Learning to Trust Again

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

"Dude, Maks. Calm down."

"I can't!"

"Well then at least sit down. You're driving me nuts" Tony says.

"Were you this nervous?"

"Yes. It's natural."

"I just need to see her and I'll calm down."

"You can't see her. Not until she walks down the aisle" Val says.

"But she is the only one that knows how to calm me down right. She just... knows. I don't even know how but she does."

"And that is why you are marrying her" Charlie adds in.

"Maks, what if I go get Brinley?" Val asks. "Will that help?"

"I don't trust myself. I'm too nervous to hold her right now. I'm too shaky. Plus, it's just about time for Meryl to feed her. Thanks though."

"Вы хотите, чтобы я маму? (Do you want me to get momma?)" Sasha has a concerned look on his face.

"No."

"Maks, you know she loves you right?" Paul asks.

"Yes. And I love her. More than I can describe."

"Good then you know that this is the right thing."

"I just need to talk to her."

"I have an idea" Tony says. He finds a piece of paper and a pen and hands it to Maks. "Here. Write out what you want to tell her. One of us will bring it to her when you are done."

"I...ok." Maks starts writing. The words flow easily. The groomsmen and the dads look on with knowing looks. The groom's men are Val, as the best man, Charlie, Tony, and Clayton. Paul and Sasha are also in the room. The men were playing cards to waste time. Sure the girls need a lot of time to get ready but they didn't. They had wanted to sleep longer but Maks wouldn't let them. "I'm finished."

Charlie is the first to stand. "I'll take it!" They all wanted to get out of the room but just Charlie went. He got to the door and listened in. He heard a lot of movement. He knocked on the door. He heard Meryl say "Who is it?"

"It's me, Charlie."

"Come on in Charlie." He opens the door and freezes. There are so many people in the room. It is so different than the room he just came from. There were people he had never seen before and everyone was doing something.

"Wow. This is so different than what is happening in our room."

"Well I would think so. You guys don't have to get make up and hair done." He was in such a shock that he almost forgot why he had come to their room.

"Very true. Meryl, I have something for you from Maks." He hands her a piece of paper that is folded up. He smiles at the look she gave him.

"He's nervous isn't he?"

"Yea, a little bit."

"Thanks Charlie."

"You're welcome." He was about to leave when he made eye contact with Tanith. He walks over and kisses her before he leaves. He walks back to the room still think about the craziness of that room. He enters the room and all eyes where on him. Maks stands up.

"All I can say is wow. That room is so different then ours. There are so many people and everyone is doing something or getting something done to them."

"How is Meryl?"

"She seemed fine. She asked if you were nervous."

"Is she nervous? Oh this didn't help."