My Paradise

Ch. 22

Skylar's POV
It's been two weeks since Marcus proposed. I told Star and she literally flipped out. "I'm gonna be your maid of honor right?" She asked. "Well I had someone else in mind." Her face dropped. "I'm messing with you!" I said. "That's not funny. Don't play with my emotions." She said with a serious face. I laughed. I told my mom and she was a little skeptical at first. "Aren't you guys moving a little to fast?" "Really mom. This isn't one of those cheesy movies!" "I know I'm just saying. But if your okay with it I'm okay with it. But you who won't be okay?" "Who?" "Your father" Crap. I hadn't told him yet. I was his last daughter and he wasn't just about to let me marry just anyone. I walked up to his room and knocked on the door. "Hi daddy!" "Hey sunshine. What's up." "Well you know I've been in LA for 4 years now and I made some friends." "Yes I know." "Well I also have a... boyfriend" "Well I expected that." "We have been dating for most of the time I've been in LA" "If your asking in I'm okay with that..." I cut him off. "He propose to me!" I yelled show him the ring and wincing at what he might do. My father is a kind person but he can get angry at times. "That's great congratulations. So when do I meet my soon-to-be son in law?" I looked at him confused. "Your okay with this?" "Yes. I know you are a grown up now and you have always been a good judge of character so I trust you'll make the right decision." He said rather calm. I was in absolute shock. I was expecting a huge lecture about how I'm rushing things. "So once again when do I meet him?" He repeated his question. "Umm... how about next weekend. You guys can come and I'll have him invite his family." "That sounds perfect." He got up and gave me a hug and kissed my forehead. I don't know what it is about my dad's hugs but I loved them so much. They were always so warm and loving. I walked back downstairs to the kitchen where my mom was. "Did you tell him?" "Yes" "And..." "He is okay with it!" She looked at me like I had lost my mind. "Are you sure you told the right person? He didn't throw anything or yell?" I nodded my head no. "Well, I guess you caught him at the right time" "I guess I did." Well that was surprisingly an uneventful trip to my parents' house. Usually someone ends up arguing with someone else. But this time everyone was really chill. I left home on a good note but I couldn't wait to see Marcus. Tonight was the charity masquerade ball. I could wait. I had a hometown friend of mine make my dress. She is very talented. She is still in high school though. One day she is gonna be a top designer. She was also making Marcus's outfit too. Before I leave Sonoma I was gonna grab them. "Hey Gabby!" I said I walked in her secret hideout. It was so cute that she still had one. "Over here!" She yelled out. She was putting the finishing touches on my dress. It was absolutely gorgeous (Not gonna show yet. Have to keep reading!😈). "OH...MY...GOD! Gabby this is beautiful!" "Really? I remembered the kind of things you wore and I want to make sure it was your style" "You did a perfect job. Marcus is gonna love his suit too!" "I can't believe your getting married. I remember when you use to babysit me!" "Yeah me too. You were a bad baby. I was tempted to actually sit on you!" We both laughed. I sat there and waited for her to finished. I have $150 for the dress. "Oh I can't take this. I was doing this as a friend." "And as your friend I want to pay you. I know this couldn't have been easy." "Thank you so much." I smiled and hugged her. We said our goodbyes and I left. It was 4:30. The ball doesn't start until 10:00 so I have plenty of time. Marcus had been texting me. Sometimes I think he is lost when he has nothing to do. Its really funny. After 4 hours I pulled up to my house. Marcus inside watching his old YouTube videos. "I can't believe me and Lucas thought this ice bath challenge was a good idea!" He was talking to himself. He didn't realized I was home. I used that to my advantage. I quietly closed the door and tip toed upstairs. I turned around to go scare him but he was standing behind me. "Jesus Christ! Marcus why would you scare me?!" I asked about to have a heart attack. "You were gonna scare me. I was protecting myself." "What? How did you know?" "I saw through the glare of my laptop." Stupid laptop. "Whatever. I'm gonna start getting ready." "When did you get a dress? And OMG I DON'T HAVE A SUIT!" "Don't worry. I got all of that covered." I unzipped the dress bag and showed him his suit. "Wow! How much did that cost?" "I didn't cost anything. An old friend of mine is a amazing designer and she made it. She made my dress too." "When do I get to see it?" "When I get dressed. So get out!" I said pushing him toward the door. "Why?" "Because I have to shower and do my hair and makeup and..." " I can help with the showering part." He said with a smirk. "If you did we would never get there on time." I said shaking my head. "NOW LEAVVVVE!" I said exaggerating 'leave'. He finally left and closed the door. I turned on the shower. I have been driving all day so I stayed in the shower a little longer than usual. I finally finished and was debating whether to do my makeup now or after I put on the dress. I'm so indecisive. I decide to do it now and then get dressed. I did my eyeliner, matte blood read lipstick and some glittery nude eyeshadow. I decide to my hair in a bun and the curled my bangs to left side. I sprayed some bath and body works A Thousand Wishes scent because that expensive stuff smells like ass. After awhile I checked the clock and it was 9:45. Perfect I walked downstairs I saw Marcus waiting. He didn't see until I made it to the bottom step. Then he turned around and his jaw dropped. Guess he liked the dress.
(I guess I'll show you guys the dress Sky is wearing