My secret side

Chapter 23

There's one hour left until the wedding. The decorations are all set up and everyone's already here. The tension in the house is so thick you couldn't cut it with a knife. Everyones rushing around getting ready. Terry's in the kitchen finishing the cake and Jared is god-knows-where. I'm sitting in my room, yelling at Fionna because she's not doing my make up right.

"No! It need to be light, not white!" I scream.

"I'm sorry. I'm trying here. Cut me some slack."

"Where's Jared? I need Jared."

"You can have him in an hour."

"NO! I need him now."

"One. Hour."

"Now."

"Will you two shut up?" Amanda yells from the bathroom. She's been doing her hair for the past twenty minutes. Kelsey pops her head in from the other room.

"Yeah" she agrees. "You're giving my headache a headache."

"I'm sorry" I whine. My chin quivers as I try not to cry. "This is so overwhelming and I forget sometimes that you're going through the same thing. I love you guys"

"We love you too." Kelley says. This is the first time she's been in the group.

"Stop moving or you can do this yourself!" Fionna yells.

"Sorry" I fidget with my hands.

Five minutes until the wedding starts and I'm still fighting with the girls.

"Where are my shoes?" I shout.

"Under the bed!" Someone yells from the bathroom. I hobble down on my hands and knees to look under the bed. Angrily, I get up an sigh.

"Can someone get them for me? I can't reach them with my tummy being this big. You know that when I say the word tummy I sound like a five year old? Tummy tummy tummy tum-"

"Sab! Shut up" Emilie yells as she bends down to get my shoes.

"I'm really sorry. Thank you" I slip on my shoes as Rosey runs in the room wearing her adorable green dress.

"It's time!" She exclaims, sounding more excited than I am.

"I can't do this." I start to hyperventilate and sit down on the edge of the bed. "I can't. I hate drawings attention to myself. I can't walk down an isle with people I barely know watching me."

"You'll be fine." Kelsey reassures. Everyone standing in front of me all look so stunning and I look like a fat blob of mascara and bobby pins. "Besides, you know most of the people out there."

"My parents aren't." I start to cry.

"Honey don't cry, you'll ruin your make up." Emilie says as she carefully dabs at my eyes, drying all the tears. Distantly, I start to hear the wedding music. I get up and silently walk out the door.

'You ready?' Connie asks.

'Not even close.'

'You look beautiful.'

'Thanks.'

I stop at the doorway to the patio and gasp. The whole deck is all strung up with lights. There are benches on either side of a home-made isle strung with white roses. The view was simply breath-taking.

I watch as Cherry and Rosey walk down the isle, throwing red rose petals behind them. Fionna is the first one out; she's the maid of honor. Te rest of the girls follow, their blue dresses flowing. Now it's my turn.

I step outside and everyone stands. The music picks up speed as I start to walk. All the men are already lines up next to Jared. He chose Dylan to be the best man. Figures. I mean he is the beta and all.

I hear my heels clicking on the stone as I slowly approach the arch Kerren turned into an alter. Jared is standing below it, with a priest, behind him. You know, I never understood why it needs to be a priest.

Finally I reach the alter. I stand next to Jared, my stomach in my throat. I feel like I'm going to be sick, although I know I'm not. The priest starts reading from his book of wonders, but I tune him out. I'm focused on how handsome Jared looks in his black, form-fitting suit.

'You look...amazing' He says in my head.

'I was just thinking the same about you.'

'You know that dress isn't going to stay in one piece, right?'

'I figured.'

The words spoken next were those of an angel.

"Do you, Jared Caller, take this woman to be your wife?"

"I do." My heart skips a beat when the words slip out of his mouth like honey.

My favorite part so far is that no one questioned the fact that I'm under 18 and I'm getting married. The priest must be one of us.

"And do you, Sabrina Yeller, take this man to be your husband?"

I know what I want to say but the words won't come out. It seems like an hour before they force their way out, but it was only a second or two.

"I do." This is my new favorite part.

A half hour later, everyone was dancing their hearts out. I, on the other hand, couldn't stop staring at the golden band that made its home on my finger. I was now officially married with two kids on the way. I felt old.

"Sabrina, come dance!" Kelsey yelled. I tried to get up, but I just fell back down. "Oh my god are you okay?" She came rushing over.

"I think I'd rather sit down." I said, putting my hand in my forehead.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

A sharp pain came from my stomach and I bent over.

"You're not okay. Where's Jared?" Fionna said as she joined us, concern lacing her voice. I couldn't find the energy to speak; the pain was unbearable. I pointed to the drink bar to see that Jared was already on his way over.

"Sabrina. What's wrong? Why are you in pain?" He asked, sitting down next to me.

Another sharp pain lead to a muffled scream. People were starting to notice our small gathering.

"Sabrina, honey, speak to me!"

Another sharp pain, another muffled scream. Everyone was watching us now. The music got shut off. The only sounds from the crowd was the occasional whisper from a pack member.

"Sabrina!"

Another pain. This was the sharpest. I couldn't muffle my scream this time. Loud and clear, I screamed at the top of my lungs. I clutched my stomach tightly, praying for it to stop.

"Kara!" Jared started yelling out for the doctor. "Kara! Where is she?"

"I'm right here" she said a she pushed her way through.

"Jared" I whimpered. "Please. Make it stop."

Another sharp pain. Another scream. Kara put her ear to my stomach and waited for the next stab of pain. I screamed again. She picked her head up, fear in her eyes.

"Go to the car." She told Jared. "Dylan! Glenn! Get Sabrina to one of the cars. Take her to my office in the Flight for Sight medical center. Go now! I'll meet you there."

"I'm not leaving her. What's happening?" Jared asked.

"Something's wrong with the babies."