Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Grady Langston,” Wilder tells her, then directs our attention back to Delilah. “Meet my wife, Delilah Hollis. And our soon-to-be twins.” He rubs his palm proudly across her belly.
“It’s so nice to meet y’all.” Delilah’s smile widens.
Mom’s the first one to wrap her arms around the bride. Hopefully, he warned Delilah that we’re a hugging family.
“Congrats on the marriage and babies,” Mom says. “You’re glowin’, by the way.”
“Ooh, thank you. And I’m almost positive it’s sweat.”
We laugh, but Delilah looks flawless in her lavish cream gown and purple floral crown.
Although she’s not my type, Wilder’s a lucky man.
“And you know Maisie, Bellamy, and Posey from the honeymoon.” Wilder tilts his cowboy hat, directing her attention to my sister-in-law and sisters.
After they got hitched in Vegas, they spent a week at the resort, and that’s when she met them.
“Then my other cousins: Warren, Colton, and Bodie.” Wilder points to Bellamy and Bodie, my younger siblings. “They’re twins, too.”
