After the ceremony, Jax and I retreated to have a few moments to ourselves. I stood close to him with my arms around his torso, and his arms engulfed me. We stood like this for several minutes in silence, just enjoying the closeness and appreciating each other.
"Can't we just go? Do we really need to attend the party?" I mumbled into his chest. I didn't want to part with him.
"I can think of a few pack members that won't appreciate us leaving the party they organized," Jax mumbled back, and I heard a smile in his voice. I sighed a bit.
"I guess you're right," I said, leaning back to look at him.
"Let's go and mingle so we can get this over with," I said, nodding at myself. It wasn't that I didn't appreciate the party or everything the pack had done for us; it was just that Jax and
