See You Around~ Grester (completed)

Chapter Thirty-Nine

Grace’s POV 

We had been to five wedding locations; not one of them sticking out. We had one left and as we walked through the grand doors my stomach churned with excitement. 

Chester squeezed my hand as an old man in a navy blazer lead us through the grand hallways. I stared in awe at the grand wall decorations and the way everything was immaculately laid out as if the royal family were coming. 

“I love it.” I whispered into Chester’s ear as the man showed us where the ceremony would be taking place. 

The ceilings were so high I felt like a small girl but I also felt safe, as if this was a room of security and it enveloped me in its warmth. I liked the way the walls curved round at the top, creating some sort of dome. To me it felt right but when I looked over to Chester he seemed invested in something else; his daze diverted.  

He wasn’t necessarily looking at anywhere in particular, more like he was caught up in his own gaze, like he was dreaming of somewhere else. He didn’t want to be here and I could tell when I marvelled at the grand designs he didn’t really care. Part of me was angry at him because this was our wedding and this place seemed perfect but then I had to remind myself that his opinion was as valued as mine. 

“Hey Ches? You alright?” I broke him out of his gaze and his eyes widened as he realised that he probably should’ve been paying more attention. 

“I just feel a little light headed, could we go home and do this another time?” I could tell he was lying but I agreed with him and politely excused ourselves before driving back home. 

During the car journey he was even more quiet than before which I didn’t even know was possible. His head faced the winnow and his eyes looked in depth thought again. 

“What’s wrong? I know you’re not actually ill.” I asked cautiously as Chester turned his head to me. 

“It’s just all this wedding stuff.” I didn’t want to hear what he said next but he carried on talking. 

“I know how much you loved that place and I feel awful but I don’t feel the same. It didn’t feel like the place I wanted to get married, you know? And I know I’ll regret it if I don’t tell you how I feel.” 

I sighed, relieved that that was all he was worried about. I smiled shyly as he stared into my eyes, expecting some sort of angry response. 

“So you just want to keep on looking?” 

“Yeah. When it feels right then I’ll know. Is that okay?” He sounded so small. 

“Of course you dumb dumb; it’s our day and we’ll just keep on looking until it works for both of us.” I smiled at him as he nodded understandingly. 

Chester's POV

“I was thinking, do you want to get married back home?” I questioned as we pulled up the driveway. 

“Back home?” Grace asked as she sat down next to me. 

“As in New Jersey.” 

“Oh, I’ve never thought about it but yeah.. yeah I suppose that would be nice, to get married in the place I grew up.” 

“We’ll have to go visit then.” I smiled as she excitably scurried off to the phone, grinning as she rang her mum. 

I never thought Grace would be one to get built up in the ‘wedding vibe’, to rush around and organise this like she had been planning it for years. 

I guess I really had changed her and I wasn’t sure if I was okay with that. I didn’t want to take Grace away from Grace; I loved the girl I fell in love with. 

But her parents had told me that I was the best thing that had ever happened to her, they said that they had never seen her this happy. And I felt proud, if I had made Grace a better person like she made me one then I couldn’t ask for anything more.

I felt guilty about earlier, as if my words had hurt her more than she was letting on but I needed this day to be perfect for her, every inch of it just how she liked it. And she loved home, I would often catch her remoniscing over childhood photos and she would tell me endless stories about how much fun growing up was. So I needed her to be in a place where she loved, where she could feel safe and welcomed. 

I knew her mom had always wanted her to get married at home but was too polite to say something; that's what I loved about her family. They never wanted to hurt anyone, even if it meant hurting themselves and I wanted Grace to create more memories there.

The place where Grace became the girl I fell in love with and I wanted to witness the magic; creating memories I would never forget.