Spark

Chapter 18: I Do's and Gender Reveal

Today I was finally getting married. Eric and I were finally becoming husband and wife. I smile as I get ready. The hair and makeup stylist are doing my makeup in smoky eye with natural pink lips. My dark brown hair is in a bun with with loose curl locks hanging from the side of my face. My nails we're done in a shiny nude manicure and I was ready. "Chanelle,  may I add a hair accessory?" Chanelle nods and my mother pulled out from behind her back a blue velvet box. "This was your grandmother's, she always wanted it to be passed down to the girls in the family." She opened the box and it was this beautiful diamond tiara. Chanelle gently took it from my mom and placed it on my head. "It's beautiful, Mom." "When my granddaughter comes into the world, she'll love it." "Mom, we don't know what it is yet." I had Georgiana come with us they say we wanted to reveal the gender and asked the doctor to stick the answer in an envelope. Eric and I didn't even know what we were having. But our friends and family were betting their life away on what we were having. I still wanted Preston Theodore for a boy, but if it was a girl we decided on Presley Eleanore.

I slipped into my dress and my heart began to race as I put on my shoes. "You look amazing," I had to get a new dress because I was starting to show a bit much. I got this white tulle off the shoulder dress that had glitter on it. Put on a pair of white flats and I grabbed my bouquet of orchids. "You look gorgeous." "Thanks, Mom. You know this wasn't what I had in mind for my dress, but I don't care. This little guy is coming into the world the way he wants to." "You mean it's a boy? Georgiana told you?" "No," I respond with a laugh. "I honestly don't know what we're having. To be honest I dreamed about it being a boy. I dreamed it was little Preston in my arms. "Then Preston it shall be. I just want the baby to be happy and healthy."

I hugged my mom and I heard Henley yell, "You bet five hundred dollars hoping it's a boy?!" "I begin to wonder how those two are still together." My mother wondered out loud. "I think Austin finally figured out that what he needs is someone to love him, but also put him in his place every once in a while." "Well, he found it." "That he did."

All the girls came in and the photographer wanted to get our pictures before the ceremony started. As I walked I gasped. Eric cut his hair for the wedding. He wanted a change. His hair used to be down to the middle of his back is now just brushing his shoulders. I wonder what he's thinking. "Come along, you can look at him all you want in a couple more hours."

I wanted him now. I took the pictures with the girls, with my parents, with my mom alone and then me and my dad. My heart was beating out of my chest. I wanted to pet the dogs, but they're already shedding. We dressed Lola in a floral dog collar that said in rhinestones "I do too" and Charlie in a bow tie.

"How are you feeling, pumpkin?" I look at my dad. "I feel like I'm going to wake up tomorrow and this will all be a dream. Hell, I won't even wake up pregnant." "It's real. I talked to Eric." "Since it's happened already I won't blame him for thinking that I'll leave him again." "No, it isn't that. He's afraid that you're not going to want him after awhile, that you may want to move onto someone closer to your age." "Dad, I know you're weirded out by us, with him being your age and being your best friend, but I love him and that's not going to change. I don't want anyone my age. I want Eric." "And that's exactly what I told him. This is a gorgeous house by the way. And you have no neighbors." "The best part of it all."

Everyone admired the set up of the wedding. I got my makeup touched up one more time and a spray of the hairspray one more time around my hair. The ceremony was starting and I could see Eric. God he looks perfect. The bridesmaids went down and Georgiana's goddaughter as the flower girl. Our rings since Justin is the best man is holding my ring and Zoe who is my maid of honor held Eric's since we didn't have a ring bearer.

Soon people rised and I hooked my arm to my father's. I start down the aisle and I smile as I see Eric smile back. Nothing can sever this moment. Our guests sit and my father mutters to Eric to take care of me. "Until my last breath, Robbie." I give my bouquet to Zoe and I smile at Eric. The officiant began to speak. "We are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony. But, they have their own vows to share. Eric, do you wish to proceed?"

