In Thee My Art

I: The Wedding Dress

Two lovebirds strolling around and enjoying their morning in the neighborhood. After they finished their breakfast, they decided to walk around and just to explore places. Holding hands and laughing every time each of them joked. The pedestrians who saw them took pictures and smiled at the couple's warmth. They look happy and undisturbed like no one exists, but only both of them.

"Do you like it?" Frederica raised an eyebrow while he looked at him, questioning his question. "The breakfast I mean, sweetheart," he made it clearer for his woman. "Yes, I like it a lot. Can you make it every morning for me?" she asked. Alverstoke smiled .

"I'll make it for you every day. Don't worry. I love to see you eating so many foods. You're too thin," he replied while stroking her gently. Alverstoke kissed the crown of her head then continued their walk, circling the neighborhood.

To kill their time and to spend it together. "Fre, will you stay here for a while? I want to buy a cup of coffee first," Alverstoke said when they finally passed Starbucks. "Or do you want to join me?" he asked. Fre shook her head.

"I'll stay here. It's too crowded inside. Will it be okay for you?" she asked him in return. He smiled. "Everything will be okay for me. Don't worry sweetheart," he said before he pushes the door and entered the coffee shop. Meanwhile, Fre, who was staying outside the shop, was looking in the shops around it.

She ended up staring at the dresses displayed on the window of a well-known and super expensive wedding dress shop that was coincidentally located beside the coffee shop.

The elegant and luxurious design of the dresses displayed made her in awe. She couldn't stop staring at it. "Heard the designer but this is my first time to see it in person, with my own eyes. Magnificent," she mumbled to herself.

"Let's come inside and try one for you. Don't mumble to yourself like that behind me?" His voice suddenly heard, startling her. "Oh, God! Stop appearing like you're a ghost, here and there, all of a sudden, Al!" she said. Without saying another word, he grabbed her hand and pushed the wedding dress shop's door, taking her with him inside. "Al— What are you doing?" she asked him. He smiled. "Looking for a wedding dress. For you. For our wedding."

"Stop doing something that could make the media goes crazy and spread more rumors about us!" Frederica quickly told him. "We've said it before that we're going to marry. Nothing to lose? Nothing to fear?" he replied calmly.

The designer and the shopkeeper were shocked to see the most-talked couple now standing inside their shop, having a 'little-funny' fight amongst themselves. "O—uh! How can I help you?" the designer asked.

Frederica froze in her position while Alverstoke led everything according to his will. "I want to see her in a wedding dress. I can't wait for my wedding. Can she try some dresses here? If one suits her, we'll have it."

"What?" Fre stared at Alverstoke.

"For us to have you here is already an honor. With the future Mrs Destler trying on our dresses is already more than we could ever imagine. Please. I'll pick some according to her taste," the female designer replied.

  "What kind of dress do you like, Miss?"

The sudden question caught her off-guard. She looked confused and just decided to answered what she had in her mind at that time. "Elegant... maybe lace maybe not.. silk.. something that is simple.." she replied honestly. Alverstoke smiled while he looked at her lovingly. The designer nodded.

"We knew it directly from your interviews, photos, to figures. How you talk... you would probably ask for that kind of design. Please set and wait while I choose some for you," she said. Alverstoke took her hand and sat together on a comfortable grey sofa. The shopkeeper then gave them two glasses of sparkling water on the table.

For fifteen minutes, they were in silence. Alverstoke giggled, he never thought his future wife would be this shy. Four different dresses appeared in front of her. The dresses that the designer prepared for her and designed. Simple yet elegant. She loved all the dresses that were shown for her. The designer then took her so she could change her outfit. Alverstoke waited patiently on the sofa and gasped in awe when he saw the curtains opened, showing the woman he loved dearly in her first wedding dress. Eyes were now fixed at her.

"You're indeed... an angel!" Alverstoke jumped out and hugged Frederica tight. He kissed her lips and looked at her from head to toe. "No matter which dresses you'll wear later, seeing you in the wedding dress itself is a bless already!"

She went to try another three and not even once Alverstoke closed his mouth. He was really into her. "Anything that you like from the four dresses, darling?" he asked. Frederica nodded. "Yes, I like that one. The satin one.." she answered honestly.

She took out the dress that she liked and showed it to him. Alverstoke smiled. That dress, he liked it too. It fits Frederica well. He nodded his head and smiled at her, also the designer. "We'll take this one," he said. The designer smiled.

A big project for her and her fellow designers. From a well-known and most-talked actor in the whole world right now. "Any adjustment do you want?" she asked. Frederica stepped forward and talked about some parts that she wanted to change. The designer nodded; she thought that Frederica is smart and also know what fashion is.

All parts that she chose for adjustment were parts that she thought were eyesore too. After nearly two hours inside talking and discussing, the couple left the shop.

  "Why do we suddenly bought a wedding dress?!"

Frederica suddenly asked him. Confused and shocked about what she just realized. Why did she end up buying a wedding dress? They were out only for a coffee and walk. Alverstoke shut her by kissing her lips passionately in public and hugged her tight. "Because I love you and I can't wait to marry you. Let's have a rest at home. You did well today," he said.

"B—but... Al!" And that's how their morning went.

to be continued.