Finding Joy

Chapter 48

"Good Morning." I heard loud voices yell as I felt my covers being shifted and my curtains being opened.

I yawned and wiped the crust out of my eyes. "Good Morning Bride!" My mom said and I smiled happily.

Today is my Wedding Day!

"Good Morning." I smiled happily.

"Good Morning Mommy." Cara said wrapping her hands around my neck.

"Hi mommas cutie baby." I said cooing over her.

She giggled. "Hi mommy."

"Where's my melly?" I asked not seeing her.

"I'm right here." She said and jumped on the bed.

"You two hair looks very nice." I said.

"Thank you. Oh auntie look at oh nails!" Melanie said showing me her French tip nails.

"That's very very nice." I said looking as they both flashed their finger nails in my face wiggling them.

"Thank you." They said together and I sat up further in bed.

"How you feeling?" My mom asked me.

"Sleepy, and my head hurts." I groaned.

"Yall were acting crazy last night." She said shaking her head.

"That's what you're supposed to do. It's a bachelorette party ma." I said.

"Mmhm and now you're paying for it. Drink some tea and let's go." She said.

"Alright, give me some Tylenol." I told her.

"Nope. That'll make you sleepy." She said and I groaned getting out of bed.

I sat in the chair, waiting for hair and makeup while the girls got their hair touched up a bit.

"Where's Erin and Jacob." I asked as my nails got painted.

"What you need boo?" Jacob asked.

"A coffee to wake me up. Girls yall want something?" I asked directed towards Melanie and Cara. I made it so that we had a room to ourselves. I wanted the girls to feel just as important to this process as I do.

"Yes, hot cocoa with whipped cream please." Cara asked me.

"Okay, what you want Melly boo?" I asked her

"Can I please have a muffin and peach tea?" She asked.

"What kind of muffin baby?" I asked her.

"Apple Bran." She said

"Ooh mommy can me have a-a scoon?" Cara asked

"A scone Cara?" I asked

"Mmhm. blue scone." She said nodding her head.

I smiled. "I have a feeling this gonna change a few times. I'll text you the order. Get everybody something and please please make sure you get me extra whip and sprinkles on mine." I said handing him my debit card.

"Alright, I'll be back. Come on Erin." Jacob called and left out of our room.

"So girls now I'll officially be moving into the house. No more spending nights." I said.

"Good because uncle Dee Dee can't do good hair or tell bed time stories and when you not at home we got to suffer."

"D-daddy not that bad." Cara said laughing.

"He don't do nice small braids." Melanie said.

"That's truth." Cara nodded.

"I'm gonna tell daddy yall talking about him." I laughed.

"We won't say no more." Cara said zipping her lips.

We sat for a little while laughing and joking as we got ourselves together a little at a time.

"I'm back." Erin said

"Thanks guys." I said as they placed everything down.

"You're welcome. " Erin said.

"J time check please." I called.

"You have two hours." He said.

"Shit! Seriously!" I said slipping up.

"You're doing good. Hair is almost done. Face is being beat now. All you've got to do is get into your dress and get the girls dressed then we ready to go." He said.

"Alright. Yall go get dressed. Thank you so much and make sure that the lady brings my veil and make sure she is careful with it. Swarovski crystals are all over it." I said.

"Alright alright we've got it." Jacob said and him and Erin left out.

I couldn't help but smile at the two, they were actually playing nice with one another.

"Auntie Lauren." Melanie said sipping her tea.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Well now you and Uncle Dee Dee gonna get married right." She said fiddling with her fingers.

"Yes what's up?" I asked her.

"Well when people get married then they get babies." She said

"Okay." I said.

"Well if you have babies does that mean you're gonna forget about Cara and I?" She asked.

"Of course not baby. Why would you think that?" I asked her.

She shrugged. "One of the kids in group said sometimes they forget about her." She said.

"Melanie, I will never forget about you. Cara, I will never forget about you I promise." I said looking at them both. "I love you both and if and when daddy and I have a baby we will make sure you two feel very much apart and if you don't, you tell us okay?" I asked them.

They both nodded and I brung them both in for a hug.

I never want to have my babies feeling like they aren't apart of our family. The fact that biologically they aren't mine and they know that makes me want to show them that I love and care for them even more.

"Yall gonna make my hormonal self cry with all this cuteness!" Kelsey said coming into the room.

I smiled at her and rubbed her belly through her dress although she's very much pregnant, she looks gorgeous in her dress.

"Are you ready to be Mrs. Devin Thomas?" She asked.

"I'm so ready." I said happily.

"Well let's get you and your girls in these dresses." She said.

We got the girls dressed first, and then me. I pulled my veil over my face and breathed out. "You look beautiful mommy!" Cara said.

"Thank you." I said. "What you think Mella?" I asked her.

"It's pretty and your dress matches the back of our dress." She pointed it out.

I nodded my head. "You're right. It does match." I said.

"Lauren. These are for you. Girls these are for you." My mom said giving us bags.

I took out the card first. "To my three beautiful, beautiful girls. One today, is becoming my queen officially in front of all our family and friends and the other two are standing by our sides presuming their spots as our little princesses. I wanted to give you these things to show you my appreciation and gratitude for each and everyone of you being in my life. To my princess Melanie, uncle loves you very much, to my princess cara daddy loves you very much and to Lauren, my queen, my life and most importantly my joy, I love you so much and I can't wait to see you walk down that aisle to me. I pray that you're relaxed and that today, is one of the happiest days of your life because God knows when I see you walk down that aisle it'll be mine. Love your King, Devin." The note read

I couldn't help but tear up. Gosh I'm marrying my everything. The one man that I let in and I can not wait.

Today is my wedding day!

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Happy Easter/ Resurrection Sunday!