Though I already saw it coming, it still hurts me… for hundreds and thousands of reasons.I've seen it before. Every time I stared into his dark eyes, I saw the light. But sometimes light can be so blinding. If there’s something that I didn’t see coming, it’s this. Standing in front of the judge with him, and my father on the side as our witness— I didn't see this coming.”I, Gael Zamir Navarro, take you, Elyse Solana Ruiz, to be my wife—”I once dreamed of an enchanted and magical wedding. But this moment doesn’t seem to level that. I only need the man of my dreams and nothing else.I married him for a cause, for his wants and selfish reasons. But for me, right at this moment, staring at his eyes while he mutters his vow… I’m the happiest.“To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer—”Vows are meant to be holy, it’s a solemn promise. It’s not just swearing, but a lifetime commitment. We are the vows, we are meant to fulfill that promise.
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