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Chapter 63

"Rise and shine, Ms. Prior," Christina says pulling the blanket and uncovering me. She slept in the apartment last night to make sure I would be on schedule. I really don't get why. I just need to shower, let her handle my make-up and hair and get dressed and then get married. I really don't get what all the fuss is about. I reluctantly get up and head downstairs. She already rushed there and I can hear voices.

"Morning," I say groggily.

"Morning," Christina and Marlene say. I look around and see three other people. Camy, Jenny from the beauty parlor and Tori. They say their good morning when I'm down in the kitchen and sit at the island. Tori puts a plate of scrambled eggs in front of me, bacon included and a glass of orange juice. Christina passes mugs of coffee around and sits next to me. "Not that I don't like having you guys here, but could somebody tell me why so many people are in my kitchen?" I ask while sipping from my coffee.

"To help you get ready of course," Christina says smiling.

"To do what?" I ask confused.

"Get married," she says with an expression on her face that says "why the fuck else?"

"I wasn't aware that it required five people to help me get dressed," I say sarcastically.

"Not just dressed, sweetie," Marlene says. "Camy will massage you, so that you can be as relaxed as possible today. Jenny will give you a manicure and a pedicure, Christina will do your hair and Tori your make-up. And I will help you with your dress and stay in touch with everyone while the girls get ready too," she explains.

"Okay..." I say unsure of what else to say. It seems my friends have put more into this day than me. Although the only thing that matters to me is Tobias and finally be married to him. The rest is just collateral information.

After I finish eating I walk upstairs and get a long, hot shower and try to clear my head and calm my nerves. However, it seems like the more we near the time of the ceremony the more nervous I get. I wash every inch on my body thoroughly, I wash my hair, rinse it, apply conditioner, rinse it, soap myself from head to toe a second time and wash everything away. When I'm satisfied I'm all clean, I get out of the shower and put on my robe. I towel dry my hair a little, not too much since I know that Christina will want to do something fancy with it.

I exit the bathroom and enter my bedroom where Camy put up a massage table. She closes the door so that we can have our privacy and I let the robe fall down to the ground, lying face down on the table. I let her massage me for about an hour, finishing up with her helping me applying some vanilla body oil. We let the oil sink in and then I put on my bridal lingerie. I put on a silk robe and walk downstairs to find that Jenny already set everything up to start her work. In the meantime, Camy gathers the massage table and leaves and tells me we will see each other later at the wedding, she being Lynn's plus one. I'm really happy those two found each other.

I notice that Tori is in the kitchen working and I assume she offered to make us some lunch, since there won't be any food until after the ceremony, which means at least five or maybe even six p.m. Sure, there will be an entrée, but that won't be enough.

I make small talk with Jenny, she explains me what she is doing, that she uses a special technique to ensure that the manicure and pedicure will last at least the whole honeymoon and after I return I should pay her a visit so that she could remove the professional nail polish. I agree and thank her for helping me. She only smiles and tells me that it is her pleasure. I tell her that I would love for her to be present too, but she politely declines. Jenny has a three-year old son who's a little sick and she would hate to leave him alone for such a long time. Right now, the child's father takes care of him, but she wouldn't feel good if she would leave her child behind and go partying. I don't have children, but I can understand her. I wouldn't do that either. When she's done, I look over her handiwork and thank her profusely for her help and hug her. She leaves the apartment just as Christina returns all dressed up in her bridesmaid's dress. I've decided on a soft plum long dress for the bridesmaids. I've seen them all in it, they look gorgeous. The dress is simple and yet elegant.