That Wedding

He pulls me into his arms. "Yeah, those are the things I love the most. I love you, Jadyn James Mackenzie."

"Oh, wow. That sounds beautiful when you say it."

Phillip grabs the present Da

I ignore the box and put my hand down Phillip's pants. I'm not feeling the need to be particularly subtle right now.

Phillip moans, "Our XXX honeymoon."

"Well, if you're a good boy."

"I'm a very good boy."

"Yes, I already know exactly how good you are, but you know, it's our honeymoon, you're maybe go

"I think I can handle that. So open the box."

I take the lid off, and we both go, "Holy shit!"

Because inside is, um, I don't even know if I want to know all that's inside this box. There are all sorts of XXX type goodies.

"No wonder the guys in airport security were laughing at us!" I scream.

"I think we're go

"I think our honeymoon is go

Phillip paws through the box. "Hey, what's here at the bottom?"

I look at the sweet sign he's pulled out of the box. "I think that is Lori's contribution. Don't you love how she cutified our XXX honeymoon?"

Phillip tickles my sides. "Cutified? I'm pretty sure that's not a word."

"Well, it should be. It means she made it all cute."

"I think Lori just gave us the best marriage advice of all. Our marriage should be full of hugs and kisses with a lot of XXX thrown in to make it fun."

I put the hotel's do not disturb sign on the outside of our door because I don't want anyone to take Lori's, then I put the one she made on the inside. It's definitely coming home with us.

I walk back toward Phillip, shedding my clothes along the way.

"I think we better get this honeymoon started, Phillip."

"Mmmmm, Princess," he says as he grabs me and throws me on the bed. Our XXX honeymoon favors cascade onto the floor.

But I don't think I care about that right now.

Acknowledgements

To my readers, thank you. Thank you for all your kind words, great reviews for That Boy, tweets, and encouragement. If it weren't for you, this book would probably not exist. Know that I love talking to you. From chatting about who would play the movie version of Da

To my mom. Words ca

To my daughter. Your taste in fashion mimics Jadyn's. Thanks for helping me pick out the perfect wedding dress. Thanks for rolling your eyes at me and saying, "She'd never wear that!" Also thanks for all the social media work you do for me. I'd be lost without you!

To my son. Who asks me every day how many books I've sold on the way to school and is always excited by my results. Even though I can't get you to put a big pink heart or a wedding cake on your go kart, I'm still your biggest fan.

To my husband. This book was dedicated to you because I love you. I could never write about love if I didn't feel it in my own heart. You and Phillip share so many wonderful characteristics. Thanks for pushing me to self-publish That Boy. I don't think I would have had the courage to do it on my own. You believed in me when I wasn't sure if I believed in myself.

To the WWBC. A special thanks to David N. Walker and Nigel Blackwell. Because of a few quick emails to them, Pastor John's role was expanded and made the story much better. Another big thanks to Tiffany A. White and Kristen Lamb for being my social media gurus. And to everyone else in the group, thanks for helping me grow as a writer.

And the BIGGEST THANK YOU of all, goes to Amy Borders. Amy is the owner of EventChic, a Dallas wedding and event pla

About the Author

Jillian is the author of the book, That Boy. She grew up on a farm in Nebraska, where she developed a love for Midwestern boys and Nebraska football. She currently lives in Texas with her family. You can follow her website at www.jilliandodd.net and her blog, Glitter, Bliss, and Perfect Chaos at www.jilliandodd.wordpress.com