Fated

13. Awestruck.

                                                                                        JANE POV

"Jane calm down." Christian says. Embracing me tightly.

"I hate them." I confess. "I hate them. How can they leave me behind?" A tear fall down from my eyes. "I was only 13. How could they?"

"Ssh." He consoles. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have talked about parents. I'm sorry." He rubs against my back. 

I stay in his embrace for a long time.

"Are you fine?" He asks. Breaking free from the embrace.

"I'm fine." I reply. "I'm sorry. I had an outburst. I couldn't control myself. I'm sorry." I apologize. I didn't mean to outburst on him. I got trigger by how casually he talk about parents. I can't talk like this about them.

"It me who should apologize. I shouldn't have told a put something like this casually. I'm sorry." He apologize.

"It wasn't your fault. It's mine. I don't like talking about my family, my past. It's my fault." I say.

"I understand. It's really not easy to talk about. Now I get it why you don't want to talk about your past. It must be difficult for you." He says.

"Please don't tell about this to your parents or anyone." I request him.

"Don't you think my parents must know about this?" He says. I look at him. "One or other day they will know about it. Don't you think it's best if they know it directly from you. Rather than from others."

It made sense. "I'm not ready to..."

"I understand. Take your time. Don't tell them the way you told me now. My parents would be scared by the way you told just now." He jokes trying to make me smile.

"I know. I'm sorry." I apologize again.

"It's okay. Get some sleep." He tell me.

                                                                                            *

"Mom, What is all this?" I ask Stella mom. The living room was fully converted into a boutique.

"It's for the event tonight. Many VIPs are going to attend this event. As well as media. We have to look good." She says, and start to look for the dress she want to wear. "Jane, go on and select a dress for you as well.."

I was looking at the dresses, they were all pretty. I selected a navy blue evening gown, that I will wear for tonight's event. I showed it to mom, she liked it and approved it. I selected my dress, but mom was still selecting. To kill some time, I decided to look at the gowns. As I was looking at the gowns. A peach-pink beaded embroidered gown caught my eye. I was looking at it. For a brief moment, I pictured myself wearing the gown.

"Do you like it?" Mom ask, coming and standing beside me. She looks at the gown. "Wanna try it?"

"NO. I was just looking at it." I say very fast.

Mom laughs, "Go, try it on."

"Ah... really?" I ask her like a child, when the mom allow you to eat one more chocolate.

"Really." Mom says laughing.

"Okay." The stylist hand me the gown. I go to the guest room to try the gown.

                                                                         Third person POV

As Jane go to guest room to try the gown. Stella was looking at the dresses, she want to wear for tonight's event. As she was selecting, a maid comes and inform her the arrivals of the guests. Rosie Smith, along with her soon to be daughter-in-law, Summer. "Hi." She greets.

To which, Stella smiles, "Hi. Look like you are ready to take the role of mother in law?"

"I should ask you the same question?" Rosie says to Stella.

"Everything is well. Given the circumstances. She is a nice girl." Stela tells honestly.

Everyone know the circumstance, under which, Jane and Christian got married. It hard on everyone to accept the new relation. Especially for Jane and Christian.

"It will take some time. I am sure everything will go well at the end of day." Rosie says.

"I know." Stella says "But, I can't forget this beautiful doctor, how are you Summer? How's everything going on?"

"Everything is fine, aunty." Summer says.

"That's good to hear. Now, go and select your dress. Go." Stella says to Rosie and Summer.

The ladies start to look for the dress. Christian and Lucas enters the living room.

"Wow. Is this a living room or a boutique?" Lucas ask in funny way.

"For now its definitely a boutique." Christian answers him.

"Aren't you guys early?" Stella asks both boys.

"Well, the work got completed early. So, I came." Christian says.

"Same answer." Lucas says. "So, did you ladies selected the dresses for tonight?"

"On the process." Rosie tells. "Stella, where is Jane? Did she selected her dress?"

"She has already selected her dress. She is trying this gown on." Stella informs.

"Really. She is fast. She already finalized her dress." Rosie impressed by her. "I should also hurry and select then."

The ladies looks at the dresses where as Lucas and Christian are looking at them and giving feedback to them.

"Mom. What do you think?" Jane enters living room, wearing the gown.

The pink-peach beaded gown with one-sided sleeves. With her hairs open.

The ladies look at her, a smile appears on their faces. Christian and Lucas turns to look at her. Christian get awestruck. She really looks like princess in that gown with her hair open. He couldn't take his eyes of her.

"Am I looking that bad?" Jane asks them "That you are all staring at me like that."

The ladies laughs. "You are looking really great." "So beautiful." "You look like princess."

"Thank you." Jane says after hearing the compliments.

"She is really looking so great. The dress is meant for her." Stylist says.

"I agree. My daughter-in- law really looks great in this gown. Right, Christian?" Stella says and looks at her son. When she looks at her son, a big, bright smile appears on her face. The way Christian was admiring Jane was so cute.

Jane also looks at Christian. The look on his face was so cute. Anyone could tell, he was awestruck.

"Bro. Is she looking like an angel?" Lucas says in a teasing way.

"Yes." Christian says without taking his eyes off Jane.

Everyone started laughing, smiles not leaving their face. A smile appears on Jane's face, her cheeks turned a little shade of red, due to blushing. Christian comes out of his daze.

"You agree, that she is looking like an angel." Lucas teases him.

"Shut up." Christian says with embarrassment, he was caught red handed admiring his wife and leave. Lucas following behind him. The ladies laughs on this tactics.

Seeing Christian like this. Jane found it very amusing. She joins the other ladies after changing. She helps them in selecting their dresses. "Are you not going to take that gown?" Stella ask.

"No." Jane replies. "I was just trying it on."