This is a SCK AU story I started and abandoned temporarily due to time constraint. I love the premise of the story, set in a galaxy far far away from Istanbul.
This is the 'westernized' version of Serkan and Eda, set in a city in the USA. Our belo...
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SERKAN
The majestic San Rafael Church comes into view when our limousine pulls up to the curb. The architectural design of this historical landmark is Venetian Renaissance, inspired by St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. We've all heard the phrase-when pigs fly. Well, today-on this gorgeous February afternoon-you might just see a drove of pigs flying among the cottony clouds. The sun peeks out from a white puff-like something in a children's board book. The sky is gorgeous and bright. It's the kind of day where possibilities feel endless, worries are a mile away and simple existence is enough. We are gathered in the least likely place, to witness the holy union between the two least likely individuals to get hitched. Or at least the one individual who has avoided the institution of marriage like the bubonic plague in the 1300s. What can I say, when Cupid homes in on his target, nobody-not even a sworn bachelor like my buddy, Codi Emre McIntyre (his mom is Turkish) can dodge the proverbial arrow. Never in a million years would I have anticipated that Codi-I-am-never-getting-hitched McIntyre-would beat me down the aisle to marry the love of his life. Billie-short for Wilhelmina-used her superhero powers to persuade him to take the plunge. I think it's safe to say that the magnanimous Billie James has trapped my friend with her sex voodoo. I asked him when he knew he was smitten by the no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is Billie. "I felt like flower petals withering in the callous sun when Billie wasn't around. I mean I knew I fell hard for her when I found myself moping around like a lost puppy when I was alone." That was what Codi said, verbatim. I know, right? I thought Codi was possessed by Eros, the Greek god of carnal love, when those unlikely words spilled from his lips. This crazy little thing called love has the power to turn men like us into romantic fools. By romantic fools, I mean pussy whipped.
"Billie trapped me with her sex voodoo." His words-not mine. My buddy never recovered from a serious heart condition called 'loveitis' after his serendipitous encounter with Billie at the baggage carousel in the San Francisco Airport. I will give you the Cole's notes on how these almost-newly weds met and how their fate was sealed after that fortuitous chance meeting. Billie and Codi grabbed each other's luggage by mistake-exchanged said suitcases-shared a mojito, honey garlic wings and jalapeno poppers in the airport restaurant, Mission Bar & Grill-and as the saying goes, the rest is history. Dating apps be damned. The way these two met reinforced Eda's belief that love finds you when you least expect it-and swiping left and right isn't the only way to meet your potential life partner. As mismatched as they seem-their chemistry-described by Codi-was 'combustible' from the start.
"This is not going to come as a shocker to you, but I've never believed in all that love at first sight and soulmate mumbo jumbo, you know? I've fallen in lust more times than I can count on both hands but falling in love-that was reserved for the fools who believed in the white picket fence and happily-ever-after horse shit. And get this-I was planning on hooking up with a flight attendant that night. I know-I was a sad cliché. After my luggage-switcheroo incident-everything I thought I knew about love changed in the blink of an eye. I swear it was insta-love when I laid eyes on Billie. Insta-love-me! My mother asked me if it was April Fool's Day when I told her the news. Not only did I get my luggage back-I also ended up with an amazing parting gift-my future wife. The incomparable Billie-Bodacious-James. Who the fuck would've guessed, eh?"
