I'll Be Loving You.....Forever

Chapter 21

I wake early after a restless night, I don't sleep well when Jordan's not there.

The house is silent, I go downstairs & make coffee. It's a beautiful September morning, the leaves are just starting to change colour & look amazing as I sit on the patio. I take my phone out of my pocket & my first thought is to phone Jordan. As I debate in my head whether or not to phone, he texts me.
Good Morning, babe.
I hope you slept well. I can not wait for you to make me the happiest man on the planet today, when you become Mrs Knight. See you later & remember......
I'll be loving you, forever.
J xxx
I read the message & my eyes fill with tears. I take a deep breath to calm my nerves & reply.
Why, good morning, sexy.
My night was restless. I too, can not wait for all my dreams to come true today. To think I am finally going to become Mrs Knight & be married to the man who stole my heart all those years ago. See you later,
I love you xxx

I hear footsteps behind me & Barret comes & sits beside me. She brought a pot of coffee with her & a couple of blankets.
"Hey, how are you doing?" She asks
"I'm doing good. I'm nervous, but today is the day that all my dreams come true," I say.
She smiles & hugs me. "You do realise that not only have you gained Jordan's family, but you've also gained another 3 brothers & 2 sister's, don't you?"
"I do & I'm so grateful to be part of it. I love the fact that there is always going to someone there for me."
We sit & chat for a while, drinking coffee & watching the colours change as the sun rises.
"C'mon, let's go & wake the others, we've got a wedding to get ready for!" I say.

Once everyone is up, I pop open a bottle of Moët & make a toast.
"I just want to say a huge thank you to all of you. You truly are the best friends, I could ever wish for. And to have all of you by my side today, means the world to me. I love you all. To friendship"
I raise my glass, they join in. "To friendship" &  glasses clink. As we make breakfast together, Tarryn puts our old school playlist on & we all start dancing around the kitchen.

Just as we're finishing, everyone starts arriving, Jenny's hair stylist, make up artist & the photographer that the guys use for all their promo shots. The chaos then begins. Before I realise it, we're all done & it's time to put my dress on. I haven't seen my hair or make up at this point, I've been banned from looking in the mirror, even the huge full length mirror in our room has been covered up.

In the midst of all the chaos, the door bell rings.
"It's open," I yell from the kitchen. As I turn, I find Danny walking down the hall towards me. I start to panic, my mind goes into overtime, What's happens? Is everyone ok? Why's he sent Danny to tell me? He doesn't want to marry me, it's all a joke.
"Hey, Vic" he says.
"Hey Danny, what's wrong?" I ask. I can hear the panic in voice & Tarryn rushes to my side.
"Nothing, honey, I promise," he reassures me "Jordan's forgot something & he asked me to pick it up."
"What's he forgotten? I helped him pack!"
"I can't say. Is it ok if I go & get it from his man cave?"
"Yeah, of course." I say taking a rather large sip of the Moët Tarryn's just handed me.
Danny disappears & appears moments later, sticking his round the door.
"Got it, I'm off now," he says "See you later. Oh by the way, you look amazing, Vic & J's as nervous as hell!" He blows me a kiss & leaves.

My girls look beautiful in their dresses. I put my dress & veil on they all gasp.
"What?! What's wrong?!" I turn & ask.
As I look at them, they all have tears in their eyes. I reach for my shoes, a beautiful pair of ivory lace Jimmy Choo's.
"Oh my god, you look fucking stunning, sis" Tarryn says with a lump in her throat.
"Can I look now, please?" I ask
"There's one more thing you need, hang on." Jenny smiles.
Barret hands me a small box, "You're not complete until you have this"
I open the box & find a beautiful, baby blue lace garter to wear.
I laugh, "Really?! Thanks, guys."
I put in on, "Right, now can I look?"
"Close your eyes," Jenny says. I feel her take my hand & lead the way. She stops & let's go of my hand. "Right, on 3, girls. 1, 2, 3"
As she says 3, Tarryn & Barret pull the sheet off the mirror & I open my eyes. I can hear the camera clicking, I look at myself in the mirror & can't believe it's me. My hair has been done in a 60's style with subtle makeup to match.
"Oh my darling" I turn to see my parents in the doorway, tears rolling down their cheeks.

After a few more photos of us all, the cars arrive & it's time to go. As I'm sat in the car with my dad, I start to panic. Sensing this, my dad reaches into his inside pocket & produces a hip flask.
"Thanks, dad".
"Anything for you."