Second Wife, Second Love.

25. Dream Wedding.

***Ramya's POV.***

"Wake up, Ramya. It is time for you to get ready for pre-wedding rituals. Wake up." Mum says and I groan.

"Why the hell do I have to get up early?" I moan and bury my face in the pillow.

"Because it is your wedding." She says and I sit up in surprise.

I blink my eyes and run my hand through my hair and say, "Oh, I almost forgot."

"Why didn't you get changed, Ramya? Ugh! Now the dress would be all wrinkly and look at your hair. You even forget to tie it. What if you get bad hair today, of all the days?" She complains as she takes out a simple teal blue color sharara.

"I am fine." I say, not meeting her eyes.

"Get showered and get ready within half an hour. Everybody will start gathering soon." She says and turns to leave.

"Can you send a cup of coffee for me, Mum?" I ask and get up from the bed, still not looking at her.

"How much did you drink last night?" She asks and I can hear the taunt in it.

"Just two glasses. You know I am not much of a drinker. But with the little sleep I have gotten, I need to get coffee in my system." I say and pretend to fold the sheets.

"Fine, it will be here soon." She says with a sigh and leaves.

As soon as she is gone, I fall face first on the bed and bury it in the sheets as last night's events come back to me. I wouldn't have remembered it until I saw Reyansh's face, but when Mum mentioned my state, I realized why I slept like this. I touch my lips and feel my breath getting quicken.

"No. I can't afford to lose it right now." I say and slap my cheeks three times, "Wake up and get ready. Yes." I get up from the bed and go towards the bathroom when my legs turn to jelly. "I hope he doesn't kiss me like that every day or he will find me laying on the floor because my knees have gone weak."

I shake my head and gather my strength and march into the bathroom. As I comb my hair afterwards, I look at the clock to see it is just 6 in the morning. In just five hours, I will be the wife of Reyansh Malhotra, the hot kisser. I can still feel his lips against mine. I get up from the chair and go towards my jacket, which is still lying where Reyansh tossed it away last night.

"I hope his glasses are safe." I say and look in my pockets to find them inside, "Thank goodness they are safe. He must be searching for them right now if I am not wrong."

As I walk back to the dresser; I find myself looking in the mirror and thinking that I look different today, or maybe I am just overthinking things after what happened last night. He just kissed me passionately, nothing else, and yet I felt so close to him that it scared me.

It scared me that he would become something more important to me than he already is. But as I walk up to the pre-wedding ritual, it dawns on me fully and so suddenly that he is going to be my husband which in turn means he has the right to become a cardinal part of my life forever and ever from today onwards.

As Mum doesn't have any brothers, Vedant Bhai and Arya do the ritual chuda ceremony. I try to catch a glimpse of it, but Mum warns me against it. Then after some initial pooja, I am taken back to my room to get ready for the wedding.

My first wedding lehenga was of pink color but this one is a mixture of pink, green and gold. The bulky skirt is of sea-green color with pink rose patterns and golden embroidery hem and the blouse is of pink color with the same embroidery. The dupatta is of the same sea-green color with the same borders too.