Aro's Mate

Chapter Eleven

I haven't seen Aro much the last two days. Ever since the day I planned my birthday with the other women he has been really busy, I miss him. Today I am trying on wedding dresses, it didn't hit me that I'm actually getting married until Athenadora woke me up this morning telling me I have to try on wedding dresses. I passed Aro in the hall on the way to being measured, he simply gave me a kiss on the forehead and kept walking. He looked stressed but still, I miss him.

"Are you ready, Amelia?" Athenadora says and I nod. She opens the door to a room I hadn't been in before. I walk in and see dozens of wedding dresses lining the room and a small pedestal with mirrors around it. It was a whole wedding dress room.

"Wait has this always been here?" I look around in awe and in confusion. Then Didyme comes in and she laughs.

"No silly, we had this all brought here for you, as well as her!" Didyme says just as a women walks in, she has a tape measure around her neck so I'm assuming she's who will be measuring me and helping me with the dresses.

"She owns the best bridal shop in the city, only the best for you, Aro requested it!" Didyme says and the woman smiles at me. She grabs my hand and pulls me to the pedestal and starts measuring me and then she says something Italian. I look at Didyme and Athenadora, lost at what she's saying.

"Oh she's asking what style you want, sorry she only speaks Italian. But we will translate for you!" I sigh because this will be an annoying process but then I get to thinking. This isn't something I thought id have to think about for a while but here I am. I try to picture the wedding pictures I've seen and what types of dresses I think I like.

"I think I like the ballgown style, and maybe something with lace and flowers?" I say and Athenadora translates to the woman. She nods and starts looking through the dresses.

"Wait, where is Chelsea? I want her here for this." I frown and look at them and they frown too.

"Sorry, since she is a part of the guard she can't always just hang out and do whatever she wants, she is helping the kings deal with some stuff going on right now, just some vampires breaking a big rule. Nothing you need to worry about though!" Didyme sounds genuine so I decide to not question it, trusting that this won't ruin any of next week's plans.

The woman then appears with three different dresses for me to try on and then says something again.

"She says these are the only three in the style you want that she has here, but if none of them satisfy you she will go to her shop and get more options." I nod and grab the first dress.

"So where am I changing?" I ask.

"No" the woman says and motions for me to undress.

"It is a very expensive dress, she has to help you get it on, we can leave if you want" athenadora says.

"Oh no that's fine." I say and hesitantly get down to my undergarments. I put the slip on that goes underneath the dress and then get the dress on. It is sleeveless with a flowery lace chest, it flows down past my hips in a ballgown style with a bit of glitter sparkling on the mesh over the silk. I look at myself in the mirror and smile, I look beautiful but I'm not sure it's the one.

I try on the second dress and it is not me at all so I go for the third. I instantly blush at the sight of myself in this dress. It's perfect. It is long sleeve but the sleeves are flowery lace so it isn't hot, the chest is mesh with fake diamonds diagonal across it and it ties like a corset in the back. It falls in a ballgown style and there are embroidered flowers on the softest silk I have ever felt.

"This one." I say and my eyes start tearing up.

"I can't believe this is actually happening." The lady then quickly starts to change me out of the dress.