I began to panic. I don't remember us ever talking about writing our own vows. Now I'm just going to have to wing it? "Sofia, I don't get how a kind, funny, outgoing, girl like you that's so full of love chosen to be with a guy like me. But, I'm lucky. God am I lucky. Your purity, the way you always there for me. Yes, we have had our moments, but our love conquered the bad and it will continue to do so.

"I seriously don't understand how before I was able to live a life without you in it, but you coming into this world was the greatest blessing. I love you and I love our baby and I promise I'm going to be the best damn father and husband. When you guys are sick or moody I'll be there to cheer you up.  I love you."

"Now the bride." I was holding back tears. I love him so much. "I didn't know that we were saying our own vows, but Eric I love you. I love that I feel safe with you, that you make me laugh, you make feel overjoyed; content; satisfied; good; free. I know I brought a lot of pain, but I promise to be just you and me. And to never runawag again. I promise to be the best wife and mother. I love you, Eric. I do, I really and truly do."

He wiped my tears as I wiped his and the officiant asked for the rings. We take each ring and I smiled. "Do you, Eric Anderson take Sofia Alessandro to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and health until death do you part?" He slides the ring on my finger and says through his tears. "I do." "Do you, Sofia Alessandro take Eric Anderson to be your lawfully wedded husband to have and to hold, in sickness and health until death do you part?" I nod. "I most certainly do." "Then by the power vested in me by the State of California I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Eric cupped my cheek and I wrapped my arms around his neck and we kissed to a boisterous applause. "My wife." "My husband." "I give you Mr. and Mrs. Eric Anderson." I kissed him once more and we walked down the aisle. We had a massive backyard, but I didn't want to go there yet we were in the house and I just wanted to have a quick moment with my husband. God it feels so good to say that. "Can I officially say hello, Mrs. Anderson?" "Hello to you, too, Mr. Anderson." I kissed him. "You took my name, now there's no where to run or hide." I shook my head. "No more hiding and no more running." I run my hand through his now shoulder length hair. "Promise me you won't cut it any shorter. Unless you go blad." "I'll have you know baldness doesn't run in my family and of course, this is as short as it's going to get."

We kissed and decided to head out to our guests. Everyone was applauding when we made our entrance and soon we all cheered our sparkling white grape juice (because I wasn't going to be the only one not drinking). It was time for our dance on the rented dance floor. "I'm telling you, Mrs. Anderson you're by far the sexiest, most beautiful woman in the world." "No matter my love for Leo DiCaprio you're always my number one and the sexiest man that ever walked the planet." 

Soon it was time to cut the cake and reveal the gender of the baby. "Now, neither of us knows what it is. And for those of you, Austin, that bet hundreds of dollars on this baby better hope that have the financial means to cough up the cash." "Now, we are going to have Georgiana come over and she's going to have a smoke bomb and it's going to blue or pink." Everyone started yelling out colors. "Okay, okay. We're cutting the cake now!"

They all sat in silence as Eric cut into it and the sound of blue chocolate candies came out of the cake. Georgiana popped the smoke bomb and it came out blue. Everyone was excited especially Austin since he became five hundred dollars richer. "Cough it up, Donna  Boo." Mr. Spitz handed him five one hundred dollar bills. "There now leave me the hell alone." "Donna, the fact that you lost and bet that kinda money to this idiot." "I know, I know kill me later."

The photographer took pictures and I kissed Eric with the smoke around us.  "I can't wait to bring our son into the world." "He's going to have the best daddy." "I'm going to fighting with my own son over the most beautiful woman." "I'm equally both of yours." I kissed him and everyone applauded. 

Soon everyone left and we decided to call someone tomorrow to clean up the mess. "I want to make love to my wife for the first time." He nibbled my neck. I turned around and grabbed his friend between his legs. "And I want my husband for the first time."

He can't really carry me right now so we walk off to the bedroom and shut the door.