Tony Stark's Toy

Part 71 - Anxiety

It's the night before the wedding. All day today we've went through everything all over again. I even told Tony to leave the house for an hour so that me and my dad could practice walking down the aisle while I was wearing my wedding dress. I don't think he was particularly happy about it but he didn't say anything back. He followed his orders like a sweet servant.

When it was around time to go to bed, me and Tony casually walked together to our bedroom but my dad's deep voice caught us off guard. Both of us. He came quickly to our door and held Tony by his shoulders.

"It's the night before the wedding, you can't sleep together" my dad says.

"Says who?" Tony chuckles.

"Says tradition. There are many rooms in this house thankfully, you can choose whichever you like" my dad continues.

"I like the one with your daughter inside" Tony replies.

"Anthony, it's just for tonight. You shouldn't see the bride before the wedding" my mom says softly.

"I won't see her after tomorrow morning, we haven't agreed on anything about tonight" Tony shrugs.

"Are we even that traditional?" he turns towards me to ask me with creased eyebrows.

"Tony, baby, it's just for tonight. Let's not have a bad vibe around us the night before the wedding" I say and he inhales deeply.

He really looks like he still wants to convince us otherwise but my puppy eyes aren't allowing him to talk back to me. He exhales equally slow and looks around into all of our eyes.

"Fine" he says bluntly.

"Am I allowed to kiss my soon-to-be wife goodnight or is it against tradition too?" he asks sarcastically.

"Of course you can, goodnight. Remember you need to rest well tonight, it's a long day tomorrow" my parents say before they hug me and leave for their bedroom.

"Are you sure you want this? They're gone, I can join you on our bed" Tony says quietly.

"It's not like I want this, but let's just do them this little favor" I reply and caress his chest softly.

He nods, showing me he understands, and then pulls me in for a kiss by my cheek. We indeed share a very meaningful kiss, which to be honest feels so much more emotional than usual. Then we pull away and stare into each other's eyes.

"I can't wait for tomorrow" he smiles at me.

"I'm so nervous, Tony" I confess.

"You just have to lie down and get some rest. When you wake up you're not even going to have time to worry about anything" he laughs and hugs me tightly.

"Everything's under control" I sound like I'm trying to convince myself because that's what I'm trying to do.

"Exactly. Get some rest now" he suggests.

"I love you so much" I say and kiss him again.

"I love you, too" he caresses my hands in his and eventually we part our ways.

It feels weird making Tony sleep in a different room but it's only for one night, we're spending every following night together. I lie down on the bed and try to close my eyes and sleep. But it's not working. I can't keep my head from all these countless thoughts and worries about tomorrow.

I change sides and try again. Same scenario. Head full of thoughts and heart beating like crazy. I lost count of how many times I changed my position on the bed, thinking that it would actually help. I failed. Again and again. I tried everything to fall asleep but time was passing by and nothing seemed to work.