Irrevocably Yours

"Somewhere Only We Know"

For this chapter, I thought I'd do it a little different. As you read along, you'll see what I mean. You might notice I've already done this once or twice but not as much as I did in this chapter. Once again, thank you for continually reading.
*Credits to Yes Magazine and their photographers for the gorgeous pictures.*
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"MEEENNNNNGGGG!" Coleen yelled for the third time trying to find her sister.

"Coleen! Stop yelling! Maine and RJ are talking to the priest in the living room. And you're going to wake up baby Maddox if you keep that up" Nicki reprimanded her sister while closing the bedroom door assigned to them.

"Oh sorry. I didn't realize Maine was busy. I need her for something" Coleen answered with her voice almost in a whisper.

"Why are you whispering?" Maryann asked as she came upon her two daughters in the upstairs hallway.

"She was looking, well screaming the place down anyway, for Maine earlier and I told her to keep it down because I just put Maddox to sleep. But I didn't tell her to whisper. She did that all on her own" Nicki stated flippantly.

"Maine and RJ are finishing up with Rev. Mcallister. This is their last counselling session before tomorrow" explained Maryann.

"Oh ok. I'll just wait for her downstairs then" Coleen replied as she started descending the 'dream staircase' as what Maine liked to call it.

The Mendoza clan and the Faulkerson clan were all gathered at the 'rental house' since they just finished the wedding rehearsal. It started at 2pm and done at 4:30 pm with all the kinks in the program straightened out. RJ's maternal grandparents from Hawaii, 2 uncles from Chicago and 1 aunt from Seattle all arrived yesterday. Maine's relatives (who were able to come in such short notice) from the Philippines and California also came. RJ volunteered to pay for all their airfare and accommodation but the entire Mendoza clan absolutely refused stating that those who can afford to come will come and those that can't, won't. Simple as that. And with that, RJ's respect for the entire Mendoza clan grew up a notch. To this day, it still amazes him how lucky he was to be a part of this family.

To a stranger's eye, the place would look like a whirlwind of activity but Coleen called it as an 'organized chaos'. The caterers were busy setting up the dining room for the rehearsal dinner with Rose supervising. John was busy setting up the tent outside for the event tomorrow, with the assistance of Richard Sr. , Ted and Nicolas. Daniel was busy directing his own production crew as to where to set up the cameras to capture the event. Rizza was busy doing last minute touch ups to the gowns especially Nicki's since she unexpectedly delivered 2 days ago. So Rizza was tasked with readjustments of the gowns from the bridesmaids down to the flower girl, if needed. Dean was assigned to direct the traffic coming from the front door, assisting which ever group of people arrive. Sebastian and Matthew were busy entertaining some of their relatives in the living room. The rest of their relatives were scattered all over the house; all helping with various tasks. So yes, it was chaos BUT an organized one. Coleen made sure of that. In fact, she could give a drill sergeant a run for his money; with the way she barked her orders and all.
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6:00 pm
Maine and RJ were busy saying their goodbyes to Rev. Mcallister by the front door, trying but unable to convince him to stay longer for dinner. According to him, he has another appointment to go to, so with a last wave and a promise to see them tomorrow, he was off. Maine watched his car drive off and was shaking her head with a smile on her lips when RJ caught sight of her actions.