old river oakes

Chapter 23

When she walked through the tall, echoing doors Ashton's heart fell under a spell. Her beauty had captured him, He didnt know what to do.

She slowly moved down the isle, making her way to Philip, this was when he realised he had to stop her marrying him. All he needed to do was build up the courage to say something. When she got to the end of the aisle she gave a small smile to Philip. However he was so smug that he had won, he didn't even notice her until he turned back from smirking at Ashton. Suddenly she realized how horrible Philip was and how he was a using her for her money and to win some pathetic game in his head.

In that one moment everything had change, Ashton knew he couldn't just be her friend. Time had slowed down, yet his body moved so fast as if there wasnt any.

"WAIT!!!" He shouted. Everyone turned to face him except from his father who was looking at his mother

"He said he wouldn't do this." He grunted. Camille just smiled at him and then looked over at Gwendoline who had happiness written all over her face.

Moving slowly out of the benched seats, towards her

"I just remembered what you said to me, and I feel the same." He announced. Philip then protested

"Just carry on forget him." He shouted. But she told him to "sshhhh"
"I just have to tell you, before we are just friends, that you have been the person that has always been there, no matter what, you taught me to love with my heart and not my eyes and every minute that I'm with you I become a better man. I love that you see the world as this big adventure that you want to explore, but most of all I love the that you except me for who I am, faults and all and so, if you do marry Phillip, which I totally understand if you do because it took me so long to tell you this, however I just want you to know it will probably kill me because well... I love you and if I can't have you near me from this moment on I don't know what I will do." Ashton vowed infront of the entire congregation.