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

Chapter 26

I wake up the next morning & immediately look at my hand. I see my wedding band shining back at me. 'It wasn't a dream' I think to myself. I roll over & snuggle into my super sexy husband. He wraps me in his arms,
"Good morning, Mrs Knight," he mumbles sleepily into my hair.
"Mmmm, morning, Mr Knight," I reply with head resting on his chest.
We doze back off, wrapped in each other's arms. I don't know how long we've been there, but I'm awoken by the sound of voices coming from downstairs.
"Sssshhhh, be quiet!"
"I am being quiet"
I nudge Jordan.
"What the bloody hell is going on down there?" I ask him
"How am I supposed to know, I've just woke up!"
We lie there listening to whatever is happening downstairs, wondering what they're all up to. Then there's an almighty crash....
"For fuck sake, Donnie!! You're supposed to be being quiet!!!" We hear Jon shout.
"Hey, this wasn't my idea!" Donnie shouts back
We can hear them bickering over something.
"Ok, that's enough!," I hear my mum scold "this was supposed to be a nice surprise for them. That's not happening now is it?!"

As we lie there, laughing at them being told off. My phone lights up with a text. It's off Tarryn, I read it to Jordan.
"I'm guessing you two are awake, sorry for waking you. When you finally decide to prize yourselves apart for five minutes, please come down & join us. Love you both xxx"
"I suppose we best get ourselves in the shower then," he says with a cheeky wink
"J, we don't have time for that now! Quick shower & then we best go down & see what chaos awaits us!"
"Not even if we're quick?!"
"J, behave.....my parents & most likely yours are downstairs!"
"Ok, you win!!"

Within half an hour of the text, we're showered dressed & downstairs.
We walk into the kitchen to find it all tidy & no signs of the chaos we heard. We look at each other, puzzled. As we walk towards the patio, we see everyone out there. Our large outdoor dining table set with the most amazing looking brunch, champagne buckets are on the table, all containing a bottle of Moët. Even though the initial surprise was spoilt by the noise, we both were surprised by it all.
We sit on the patio, surrounded by our family & friends, chatting, eating & looking at photos that they all took yesterday.

The talk then turns to our honeymoon. I still have no idea where we're going. Jordan has kept it very quiet.
'So, J, where are you taking your beautiful wife on honeymoon?' Jon asks
'It'll all be revealed soon, just waiting for the right time.' He grins, looking at his watch & winking at his brother.
'What's going on? How come Jon knows & I don't?!' I say, pretending to be cross with him.
'All will be revealed, shortly, my love'

Within minutes of this conversation, Jordan's phone rings. He walks off towards the house to answer it, which is unusual for him. I start to panic. I watch him as he talks, he looks relaxed. As I'm watching him, he turns to face me. Our eyes lock & he beckons me over to him. Nervously, I get up & go to meet him in the kitchen. He hands me his phone, it's then I see he is FaceTiming with my family in Australia. I can't hold the phone, I'm shaking and crying.
"Don't cry, Vic," my cousin, Clare says, "I can't wait to see you!"
I can't talk, I'm crying too much. Jordan confirms that he's taking me to see my family in Australia for our honeymoon. I manage to stop crying enough to thank him & have a quick conversation with my family, promising I'll call them back when I've pulled myself together.
I'm about to go back outside to tell everyone, when Jordan grabs me by the waist.
"Hey, c'mere you."
He pulls me into him, wrapping me in his arms. I snake my arms around his neck, gazing into his beautiful eyes. I reach up to kiss him, just as I do so, his phone rings again.
"You'd better answer this one," he says handing me the phone.
I don't recognise the number, "Hello?"
"Hey, Vic," a familiar voice says "Congrats on getting married & finally getting your man!"
I can feel myself starting to cry again.
"Oh my god, Keith! Thank you. How are you?" I sob down the phone to my oldest & bestest friend.
"We're all good, Esme can't wait to see you in a few days"
"What?!"
"Yeah, has Jordan not told you yet?!"
"No, I'm guessing this is why he gave me the phone."
I look at him, I've got happy tears rolling down my cheeks. He smiles back at me, then hands me a tissue to dry my tears.
"Vic, you still there?!"
"Err, yeah."
"Good, I've got a very excited girl next to me wanting to speak to her god mummy."
I burst into tears at the sound of her voice, she is telling me how excited she is that we're going over, what we're going to do & that there's another big surprise waiting for me. The phone call ends, I turn to face my husband. I'm speechless, he holds me tight, as I sob happy tears into his chest.
I lift my head up & look at him, I open my mouth to speak, he puts his finger to my lips, "Ssshhhh, there's no need to say anything."
Once I calm down, I look up at Jordan
"J, thank you so much. This is amazing, I can't believe you've organised all this. When do we leave?"
"You don't need to thank me my love, I know how much you wanted them all here. We leave tomorrow. We can travel to the airport with your parents & Tarryn"
"Tomorrow?!" I scream "but, J, I've not packed or got anything sorted, we can't go tomorrow!"
"Don't worry about packing, you've got three amazing girls out there who've sorted it all for you." He replies "now, shall we go back out & tell everyone?"
We go back outside, our arms around each other's waists. My mum looks up & can see I've been crying.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, mum. I'm the happiest woman in the world right now.' I can feel myself starting to cry again, "I've just been on the phone to Australia, that's where we're going on honeymoon."
My mum starts to cry, my dad thanks Jordan. After some emotional hugs, I find my girls.
"How the hell did you keep that a secret?!" I ask them.
"Easy," Taz says "he didn't actually tell us where you were going, he just asked us to pack for you & it was going to be hot"
"Oh shit, what hell have you packed?!" I look at Taz & Jenny, who start to smile
"Oh fuck, thanks!"
"Don't worry about it, I made sure you've got some proper clothes in there," Barret reassures me.
"Thank you. Do, do you guys have any idea what this other surprise is once we're there?"
They look confused & shake their heads. My brain now starts going into overdrive, what the hell has he planned?
All too soon, it's time for everyone to leave. Tarryn goes inside to pack, leaving Jordan and I sat on the patio, looking out at the garden. We're wrapped in each other's arms, not speaking, both content in each other's company. I'm not sure how long we were sat there, I start to feel chilly. As I snuggle in closer, Jordan kisses the top of my head,
"Shall we go inside?" He whispers
"That sounds good to me." I murmur.