The Girl Out of Time

Chapter 36

The silent conversation the three women were having stopped suddenly. Shuri turned to look at me with a huge smile on her face.

"What's going on?" I asked her.

"Come with me and I'll show you what James has been up to." She reached her hand out to me.

I cautiously took her hand and let her lead me to her lab. Inside the lab there was no sign of anything being different. Shuri led me to a large screen then had me stand in front of it.

"I'm going to show you a few different designs. Just let me know which one you like the most. I can even mix and match pieces." Shuri explained as she picked up a tablet.

"Designs for what?" I asked her.

She smiled then gestured to the screen. My breath caught in my chest when I realized what I was looking at. They are wedding dresses! Beautiful and expensive looking wedding dresses. I just stared at them in total shock.

"See any you like?" Shuri asked.

"I don't understand." I said in somewhat of a confused trance.

Shuri chuckled then stepped over to me.

"Sergeant Barnes told me about how he asked you to marry him all those years ago and how he wanted to make good on his promise. So, we have agreed to lend a hand to help the two of you finally have your day." Shuri explained.

"James did this?" I asked her.

"It was all his idea. We are just helping him execute it." She smiled at me.

I turned back to the dresses on the screen. I looked each of them over before deciding which one I liked the best.

"That one" I pointed to it.

Shuri smiled then nodded. She stepped over to a cylinder machine that almost reminded me of the frozen chamber I was found in. He typed a few things on the tablet in her hand then hit a few buttons on the machine. A few minutes later she pulled open the chamber. I was shocked to see the exact dress I had picked before me. Every detail was perfect. It even looked like my perfect fit.

"Let's see how it looks." Shuri said as she gently took the dress down.

Shuri and the other two women helped me into the dress once I was undressed. It fit perfectly like it was made just for me. With Shuri's insane technology I'd guess it was made exactly for me.

"You are gorgeous." One of the women said.

"Absolutely breathtaking" Shuri smiled.

She placed her hands on my bare shoulders then turned me to face a mirror. I was completely stunned by what I saw. I looked and felt like a princess.

The dress was white, strapless, and perfectly fitting around my hips. The front came down to my ankles then flowed into a long train in the back. It was the most gorgeous thing I'd ever seen.

"Is this the one you want?" Shuri asked staring at me through the mirror.

"Yes" I smiled.

Shuri clapped her hands together excitedly. The other two women hurried out of the room.

"Come sit so we can get your hair and makeup perfect." Shuri said gesturing to a chair.

"Wait, this is happening right now?" I asked in surprise.

"Of course, Sergeant Barnes didn't want anything else to get in the way." She explained.

My stomach suddenly flipped. The nerves taking control. I know I want to do this. This is all I've wanted since the day James asked me even if I didn't remember it. But finding out so suddenly had me on edge. I had no time to prepare myself.