Everlasting Love ~ A Rydellington Story

Maid of Honour

Chapter Four

Rydel's POV

She closed the door to the balcony behind her, and retreated to her room. She had a very important phone call to make.

The butterflies in her stomach rose with each ring of the phone.

Finally, she answered.

"Taylor?" Rydel spoke into the phone.

"Hey Dell what's up?" her best friend asked on the other side of her cell phone.

"I have some news. Are you sitting down?"

Taylor sighed "Delly is it your dad? Did he-"

"No." Rydel ended her mid-sentence. She couldn't hear that right now.

"It's good news actually" she answered.

"Oh yea?" Taylor questioned. "It has to be pretty good to get you this excited! I haven't heard you this happy for a while."

Rydel laughed. "Ell proposed."

She waited for the reaction. All she could hear was a ringing scream through the speaker of the phone.

"OH MY GOD RYDEL" Taylor screamed. "HE PROPOSED? WHEN? HOW?"

"Calm down" Rydel laughed. "He proposed tonight, when he took me out for my birthday dinner."

"THAT'S SO ROMANTIC OH MY GOSH RYDEL" Taylor was still screaming.

"That's not exactly why I called, there's more." Rydel tried to explain.

"More? What is it?" Taylor's voice had hushed down some.

"The wedding is tomorrow"

Silence. At first Rydel didn't know if her friend was still on the phone.

"OH MY GOD TOMORROW?!" Taylor finally seemed to have understood.

"Yes tomorrow" Rydel couldn't stop smiling. "He's been planning the whole thing behind my back. He wanted it to be a surprise"

"You officially have the best boyfriend ever" Taylor gushed into the phone. "Oh Delly I am so happy for you!"

"Thanks Taylor" Rydel smiled, pacing her room. "There is actually one more thing I wanted to ask you"

She heard Taylor shift on the other side of the phone. "Sure! What is it?"

Rydel took a deep breath. "I was wondering if you would do me the honour of being my Maid of Honour tomorrow. I can't think of anyone else I would rather stand next to me when I marry my best friend."

Silence again. She waited impatiently for her answer. Finally Taylor spoke.

"Rydel are you serious?" her voice was almost a whisper now, soft and sincere.

"Yea I am" Rydel smiled.

"Wow" she barely heard her response. "Of course I will be your Maid of Honour Rydel!"

She let out a sigh of relief. "You don't know how much that means to me" she said.

"I wouldn't miss this for anything" Taylor replied. "After what you have been through this past year Rydel, you deserve the world. This is the least I can do"

It meant so much to her, knowing that she had so much support from her friends.

"Don't worry about your dress" Rydel added, "My mom is making it!"

"She is?" Taylor replied, excitement in her voice. "I love when your mom makes clothes!"

Ever since they were little, Taylor and Rydel loved putting on fashion shows. They would use Rydel's brothers as their judges, and wear dresses that her mom had made. Now Rydel was getting married, in a dress her mom had made.

"I'm still so amazed that this is happening" Taylor gushed. "Im so happy for you"

"I'm so happy that you're going to be doing this with me" Rydel told her best friend.

"I guess I will see you tomorrow then" Taylor told her.

"I guess so" Rydel smiled. "Thank you again Taylor"

"Anything for you" her best friend ended the phone call.

Rydel sat on her bed for a few more minutes, smiling at nothing. The realization that tomorrow, she would be the new Mr. Ellington Ratliff was enough to send her heart fluttering through the roof.

When she gained her confidence, she stood up and returned to the wedding planning going on in her kitchen.

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Hello again!! How are you all?? Its been way too long!

I have to apologize for my lack of activity, I've been doing a lot this month, and I'm shocked to find out it will be August in less than a week.

On top of that, I've had some personal issues I've been fighting through.

But here is my (boring) comeback chapter! This had to be included, and I'm sorry that its pretty boring!

This whole book will follow the night before and day of the wedding, ending with something shocking (and heartbreaking) that occurs at the reception. Any guesses?

I'm hoping to post every few days now, and if I don't do that then please yell at me and command me to write more! It might be the only way to motivate me ;)

As always, comment and let me know what you wish to see in the upcoming chapters! I love hearing your suggestions!

I love you all!!

Natalie xxxxx