A Wedding Tale

Chapter 23: Farewell Hermione

     I heard the pipe from the backdrop hit the ground and I slowly opened my eyes to make sure no one could see me. I quickly stood up and ran offstage before they released the backdrop from the fly rail. The affect was beautiful. It looked as if Callie Ann was pulling the backdrop down and she wrapped it around Jonatan's shoulders.

     When I came offstage, Everly gave me a big hug. "So how's it feel that you just finished your final trial?" she joked.

     "I'm just glad that Jonatan's leg never hit me."

     I watched as Jonatan and Callie Ann came offstage. Jonatan ran up to me and wrapped me in the biggest hug. "It was perfect!" he kissed me.

     Shit.

     We realized that Callie Ann, Everly, Mrs. Scarlett, and others were watching us.

     "Umm- what was that?" Everly's eyes widened.

     "Nothing."

     "It was just spontaneous," Jonatan blushed.

     "Mmhmm..." Callie Ann sighed. "Hey, Everly, can you come help me change?"

     "Sure," they walked up to the dressing room.

    "Shit," Jonatan cursed under his breath.

     "Follow me," I whispered so no one could hear and he followed me up to my dressing room.

     "I'm so sorry," he said after he shut the door. Before he could say anything, I kissed him passionately. He picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He carried me over to the bed before throwing me down. "Wait!" he broke it off. "We really need to talk about this. I want to be more than just a thing. I want us to be boyfriend and girlfriend."

     "I do too."

     "Then why don't we? Jude can get over his shit and we can be together."

     "I know. I want to be your girlfriend, but everything is just insane. At least everything will calm down a little after the wedding."

     "I can help you through the crazy times. I can be there for you. You don't have to worry about not spending enough time with me. I just want to be there for you and have our relationship out in the open."

     "I do too. I want it to be official."

     "Okay," he took a deep breath. "Then, Marilyn, will you be my official girlfriend," he smirked.

     I nodded.

     He kissed me quickly, before he had to excuse himself to go change.

     After he left, I grabbed my trial dress and made my way downstairs for Mrs. DeMette to take off my wig. Once I was downstairs, Alexys was taking the blue ribbon out of Callie Ann's hair. As she gently removed the ribbon, Mrs. DeMette changed my wig. She gently pulled the spirit gum off of my forehead and unpinned the wig. She then removed it the heavy object from my head.

     "Everyone loves it!" my mother squealed as she threw herself in the door way.

     "How could they not?" Mrs. DeMette joked.

     "Act 2 is about to start. Good luck!" my mother kissed my forehead before going back into the light booth to watch.

     As Act 2 began, Jonatan, Callie Ann, and I talked went and sat in the green room as the Bohemian scene played.

     "So, what the hell is going on with you?" Callie Ann whispered to us in private. "You say you're not together, but obviously you two are together, and-" she continued to rattle on.