Pulling my lip into my mouth, I narrowed my eyes together and took a step away from Emmit. With one quick movement, my shirt was over my head and on the floor. I slowly moved my hands to my shorts where I unbuttoned them and every so slowly shimmied out of them. Emmit’s eyes roamed over my body as he let out a deep growl from the back of his throat.

As I stood before my future husband wearing nothing but white lace panties and bra, I put my finger in my mouth and bit down. I was trying like hell to seduce him and by the look on his face, I’d say it was working.

Emmit pulled out his phone and hit a number.

“Todd? Let Waldo and Chris know I’m going to have to skip golf today. Jet lag.”

I smiled so big I could practically feel my face muscles cramping.

Emmit dropped his phone on the floor and quickly picked me up and brought me to the bed.

As he gently laid me down, he spoke against my lips. “My love, my life, my forever.”

The cool morning breeze blew strands of my hair against my face as I inhaled a deep breath. Never in a million years would I ever have dreamed I’d be doing yoga. Let alone, yoga the day before my wedding.

My mind started to drift before being pulled back by the yoga instructor’s voice. “Draw your attention inward. Big inhale through your nose, and long exhale through your mouth.”

I tried to completely clear my mind of everything as I followed the instructions. The last few days had been a blast, and Emmit did an amazing job keeping me busy with family and not stressed about the wedding.

“One more deep breath as you let everything release from your body.”

As I inhaled through my nose, my body perked up.

Emmit.

Smiling, I peeked my eyes open and saw Emmit standing off to the side, closer to the water’s edge. My body quickly came alive.

Sweet baby, Jesus. Why is he so good looking? Emmit’s dark brown hair blew gently in the wind as he stood there looking handsome as hell. His light-blue T-shirt clung in just the right way to his perfectly toned chest. Licking my lips, I continued to stare at him. I could see his gray eyes lighting up even from this distance away.

The yoga instructor stood and smiled as she said, “That’s it ladies. I had an amazing time with you this morning. Let’s see you back tomorrow!”

I slowly lifted my body and stood. I quickly realized how out of shape I truly was when we started taking adventures all over the place. Keeping up with Emmit was a task in of itself.

The girls behind me giggled and began talking. “My goodness. Kathy, hot guy alert near the water. Holy shit. What I wouldn’t do to have five minutes of alone time with that stud.”

With a smile, I reached down and grabbed my beach towel. I knew they were talking about Emmit and I didn’t care. Maybe a few months ago it might have bothered me, knowing how many women lust after my future husband. I knew he was mine though and that was all that mattered.

“Let’s go talk to him.”

I tilted my head as I watched both girls walk by me and head straight over to Emmit.

“Let’s see how this plays out,” I said as I pursed my lips together to keep from smiling.

As both women approached him, Emmit smiled that smile that would melt the panties off of any women, any age. I slowly made my way over toward him as I let the scene play out.

“Hello there handsome,” the blonde said as she pushed her chest out a little bit more.

The brunette went right in for the kill. “How about you come on back to our cottage for a little bit of, post yoga stretching.”

Oh, gag me.

Emmit chuckled and looked directly into my eyes. “Sorry ladies, I only have eyes for the most beautiful woman on the beach. My fiancé.”

Excitement bubbled up in my chest as Emmit gave me the most adoring smile. Both girls turned and looked at me as they rolled their eyes. Walking up to him, I simply said, “Hey,” as he leaned down and pressed his lips to mine.

When he finally pulled back, he gently spoke. “Hey, pumpkin.”

Both women quickly turned and walked off. As I let out a laugh, I shook my head. “I can’t bring you anywhere can I?”

Emmit pinched his eyebrows and said, “I was more than happy staying in our cottage all day today. You were the one who wanted out.”

With a smile, I nodded. “This is true. So, what’s on the agenda today? Do we need to do anything for the wedding?”

Emmit wrapped his arm around my waist and led me back toward the cottage. “Nope. I checked everything just a few minutes ago, and all is set for one romantic sunset wedding tomorrow.”

My heart skipped a beat as I thought about the wedding. “I’m nervous,” I said as I chewed on my lip.

“Nonsense, why be nervous?”

Taking a peek up at him, I said, “What if something goes wrong? I trip on my dress and fall on the cake? I forget my vows! Oh my God, what if I forget my vows?”

Emmit laughed and pulled me closer to his body. “Who gives a shit? All that matters is hearing your name as Mrs. Emmit Lewis and you may now kiss the bride.”

Hitting Emmit gently on the stomach, I shook my head and said, “So if I stood there before you and totally forgot my vows, you’d be okay with it?”

“Hell ya, I would be. All I need to hear from you is I love you, Emmit and I’ll love you my whole life.”

I stopped walking and turned to face the man I loved more than anything in this entire world. “Do you know how happy I am?”

Emmit’s eyes lit up. “I hope very happy.”

“Nothing could ruin this feeling I have in my heart. Not even me tripping and falling on our cake or forgetting my vows.”

Emmit leaned down and gently kissed my forehead as he wrapped me up in his arms. “I feel the exact same way, Addie. Nothing can bring me down from this high. Unless you tell me no to what I had planned for us today.”

A sinking feeling in my chest had me looking at Emmit with fear. “What did you have planned?”

“Zip lining.”

My mouth dropped open as I took a step back. It was in that very moment I realized I was marrying an adrenaline junky. “Zip lining?”

Emmit nodded his head like a little boy in a toy store. “Yes! Chris, Todd, Ashley, even your dad, are signed up for it.”

My eyes widened as I tried to let his words fully sink in. “You want me . . . to go zip lining today? The day before our wedding? Zip lining?”

“Yeah. Across the canyons! Aren’t you excited, Addie?”

No words. I have zero words.

I’m going to die before I even get married.

STANDING ON THE PLATFORM, I watched as my sister took off over the gorge. I could hear her screams of delight as I turned and looked at Adaline. Her face was white as a ghost as she stood there, gripping onto the sides of the platform for dear life.

“You ready, baby?”

Her eyes widened in horror as she shook her head. “Hell no. I’m not doing this. I changed my mind.”

Letting out a soft chuckle, I took a snap shot of her with my phone and quickly posted it on my Instagram. My fans would love this shit! I captioned it One terrified future bride.

“Seriously? You took a picture of me?”

“And posted it on social media. My fans will love it.”

“I’m not marrying you anymore. I withdrawal from this arrangement.”

Throwing my head back, I laughed my ass off. “You look so fucking sexy, all suited up and ready for an adventure.”

“Fuck off, Emmit.”

Jetting my lips out, I gave Adaline my best pout. “Awe, pumpkin, come on. You know you want to do it. Hell, Addie, your father and mother did it!”

“They’re crazy! They ride motorcycles and do bungee jumping. They don’t count.”

The guy who was controlling the zip line motioned for Adaline to walk up. “No!” she yelled out as he attempted to control his laughter. “I’m glad you all think terrifying me is funny. What happens if it stops? Or gets caught on something and I plunge to my death?”