Vellichor

Part 42

We all sat at the dining table and ate the noodles they had made. Surprisingly for Jamal's cooking they were actually good.

I gazed at everyone around me and Sapphire beside me and realized how lucky I was to be surrounded with this much love. We showed everyone the rings we gave each other and my mom was the one who was the most emotional about us getting married tomorrow.

I squeezed Sapphire's hand underneath the table and she looked up at me with pure passion.

We all discussed and confirmed the plan for tomorrow while eating. The plan was that, at three pm, Jamal was going to come here and Sapphire and Alexandria were going to go to my mothers house to get ready. And then at 5:30, me and Jamal would get to the hall, and at 6 pm Alexandria, Sapph, my mother, and siblings would get to the hall. Because everyone said I had to see Sapphire arrive as my bride.

I cooperated with what everyone wanted.

Medium volume music was to start at 6:20. Guests would all start showing up at 6:30 pm, food would be served buffet style at 8:00. Jamal's thirty minute Speech that he insisted he had to make was scheduled from 9:15 to 9:45 pm. And then only love songs from 11 to 12. This was all planned out by yours truly, of course.

The truth was, I kind of was excited. Not for the wedding party. But because I hadn't seen Sapph's dress yet. She refused to show it to me.

My mom told Sapphire to give her the dress for tomorrow because she was suspicious I would peak at it after Sapphire fell asleep. My mom knew me too well.

After everyone left: Me and Sapphire went in the kitchen. She washed the dishes and I dried them and put them away. I reminded Sapphire to call Gaspard about the change in the floral arrangement she wanted for tomorrow. She thanked me and went to her room to go do that.

I was currently standing outside on our step in my winter coat, smoking my second cigarette thinking about how many little things happened for everything to come to this point, when Sapphire walked out in her coat.

I wrapped my arm around her and she snuggled into me. I tilted my head down to look into her eyes and said "You know there's something I never told you?"

Her eyes suddenly had heavy concern in them and she said "What?" I laughed and threw the last bit of the cigarette I was smoking into the snow, by our step, on our front lawn. I turned towards her and I put her face in my hands. She melted into my touch and said with irritation "Tell me already."

I said "You were right. You were right about leaving. You were right that I needed to live more. You were right that someone has to grow and evolve first before fully giving themselves to someone. I loved you five years ago and I love you now. But because I have a much better understanding of myself now, that makes me love you more then I ever knew I could."

She smiled and looked at me curiously "Really?" I said "Yes really. I wouldn't go back in time and stop you from leaving. I wouldn't go back and change any of my experiences. I got to this point of peace because of everything that happened, the way it happened. And for that I thank you, and only you. Because I didn't have the strength to walk away from you."

She wrapped her arms around my neck and hugged me for a minute before pulling away from me and saying "I'm glad you feel that way. Because at times my heart felt like maybe what I did was wrong."

I shook my head lightly and said "It wasn't." and then kissed her.

We fell asleep about an hour later, contently wrapped up in each other's arms. Knowing tomorrow would be one of the best days of our lives.