Uncontrollable (38 page)

 “I love you too, baby.” I rest my forehead on hers
as we slowly move around the dance floor to a song I’ve never even heard
before. But now it’s a song I will never forget.

I spin around when I hear someone tap on a
microphone. “Hello everyone,” Holly says with a smirk as she stands up on the
stage at the end of the dance floor where the band is set up.

We hired Missy’s brother and his band to play for
our wedding. They’ve already set up but don’t come on until the end of the
reception.

We had seen them play on the night of my birthday
after the Ram’s game. When Angel said she wanted them, I gladly hired them.
They are an awesome band.

 “Hello,” we all say back to her.

 She laughs. “I hope Sam and Slade don’t mind but I
have some entertainment for you guys.” She’s smiling so big her face has to be
hurting.

 “Oh God,” Angel giggles beside of me.

 Holly licks her lips and then begins to speak
again. “Let’s just say I won a bet.” She winks at us. “And it’s time for Josh
and Micah to pay up.” She points over to Courtney who pushes a button on a
Karaoke machine that my mother insisted we needed. I was afraid she wanted it
‘cause she was going to get drunk and want to sing. Now I’m thinking that it
was just for this bet.

 “Now, pull your phones out and make sure to record
this. Because you will want this for blackmail.” She laughs at her own joke.

 She then jumps off of the stage and comes to stand
beside me.

 “What did you make them do?” Angel asks looking
down at her.

 “Just watch. This is gonna be priceless,” she says
getting her phone ready to record.

 Our heads spin back to the stage when people start
to whoop and holler. I start laughing as I see Micah and Josh walking out in
old faded, ripped jeans, baggie t-shirts, and wigs on. Josh is wearing a dark
brown wig with a low ponytail and Micah has on a blond wig that hangs in his
eyes.

Micah points to us. “Congratulations to my brother
Slade and his beautiful wife, Samantha.” Then he looks at his wife. “I’m never
betting you again, darling.”

 Holly giggles as everyone starts to laugh.

 Then Josh speaks into his microphone. “He secretly
wanted to do this.” He slides his eyes over to Micah and smiles. Then he looks
back at us. “Congratulations guys. Hope you like the song Holly chose for us.”
He then looks to Courtney. “Hit it, babe.”

 Courtney presses a button and the reception hall
fills with a heavy beat. I throw my head back and laugh as soon as I figure out
what song it is. New Kids On the block, “Hangin’ Tough”.

 Micah starts singing it as Josh bounces around
behind him.

 “You are an evil woman.” Parker laughs as he comes
to stand next to us speaking to Holly.

 “I know,” she agrees with a smile as she watches
the guys on stage through her phone.

 “But I love it.” He then throws back his drink
before handing me his empty glass. He takes off and jumps onto the stage. He
places a hand on Josh’s microphone and starts to sing with them.

 We all laugh at how uncoordinated they are. And
the fact that none of them can sing makes it even better.

 Micah slides down onto his knees and throws his
head back as he screams out a verse, that if you didn’t know the song, then you
wouldn’t understand.

 Josh head bangs as he walks across the small
stage. He reminds me of a chicken pecking the ground. I place my hand over my
stomach as I laugh.

 Parker takes off his shirt and starts whirling it
around in the air while the women scream.

 “Put your clothes back on,” Holly shouts, but
she’s laughing.

 He winks at her and then places his hands on the
button of his dress pants.

 “No,” Angel and Holly both scream.

Parker winks then throws his hands up in the air,
jumps up and lands with his ankles crossed before he spins around and gives his
ass a little shake.

 “Oh my God.” Angel spins into me and places her
head in my chest. She laughs then turns back to look at the stage.

 “The sad thing is that they are sober,” Tate says
coming to join us.

 “Well, Micah and Josh are,” I say. “I’m not so
sure about Parker.”

 We all holler and clap as the song comes to an
end. Parker takes the microphone from Josh and breathes heavily into it. “You
two get your asses up here.” He points to me and Tate.

 I shake my head as Tate laughs.

 Holly and Angel look over to us.

 “Come on,” Parker whines.

Then Tate grabs my arm and starts to pull me over
to the stage before I can protest. Guess we’re doing this.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

I could have never guessed
in a million years that my wedding would be so amazing. After all the trouble
we went through to plan Holly’s, and how long it took us, I would have never
thought I could have planned one in a matter of two weeks. But it’s perfect.

 I have tears rolling down my face due to laughing
so hard at the guys on stage. Holly snorts beside me when Micah bends over and
places his hands on his knees breathing heavy. “This is like watching
children,” she says. “They are all going to sleep well tonight after this.”

 “That’s for sure,” I agree as I wipe the tears
from my face.

 I look up to see Slade and Tate jump off the
stage. I hold my arms out as they approach us.

 “How’d we do?” Slade asks as he walks into my
arms.

 “Perfect,” I say as I snuggle into his chest. I
can feel his heart beating fast and his shirt damp from sweat.

 “It’s fucking hot in here.” Tate shakes his shirt
trying to fan himself.

“Let’s go sit down,” I suggest before they both
have heart attacks.

 We make our way to the bridal table and sit down.
Parker approaches the table— with his shirt back on, thank God. “Who videotaped
that?” he asks.

 “I did,” Holly answers. “Why?”

 He points back to the stage and takes a deep
breath. “Were you even watching? I was fucking awesome.” He smiles proudly.
“I’m gonna YouTube that shit. Maybe I’ll get a job as a Chippendale.”

 Tate chuckles. “Dream big, Parker.”

