Have you ever met that one person who seemed they could do everything perfectly, but they would never believe that they could? We all know you have. Well that was Elaine Blake for Aleksandr. She was simple, yet extravagant with everything she did. S...
I start up Aleks' car and plugged the address into the car GPS. As it computed the route, I pulled out of the parking lot and drove to the location. I turn on the radio and 'That's My Jam' by Them Lost Boys x Party Favor. (Immortal's outro) I turned it up and started to jam out. Once the song finished, my phone rang. I answered through the car bluetooth.
"Elaine speaking." I said politely since I didn't look at the caller ID.
"Well isn't someone feeling a bit formal today." A raspy voice echoed throughout the car. I could practically hear him smirking.
"Hi Daddy!" I exclaimed. A smile formed on my face and I immediately felt happier.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"Driving to a Vivian's Bridal Shop. You remember Vivian right? She went to school with Steven." He goes silent.
"Yeah I remember her. But wait did you say bridal shop? When did this happen!?" I laughed.
"No I'm not getting married! Ashley is getting married! you remember Ashley right?"
"Yeah she's a nice girl. She's getting married to that Irish kid right?" Seamus and Ash visited my dad once and he took a liking into them. The only person he for some reason didn't like was Nick. He loved Ali just not Nick and it was so weird. I smiled.
"Yeah we are going to get fitted and everything. I'm the Maid of Honor too!"
"Well that sounds fun!"
"Yeah. Hey do you think I can come over this weekend. Maybe Friday. I'll bring food. I know how much you hate the hospital food."
"That's fine sweetheart. Bring your boyfriend, Aleks, I like him. He's a nice kid. His sleeve is even nice too!" I giggled at my dad for talking about Aleks like that. Especially about his sleeve. I loved Aleks's sleeve. I was thinking about getting one too. Why not?
"That's fine. He likes you too. Oh by the way, you know I'm going to college next week right? Well I found a tattoo artist down in Winston-Salem and I'm going to get a few tattoos." He was silent for a few long seconds.
"I mean it's your choice. I hope you choose something good." I already knew what I was gonna get. I was going to get a bunch of tattoos. I was going to put an N7 logo, the creatures logo, a nob, a fox, a hand with its fingers crossed, a hummingbird outline, a tic tac toe board with hearts and frowning faces, a dream catcher, a 1-up outline, a steampunk gear work, 'Aleks' in Cyrillic, Hot Air Balloons with one with my moms name in it, 'you and me' words from Aleks and I's song, a note that my mom left me the night before she passed away that says 'I love you be good! -Mom', an outline of a Canadian flag, and some other random stuff. I smile.
"I will. Hey I have to go. I'm here at the store. I love you!"
"I love you too. I'll see you soon." The phone line goes dead and I stop the car. I check myself in the mirror and put on my sunglasses. As I get out I see another girl. She was brunette and was actually really pretty.
"Oh my gosh! You must be Elaine. I've heard a lot about you! I'm Kristen. It's so nice to meet you!" We shake hands and walk in together.
"So I'm guessing your Ashley's other brides maid."
"Yeah! There's Ali, Liz, Monica, Kelsey, and me! Well and you but you're the maid of honor!" I blush slightly and she giggles.
"I like you!" She exclaimed. I giggled with her.
"I like you too." As we walked inside I looked at her features. She had long brown hair with purple ombré tips. She had cute green eyes and freckles.
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We walked inside and were immediately surrounded in dresses. A lady pops out behind a curtain rack.
"Hello ladies. Are you a part of the bridal appointment?" She asks peppily. We nod our heads and reply. She claps her hands together and leads us to near the back of the store where a mirror, a small pedestal, a couch, and a few dressing room doors are. Ashley, Ali, Whitney, and Renée were all on the couches. I wave to everyone and give Ashley a hug. I then noticed an older lady sitting next to her.
"Hello. My name's Elaine. Nice to meet you." I shake her hand and she smiles up at my widely.
"My names Theresa. I'm Ashley's mother." I smile back at her. A lady approaches us with a big smile plastered on her face. She looked about Steven's age with perfectly straightened blonde hair. She had a small tan but was still kind of pale.
"Hi everyone! My name is Vivian. I'll be your consultant for today. Now who's our bride?" We all point at Ashley and she raises her hand slightly. Vivian smiles widely and shakes her hand.
"Nice to meet you. Ashley is it?" Ashley nods.
"That's me."
"So what are you potentially looking for in your dress?" Vivian sits down in a chair across from everyone and pulls out a pad of paper.
"Well I'm hoping for a more simple dress, strapless maybe. I would like a dress that goes well with my figure obviously and preferably pure white. Not an off white." Vivian nods and scribbles everything down on her notepad. Ok I'm going to pull some dresses and show you them." She disappears behind a 'wall' of dresses and we wait a few minutes. Kristen and I chat for a bit and giggle around. Her and I are actually getting along really well.
Vivian returns with several dresses lain across her arms. I saw one that caught my eye and I knew Ashley saw it too. Vivian shows the dresses and Ash tries them on. She first comes out in a lace dress with a few embellishments but she wasn't a big fan of it. She tries on a few more dresses until she puts on the 'one'. I see her face light up as she walks out and sees herself in the mirror. She starts to choke up and a tear slides down her face.
"This is the one!" She exclaimed. Vivian agreed and brought out another girl with her to help Ashley fix it up and adjust it to her size. It was a beautiful white gown with the skirt a simple bottom with polka dots scattered around. It was perfect. Ashley goes back and changes into her normal others and we start to pick out our dresses. We all decide on a simple long purple dress. It was form fitting and complemented all of our figures. We all put it on and show Ashley. A huge smile forms on her face.
"It's perfect!" she exclaims. Vivian rings everything up and even gives us a discount just because she knows me. We change into our regular clothes and head out separate ways except for Theresa, Ashley, and I.
"Hey do you want to come check out the venue with us?" Ashley asks. I oblige and she gives me the address. I get in the car and start to drive to the address. I can't wait to see the place she picked out!
