Haley & Bentley (Falling for Bentley #2.5) by Shawnte Borris Read Free Book Online Page B

walking down the aisle? I never heard you play it before.”
    “ She’s Got This Thing About Her by Chris Young. Why?”
    “It was perfect,” I said simply
    “Just like you.” He kissed my head before we walked into the tent.
     

     
    “PUT YOUR HANDS together, and help me welcome for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Knight!” Mike roared into the microphone. I think he was having more fun than he let on.
    Everyone was on their feet and cheering when we walked in. Bentley walked us to the middle of the dance floor as Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You started.
    Bentley rested one hand on my hip and gathered my hand into his other. I rested my head on his chest as we danced. I’m not sure if it was the moment, or everything just becoming real, but I started whimpering, “I love you, I love you so much.”
    Taking my face in his hands, he leaned in and kissed me before twirling me out and back in again. We held each other close until the song ended.
    I was passed into my father’s arms as Tim McGraw’s My Little Girl started playing. I did nothing but cry into his chest. I let every single sad thing from my childhood flow out so I could let in everything single moment of today. “ But to me you’ll always be my little girl ,” Daddy sang in my ear. Half way through, Dad passed me to Papa to finish out the song.
    After the cake was cut, Carleigh decided it was time to start the speeches. She passed Bentley and I each a wine glass. Bentley looked at my glass then looked at me and I mouthed, “It’s okay.”
    “As the maid of honor, I’m supposed to tell you all the things Haley and I have ever done, and how wonderful she is, but in our little twosome, we never kiss and tell.” Carleigh winked at the crowd and everyone laughed. “So instead, I’m going to sit Bentley down and tell him how to keep my girl happy.”
    Carleigh took a chair and positioned it in front of her and pointed Bentley into it with her finger. She continued once he sat, “I have punched you once, and I won’t be afraid to do it again if need be.”
    She shot her eyebrow up, meaning business, and Bentley replied, “Another warning, got it.”
    “Good,” she smiled. I couldn’t help laughing at the memory, and the shock of it all when she hit him. “Haley likes breakfast in bed after a hangover with a half a cup of coffee and a full glass of orange juice. She likes to hear that you always love her. She likes it when you randomly snuggle her from behind.
    “Always be romantic with her, as she will hold your heart with everything she has. Don’t miss an opportunity to tell her you love her. Take her on dates, spoon with her at night, and kiss her neck.
    “Close your eyes and remember all the small details about her, and listen to her. Support her and always stand up for her, even if you disagree with her because she will always talk it out when it’s just the two of you.”
    Carleigh paused to wipe a few tears away, “Always be kind, and have chocolate on hand when she has her period, and never let her down. And Bentley—never, ever break her heart.”
    Bentley didn’t even give her time to finish before he gathered her up and hugged her fiercely. “I know you love her, Carleigh, and I know you are struggling with letting her go, but I promise you, I will always love her, and will never let her down.”
    “I know, Bentley, or I wouldn’t have let you marry her.”
    I don’t think there was a dry eye in the room.
    “As the groom’s brother, I thought it would be best if I gave this speech,” Travis began as Carleigh returned to her seat and Bentley came to stand beside me. “Bentley has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. He taught me the most important lessons in life, like to how to make mud pies that actually stuck to the side of the barn, how to catch calves, and how to catch and throw a football.
    “He taught me when to keep my cool, and how to work hard. He’s has always been ready to