The Deal About Us

45

"Can you hear the wedding bells ringing?" Julia asked as she proceeded doing my makeup

"Not exactly but I can surely hear my heart beating in my ears" I muttered

"Nervousness" Taylor said as she fiddled with my hair trying to make something out of it

"Exactly" I muttered

" Taylor do you think she looks more beautiful then she deserves" Julia asked admiring her work

"Kinda" she muttered

"What?" I exclaimed

"Jane" papa walked in through the door with a box in his hand

"Yes papa?" I asked looking straight at the mirror

"You feeling okay?" He asked

"Hmm" I hummed in response

"Taylor, handle this delicately and place it beautifully on her hair" he said and handed Taylor the box

"What is it?" I asked turning around

A family heirloom. It's my grandfather's great grandmother's wedding tiara. Every women of our family wore it. Our daughters and our wives" he said and I gasped looking at it as Taylor opened the box carefully

"Isn't she a beauty?" I asked

"Indeed she is. I am waiting for you downstairs" papa replied and walked out

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"Christopher, I thought it will be better if Julia sets it on her head when you all arrive at the abbey. It will be tough for her with the veil till the abbey" Taylor said fiddling with her car keys

"Sure, sure" Papa replied attaching his honour badges on his coat

"Let's go dad, Jane" Keith came out of his room in a smart piece of suit

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"Jane look at me. And Ahh. Looks beautiful" Julia said as she placed the tiara on my head and covered it with the translucent veil

"We are here" Keith said and he quickly got out of the car followed by Julia to help me out

"I repeat do not step on the dress" she warned me and then I stepped out of the car as Keith was ready to hold the flowers for me

"Someone's eager to hold my flowers" I mocked

"Well it's not every I get to hold bouquet of flowers made of sapphires and diamonds" he replied and I giggled. When Julia got the hold of the dress properly I accepted papa's hand, took the bouquet from Keith and then started walking. As I walked down the aisle. Memories started to come back as in why I'm still not ready to love yet. My heart's still captured by that one man who will never come back

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"You may kiss the bride now" said the officiant. Tyler kissed me but I couldn't react to it. I had my arms on his to steady myself as a drop of tear escaped my eyes and dissolved in that kiss which I was not a part of.

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"Are you okay? You look pale" Keith whispered softly in my ear

"I'm okay. It's just that I miss Mike" I whispered back

"He would've been hurt" he muttered and I nodded in agreement as Tyler looked at me with a smile, I softly smiled back at him and dropped it immediately as turned back