The Slower Path

The Slower Path - Part 9

Of course I say yes.
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As soon as he puts the ring on my finger, he grabs my waist and spins me around in joy. I love him so much. Once we get married nothing will come between us. Nothing. He sets me back down and without thinking, I grab his neck and kiss him. We are pressed together, in an one eternal moment, as the stars begin to twinkle above us.
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As soon as we return to our flat in London, Juliet and I begin to plan out wedding. It will be small, just a few of our closest friends and, of course, my parents. We've been discussing where we want to have it, and we've decided on the countryside. It will be just before the sun goes down. We'll have a photographer too, of course. Juliet is more excited about planning then I am. She loves weddings, she's been planning hers for years. She doesn't even have a boyfriend. But that doesn't stop her. "So what do you think about this dress?" she says, with a questioning look. She hold a magazine up in my face. "Uhh.." I stammer. "I don't know until I try it on, I guess." Her face lights up at my words. "That means we get to go dress shopping!"
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This must be the sixth store. I'm so tired I could fall over, but Juliet is still going strong. She pulls another off the rack. "This?" "I don't care for that one either." I say. She hesitantly puts it back. "Well, you're going to have to pick one eventually." "I know, Juliet." I say rolling my eyes. "Lets try one more store." she says. I agree, but only one more. We exit the shop onto the street. We walk together for about 5 minutes, when I turn to see a sparkling, lacy dress in the window. It's got small lacy cap sleeves and has a short train in the back. Bu I especially like the sweetheart neckline. "Juliet!" I accidentally yell just as she's about to walk by. I startle her, but she responds with "What? what's wrong?" with a concerned face. "That's it!" I say pointing at the shop window "That's my dress!" She laughs and says "Alright then! Lets go get it!"