I Will Love You Endlessly (Sequel to i dare you to love me)

Part 9

The next day, after Louise calls and arranges a meeting for them, Dan and Phil go to Birtsmorton Court to meet with someone to discuss booking the venue for their wedding. The woman they meet with is all too friendly and helpful, and she takes them on a tour of the building before leading them outside and showing them the outdoor venue.

The entire scene takes Dan and Phil's breath away. They're greeted by a concrete pathway lined with chairs, leading to six pillars in a circle. A metal archway tops the pillars, connecting them all together, and they're wrapped with little white flowers, green garnish, and lilies.

It's fate, the two of them decide. It has to be.

They take a moment to discuss prices for booking the venue, and she asks them if they have a date in mind - which they don't. She then tells them to get back to her as soon as they've gotten it figured it out.

After their meeting, Dan and Phil have taken refuge at a nearby cafe where they order drinks to go along with their conversation. "We can have a summer wedding," Phil suggests, taking notes in the planner that Louise had given them. "Y'know, since we know we want it outdoors that kind of rules out fall and winter."

"Well we can't have it in June," Dan reminds him. "Because that's my birthday and it might be a tad too stressful for you."

Phil opens his mouth as if he's going to protest, but he nods in agreement. Trying to find the perfect birthday gift for Dan and write his wedding vows might make him internally combust. "Okay, so June is out," he says. "Um, July?"

"July might work," Dan agrees.

"But then again, July is really hot," Phil points out. "We could be all sweaty and gross in our wedding photos."

Dan grimaces. "Don't want that," he says, and they wind up ruling out summer completely. "So, spring wedding!" Dan says happily. "What are our options?"

"March, April, and May," Phil says.

"Well, I don't know about March," Dan replies. "It might not be warm enough."

"And April is a rainy month, so we don't want to risk getting rained on while we say our vows, do we?" Phil asks and he writes something down in their planner before looking up at Dan with a smile and saying, "May it is?"

Dan grins, reaching for his hand and giving it a squeeze. "May it is," he says. They decide that it should be on a weekend and rule out the weekend of the 12th, because of Mother's Day, and after some back and forth the date they end up deciding on is May 25th.