The Summer of a Lifetime

chapter 23

The next day, I woke up excitedly and my mother, Alexia and I all began driving to the nail salon.

I decided to keep it simple, and just had my nails painted the same blue as my dress with some gold designs on them.

Next, we went to the hair salon.

They curled my long hair and did the top in a pretty twist.

I smiled as I glanced in the mirror at it. Then, we had our makeup done.

They did foundation and contoured my face. My eyeshadow was a mixture of whites, grays, and blacks. They put a simple pinkish nude, matte, lipstick on my lips and applied blush.

After that, all that was left to do was to go back to the house and put our dresses on.

I slipped mine on, it ended a bit above my knees, and put on some white heels that my mom picked out.

I had to practice for a long time before I could consistently walk in them, and finally, it was time to head to the wedding.

Guests arrived slowly as we all stood around the room mingling.

I was chewing gum, much to my mothers dismay. ("It will ruin your lipstick!")

Suddenly, all the boys walked in, along with Kris and Paige.

They were all wearing tuxes and I couldn't help but giggle slightly. They all looked so serious, not wearing their baseball jerseys for once.

Suddenly, in the back of the crowd of boys, Andrew appeared.

He turned towards me and it seemed like everything was going in slow motion.

His mouth opened slightly as he stared me up and down.

I started at him in his tuxedo, and bit my lip slightly. He looked so...

perfect.

I smiled at him, getting lost in his gorgeous eyes as he walked closer to me.

"H-hey," I muttered quietly.

"Woah...you look...gorgeous," he said breathlessly.

"Thanks," I said nervously, tucking my hair behind my ear, "you clean up pretty nice," he smirked at me and I laughed slightly.

The entire wedding ceremony went by pretty fast, and at the end, everyone had begun slow dancing in the middle.

Andrew walked up to me, a smile on his face.

"Olivia..." he frowned adorably for a second, "what's your middle name?"

"Breanne," I said with a small laugh.

"Olivia Breanne Bell, would you do me the great honor of dancing with me," he said, dramatically putting his hand out. I laughed.

"Well Andrew...what's your middle name?" I asked with a grin.

"James," he said with a laugh.

"Andrew James Monroe, I would be honored to share a dance with you," I said dramatically, grabbing his hand.

I tried not to blush as he pulled me by my hand toward the dance floor, but I could feel my cheeks heat up.

A slow song had just begun, and Andrew put his hands on my waist, the touch sent chills down my spine.

I put my hands on his shoulders and stared into his eyes as we shared a smile.

"You know what I just thought of?" I asked, smiling at him.

"What?" He asked me as we danced to the song, he pulled me a bit closer.

"Andrew James. I could call you A.J.!" I said grinning.

"You can call me whatever you'd like, as long as I'm here with you," he said, smiling at me as he spun me, offering a breathtaking smile.

I felt butterflies erupt in my stomach.

I glanced over and saw Kris dancing with Caden, making me smile.

"They're so cute together," I said with a grin.

"Yeah, Caden likes her a whole awful lot," he said, smiling slightly.

Andrew turned towards me, staring and giving me his crooked smile that could end wars.

"What is it?" I asked, grinning at him as he stared.

"Nothing," he shrugged, then looked at me and smiled wider, "I was just thinkin' how glad I am that I met you."