Total pages in book: 58
Estimated words: 53349 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 267(@200wpm)___ 213(@250wpm)___ 178(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 53349 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 267(@200wpm)___ 213(@250wpm)___ 178(@300wpm)
He forced himself to pay attention to the wedding, although banishing thoughts of Tamara completely was impossible. He needed to concentrate, but not as much as he might have feared. The code he’d written for the linkup was robust enough to cope, and if he had to juggle things a little to handle the massive upsurge of traffic once people worked out what was going on, that was no big deal. Zach had been as good as his word, turning over server after server to the task. Nate imagined it was probably messing up someone’s online gaming somewhere.
Mostly, Nate’s job was editing the camera feeds together on the fly, making sure that the world got the best possible view of the proceedings. That was a little tricky, since Nate wanted to train every camera in the place on Tamara and show the world that the most gorgeous, amazing woman was sitting a few feet away.
But of course, they were here to celebrate the beautiful love between Zach and Yuriko, and Nate wanted to do his best to capture it. The others had done such an amazing job of putting this wedding together. It was full of thoughtful details—the small kanji characters, all saying love, that Meg had worked into the edges of the tablecloths, how Jenn had managed to create a combination of savory pastries and sashimi that blended East and West perfectly, and the way Liz had written the ceremony to fit the couple like a glove…
Nate aimed the cameras at the bride and groom, both looking perfect in their positions at the front. It helped that Yuriko was beautiful, and her dress was stunning, and Zach looked like the leading man in a movie. And sure, he had money and success and was used to standing up in front of full boardrooms and persuading executives to go his way. But it was more than that—much more. What made him look perfect was the fact he was so obviously in love. Zach positively shone with it, and Nate began to wonder if he himself looked the same way. Then he glanced around at his friends, and he didn’t have to wonder anymore. The way they were looking back at him told him they knew exactly how in love he was. He suspected they’d known for a while now.
As the couple said their vows, Nate made sure that the feed came from the camera closest to them, with the microphone as clear as he could get it. A quick check of his screen told him that the signal was going out clearly, with the views already up into the millions.
“Zach,” Liz asked, “do you take Yuriko to be your wife? Do you promise to love her, to put her before all others, and to cherish her always?”
“I do,” Zach replied.
“Yuriko, do you take Zach to be your husband? Do you promise to love him, to put him before all others, and to cherish him always?”
“I do,” Yuriko said.
They exchanged rings, and Liz pronounced them husband and wife, telling Zach he could kiss his bride. They kissed with the kind of passion that conveyed just how much they’d been waiting for that moment. As the guests cheered and clapped, Nate did a slow fade of the feed to end it and then making a copy of the wedding video available on the Web.
Nate dared to breathe a sigh of relief. The wedding had gone off without a hitch. The streaming was as seamless as he could have hoped. He’d done it. The elation that flooded through him only added to what he was already feeling about Tamara. As the wedding ceremony gave way to the party that followed, Nate set out to find Tamara.
Almost immediately, the happy couple was in front of him.
“We both want to thank you,” Zach said.
“We want to thank all of you,” Yuriko added, “but you particularly, Nate. I never thought that my wedding would be broadcast to the whole world. Did many people watch?”
“Millions,” Nate assured her. “I have the exact figures on my laptop if you want to see.”
Zach looked as though he might actually go to check, but Yuriko pulled him in the direction of the dance floor. “‘Millions’ is a big enough number for me. Come on, Zach. You and I have our first dance. Thank you again, Nate. This wedding couldn’t have happened without you and everyone at Married in Malibu.”
Of course, the moment Nate was identified as being partly responsible for livestreaming the wedding meant he had to make his way through a procession of relatives and friends of the couple, all wanting to say how wonderful it was or ask questions about the coding he used.
By the time Nate found Tamara, the first dance was almost over. That was okay. He pulled her onto the dance floor, giving her a kiss that took their breath away.