 He goes to speak but Micah comes up. He’s leaning
over a little and holding his back. “I’m getting old,” he whines before he sits
down next to Holly. “I should have never done that slide. I think I threw my
back out.”

 We all laugh at him. “Pussy,” Parker quips. “How
will you ever make it as a Chippendale if you’re weak?” he asks seriously.

Everyone starts to settle
down as the caterer passes out drinks in order for the toasts to be made.
Parker stands and clicks his fork to his glass.

 “Is he supposed to be doing a toast now?” Courtney
asks.

 “He’s not supposed to be doing a toast as all,”
Micah responds. “That’s my job,” he frowns.

 Then Parker begins to speak. “I know I’m not the
best man,” he rolls his eyes, “but I have something to say.”

“This’ll be good,” Tate mumbles.

“I heard that,” Parker says looking down at him for
a quick second. “I met Slade when I was in middle school,” he starts his
speech. “Me, Slade, Micah, and Josh were all pretty close up until graduation.
Then we all went our separate ways for college.” He looks at me, and I hold my
breath. There’s no telling what will come out of his mouth. “I guess I thought that
we would be the bachelor brothers we always swore to be,” he sighs, “but what
do you really know when you’re sixteen?” He shrugs. “I know I give you a hard
time, Sam, but that’s all it is, a hard time. You are the best thing to ever
happen to my friend. And for that, I thank you.” He smiles, and I return it.
“But,”
here we go,
“I will bet you right here and now that I will never
find a demanding pussy who can tie me down.”

 I watch as Vivian spits out her wine when he says
pussy
.
I let out a little laugh when she starts pulling on Mark’s shirt and whispers
in his ear. He nods quickly and says a few words I can’t hear. Then he turns to
look at Parker and smiles.

 I smile looking up at him as well. “You’re on,” I
say, lifting my glass toward him.

Micah gives his toast about how much he looked up
to Slade growing up. How his big brother taught him everything he knows and how
he just knew that I was going to be the girl for him.

 It’s very touching to know that all of our friends
believe in our love as much as we do.

Josh gives a toast about how crazy he and Slade
used to be. He even mentions a few stories about how they got in trouble and
how they once found Parker naked and passed out in his neighbor’s yard.

 Holly gives a toast that has both of us in tears.
Courtney tries to give one but she ends up having to sit down. Poor thing, she
couldn’t stop crying.

 I think we are all done and ready for our meal
when I hear someone clear their throat. I look to my left to see Tate is
standing and looking right at me.

 Slade smiles and pulls me into him before Tate
starts to speak.

 “Not many of you know me, but Sam and I go way
back,” he says before he straightens his suit vest.
He’s nervous.
“Growing up together was my greatest childhood memory.” I smile as I feel my
eyes well up with tears. “She was my best friend and when I moved away, we lost
touch.” He looks down to the table and takes in a deep breath. “But what I’ve
learned from that is no matter how long you are away from someone, you never
forget them.” He looks over at me. “Your mother and Jack are looking down on
you today smiling. Because you have found the love that they always wanted for
you.” I swallow the lump in my throat. “And if they were here they would tell
you how much they love you and wish you the best.” He lifts his glass. “Here’s
to the good memories and the best to come.”

We walk down the stairs of
the church as we head to our limo when my mother grabs a hold of Angel’s hand.

“The bouquet,” she says looking down to it in her
hands.

“Oh, I almost forgot,” she says with a smile. She
turns around and looks at everyone standing by the entrance. “I’m gonna throw
the bouquet,” she informs everyone.

The guys scatter off to the sides as the ladies
stay on the steps. Angel turns around and tosses it up in the air behind her.

Holly’s cousin squeals as she catches it. She the
scans the crowd until she finds Parker and smiles at him widely as she waves
the bouquet in the air.

 He has an instant look of panic on his face before
he reaches over and grabs the first woman he sees, who happens to be Tate’s
mother, and places his lips on hers.

 Angel gasps as she reaches over and pulls Laura
away from him. Parker looks up to make sure that Holly’s cousin saw it and sees
her stomp off now pissed.

 “Whew, that was close,” he says with a smile.

“Not close enough,” I mumble.

He frowns at me. “What do you mean?”

“That was Tate’s mother you kissed,” I say with a
smirk. “Tate is going to kill you.”

 “Fuck—” He looks around frantically. “I’m so
sorry,” he says walking over to Laura as she now stands next to Angel.

She places her hands up as she shakes her head
quickly. “One kiss is more than enough,” she assures him. “The next one will
cost you.”

He smirks. “Oh yeah? How much will it cost me?” he
asks with a cocky smile.

She narrows her eyes on him. “A broken nose and a
fat lip,” she says simply.

I try to hide my smile at her response.

He takes a step back from her and then scans the
crowd for Tate once again. “Where is he?” he asks with a look of panic on his
face now.

Braxton walks over to us holding hands with Missy.
“I saw him head to the back room with that chick he was dancing with earlier.”

“Maybe he didn’t see then. If any of you tell him I
will punch you,” Parker hisses. “Well, just the guys. I wouldn’t hit a girl,”
he adds.

I sit in the limo as it
pulls away from the church. Angel is turned around waving goodbye to everyone
with a big smile on her face. She turns back around and plops down beside me. I
lift my arm and wrap it around her bare shoulders.

 “So, do you feel any different now that we’re
married?” she asks looking up at me with a smile on her gorgeous face.

 I smile down at her running my finger along her
jawline. “I feel like my life just started,” I answer truthfully.

 Her smile gets even bigger, and she leans up to
press her lips to mine. I was telling her the truth.