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The day had finally arrived. Zack paced around the room as if the suit was suffocating him. “It’s your fault!” Milo mocked. “If you had let me throw you a bachelor party, you’d be completely relaxed now.” “Are you crazy!? Bachelor party? You wanted my toxic girl to castrate me before I got married? If kissing Gisell almost washed my mouth out with bleach, watching strippers would have put my eyes out!” Zack exclaimed. “And where’s Loan, she’s not home yet!?” It was obvious that he was on the verge of collapse, but five minutes later Loan appeared at the door and told him to sit down. “Everything’s okay, she hasn’t escaped, she already got in the car and they’re bringing her,” he assured him, and Zack smiled with relief. A few minutes later he was at the end of that hallway in the small church and his heart was racing as he saw Andrea enter on his father’s arm. She looked gorgeous in her white dress, her hair up in a bun, her makeup perfect, and her face beaming with joy. She was gorgeous, to him she was the most beautiful woman in the world. But he was no slouch. Andrea stopped breathing for a moment when she saw him so elegant, in his tuxedo and with a loving smile as he looked at her. He received her at the altar, beaming with joy and anticipation, surrounded by a small crowd of family and friends who were anxiously awaiting the moment to exchange their wedding vows. Chiara was the maid of honor, and Loan the best man. The two of them stood at her side, dressed in evening dress, beaming with pride and excitement. All their plans and preparations had finally come to fruition. The minister stepped up to the microphone and welcomed everyone to the ceremony, speaking of the love Zack and Andrea shared and the bright future that awaited them. Then it was time for the vows. Zack stepped forward first, looking deeply into Andrea’s eyes, and began to speak: Thank you for reading on LeeNovelas.com. —Andrea, today I give you my heart and my love. I promise to love you for the rest of my days and always be by your side, in good times and bad. I will always strive to make you happy, and if I have to run, it will always be by your hand. I promise to be faithful to you and our marriage, no matter what obstacles life throws our way —he said as his eyes glazed over and he kissed Andrea’s hand. When Zack finished speaking, some snot could be heard among the crowd. Andrea stepped forward, taking a deep breath before beginning her oath: —Zack, today I give you my heart and my love. I promise to be faithful to you and our marriage, to always be by your side and make you feel loved and appreciated every day. I will always strive to make our relationship stronger and I will remain by your side no matter what life throws at us. I promise to love you, honor you, and cherish you for the rest of our days, and to fill our house with many mini Thorcitos and Pastelitos. —At least five more! —he whispered. —Two. —Four? Remember.Read this novel only at LeeNovelas.com, not on other sites. “In total.” “Deal!” he agreed, and when they looked at the minister, his eyes were almost rolled back in his head. Chiara and Loan stepped forward and handed the rings to Zack and Andrea, who exchanged them with a smile. “Well, since you have reached the official agreement about the children… by the power vested in me by the holy mother church, I pronounce you husband and wife! You may kiss the bride!” The crowd erupted in applause when Zack leaned her down to give her a kiss on the lips, and some even wiped away tears of joy. The two shared a passionate kiss to seal their love and commitment. Then Zack literally left Andrea standing at the altar and ran to the front pew, to pick up Adriana in his arms to take her with them and be the first to appear in the wedding photos. A huge kiss on each cheek and the brightest childish smile in the world, that was the photograph that adorned the family room for a long time, until it began to grow enough to enlarge the frame. But that story hasn’t come yet, let’s move on to the wedding. The audience erupted in cheers and applause, and Zack and Andrea hugged each other and held their daughter close, knowing that from that day on they would be together forever. When the banquet arrived the air was heavy with anticipation and the room was filled with conversation and the clinking of champagne glasses. The lights dimmed and the music began to play with a ballroom dance theme. Zack took Andrea by the hand, flashing his most charming smile. “Come on, my love!” he said as he led her to the center of the room, so they could have their first dance together as husband and wife. God, I’m so nervous! I hope I live up to it! The guests looked at them excitedly, some were amused, others were somewhat skeptical as they didn’t know if he was good at dancing. The bride and groom walked to the center of the dance floor, when Zack stopped, gently put his arms around Andrea and said: —Are you ready for this? She nodded with a shy smile, giving her a kiss before starting to dance to the music. Andrea sighed happily as she mingled with Zack in a romantic embrace. They slowly twirled around the room for several minutes, immersed in their own world, until Zack said in her ear: —You make me very happy. Andrea answered in a broken voice: —And you make me… The tone of her voice was strange enough for him to stop and look into her eyes. —Cupcake, what’s wrong? —he asked and she shook her head. —Nothing, love, so many turns made me a little dizzy, that’s all — Andrea assured —. And probably the champagne helped too. Zack smiled as he hugged her, this time more tightly. “We have to get you off the dance floor before you fall, you drunk!” he said, laughing softly. He lifted her up in his arms to the applause of the guests and left the dance floor to let her rest a little and recover.—Do you want to get out of here for a moment? —he asked her.They walked out into the huge backyard, full of hedges under the moonlight, and Andrea nodded. As she left the living room, she looked him in the eyes. “I really don’t know what I would do without you…” Zack smiled at her and kissed her on the lips before leading her into the garden where a path with white candles led to a beautiful gazebo with champagne, music, and a beautiful rose planter… which Andrea named with the entire contents of her stomach. “My God! What’s happening to me?” she murmured, scared because she hadn’t drunk that much champagne either. Zack held her until she felt better and took ice from the champagne bucket to put it on the back of her neck. “I swear I’m not drunk, Thorcito! I swear!” “It’s okay, love, I believe you… maybe it’s just nerves…” “But I’m not nervous either!” Andrea stressed. “What if some food didn’t sit well with you?” Andrea rolled her eyes. —Well, let’s see which one, because lately everything has been wrong with me! It’s worse than if I were…! —Andrea stopped and looked at Zack with wide eyes. Zack… I have to go to a pharmacy… now! He stared at her stunned for a moment and then shook his head. —Nooooooo… Or do I? —Well, what do I know, that’s why I told you to take me! —she hurried him. Two minutes later Jhon took Chiara’s hand and pointed outside. Andrea ran trying to pull up her dress and Zack stumbled after her trying to help her. —I think they’re escaping—he smiled. And indeed they were. Zack drove quickly to the nearest pharmacy and Andrea came out two minutes later with five pregnancy tests. —Are you exaggerating, Pastelito? —Now I’m really nervous, Zack, don’t provoke me! —she replied and he tried to stay calm. They returned to the ceremony room and literally kicked everyone out while they locked themselves in the ladies’ room. “God, I hate this dress! Why can’t I even see my—” “Hey, hey—!” “Easy, easy,” Zack said, caressing her arms. “It’s okay, love, we’re going to do this slowly, I’m going to pull your dress up slowly, like this… like I was going to do to you on our honeymoon… like this slowly, see?” He carefully brought the dress to her hips and pulled down her panties with a soft, flirtatious gesture. “Now, test number one.” A minute and five tests later, the two of them were silent, waiting, their fingers intertwined and looking at the bathroom clock as if another minute was something eternal. Finally Zack sighed and pointed to the tests on the sink. “Are you looking or am I looking?”