Henry smiled so widely it hurt as he mouthed, ‘hi’ right back. And then the ceremony was a blur. Henry hardly noticed anything Gabriel was saying as he officiated, because his own eyes were locked with Iestyn’s, his heart pounding in his ears. He spoke his vows and when Gabriel asked him if he took Iestyn as his husband, Henry said, “hell yes I do.” And then they were being pronounced husband and husband and Henry took Iestyn’s face into his hands gently, rubbing his thumbs across Iestyn’s cheeks. They were supposed to kiss, but Henry needed a moment to breathe here because they were husbands now. They were husbands and he just wanted to look at that perfect face.