Blood and Water

Chapter 132: Come To Me

Come To Me - The Goo Goo Dolls

Mina POV

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Venus sat at the table in front of me, pushing her hair off her cheeks. "What do you mean, you're not wearing makeup?" she wondered.

I shrugged, "I don't know, I don't want to." 

"Just do a little," Lyla sighed.

I sat getting berated on what I should and shouldn't do. Chibs said I was being crazy and a Bridezilla about our wedding, but I knew what he and I wanted. I wanted our wedding to be about me and him, not anyone else.

"I'll wear mascara, but that's it," I sighed. I picked up the tube and put some on my eyelashes. Looking up at Venus and Lyla, I chuckled, "Happy?" They both smiled and nodded. I looked in the mirror and realized they were right.

Lyla did my hair and she and Brooke helped me get my dress on. I loved that dress. It was form-fitting on the top but then just fell straight down and a long train. My favorite part was the back; it was a button-down the entire length of the dress. I stared at myself in the mirror and started to cry a little. It was our wedding day. We were actually getting married.

The girls left to go take pictures and I stayed in the hotel room. Fiona and Kerrianne came to pick up me and Cait so they were ready to go down the aisle. Nina went with us to help get Cait dressed and calm. She hated the dress but she had no choice in the matter.

We got there a few minutes after Chibs left. I knew he was dying to see me mostly because I was dying to see him. Tig came over to me and gave me a hug, picking me off of my feet. "You look great, doll," he chuckled, putting me back on the ground.

"How's Chibs doing?" I smiled as I fixed my dress that he messed up.

He sighed, "Hasn't backed out if that's what you're wondering." I laughed at him and he said, "No, he's doing great. He's checking out how the reception is getting set up."

I walked over to the rest of the bridal party and took our pictures. The guys were taking their cuts off in between pictures, it was taking forever but I'm glad I'll have pictures that won't involve the cuts. We took one picture that a loved. I stood by the camera and lifted my leg so it was just my heel and the bridal party stood about twenty feet away and ducked, covering their heads.

Then, it was time for me to go and hide as everyone was showing up. I stayed in this little gazebo with Kerrianne and Cait and the three of us just played with little toys. My dad got there a little bit later and came back to us.

"My Mina," he sighed, with tears in his eyes. I stood up and walked over to him. "You look gorgeous."

I chuckled, choking back tears. "Thanks, Dad."

"I'm so happy for you." He gave me a hug and sighed, "I wish your mother could see you."

The tears that flooded my eyes broke free. I stuttered, "She can, Dad."

He leaned back and pulled something from his pocket. It was a diamond bracelet. "I gave this to your mother on our wedding day and I think she would want you to have it on yours." A tear fell down his cheek as he wrapped the bracelet around my wrist. He rubbed his thumb over my 'Be Strong' tattoo on my wrist.

Jessica came running over. "Five minutes."

She ran back to stand next to Tig at the end of the precession. Kerrianne stood up with Cait and followed Jessica. As soon as she walked out, Cait started screaming. She hurried back over so I could calm down the screaming baby. She walked back and stood behind Jessica and Tig. I heard her start crying again but Jess took her and helped calm her down.