Madeliene....Saturday...
I hold my stomach as I look in the mirror, taking deep breaths as I try not to throw up.
"Are you getting cold feet?" Carly my cousin asks standing beside me in Donovan's bedroom.
"what?" I whip my head to her. "God no." I shake my head.
"You look like you're about to hurl, you sure?" She asks.
"I'm going to hurl with exictment...or piss myself...I'm not sure...maybe both." I heave a breath as she laughs and carries over the white crown of flowers, I'd bought from one of the vendors at the Ren fair the other day at work. It was a simple little circular band of white flowers that Carly places around the updo of hair that she helped me with. Soft tendrils framing my face, as she pins the band of flowers into my hair.
The dress was simple, but it's white. Off shoulder with short bell sleeves, and a sweetheart shaped neckline, with the long slowing sheer white, over the solid white beneath, and a pair of simple white flat shoes. Donovan and I picked out simple silver rings, mine a delicate thin silver one, while his was thicker.
Max and Carly were our witnesses, and would be the only ones joining us at the courthouse. Donovan insisted, he not see me until I walked into the courthouse, when I'd said we could just drive together. Five minutes until it's time to leave and I can't stop smiling in the mirror.
"I can't believe you're getting married to him." Carly says and I shoot her look.
"Do NOT start now" I warn her and she laughs and shakes her head.
"No, i didnt mean it like that...I just...god, that fucking man loves you like I've never seen anyone love someone...it's been so god damn obvious since her saw you at the party...and I wanted to fucking strangle his neck for going after you...but...you two are sickeningly in love...its crazy." she sighs.
I smile at her. "Apology accepted for trying to piss on my parade at the beginning." I wink at her. She smirks and winks back.
"Only looking out for you." she says.
" I know." I sigh and then look back at the mirror. "Do I look okay?" I ask, and then look back to her and she smiles.
"yeah Madeliene...you look perfect." she says softly and walks over and grabs my hand. We both turn and look into the mirror together.
"If that fucker doesnt cry, im totally speaking up and NOT holding my peace" she jokes and I laugh.
"Oh god, you think he'll cry?" I say my voice cracking.
"Um probably, the man has been non stop calling Max all week and running around and-" she stops and clears her throat.
"Anyways, we should get going." she says.
"running around, for what?" I ask and she slips her hand from mine, and looks at the watch she doesnt have on.
"Oh look, we're gonna be late!" she says and spins.
"Car!" I squeak.
She claps her hands."Umm chop chop, let's goooo" she says.
"Car, what arent you telling me!?" I yell as I follow her from the house.
"Nothingggggggggg, do not ask me another single question. " she says. "My lips are sealed!" she says making a zipper motion.
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"This isnt the way to the courthouse Car" I say as we go the exact opposite way on the way on the highway.
"Hush, I know where I'm going." she says as she drives.
"Car, just tell me where-"
"No , nope, uh uh, nope, shut your stinkin mouth. I went a god damn week with this ...and i'll make it another twenty god damn minutes...if you just keep your mouth shut" she says.
"Went a week with what, Car, where are we going?" I ask and she shakes her head.
"To your wedding, now shut up!" she squeaks. I bite my lips together, fighting back a smile and a laugh at seeing her anxious, her fingers drumming along the sides of the steering wheel, her left left bobbing under her dress.
"fucking Donovan" she mutters. I bite back a laugh, and decide to give mercy to my cousin and best friend.
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It's almost dusk when we pull up a long gravel pathway, up a hill and I grab the handle of the door and grip it, my other hand flying to my mouth. I see the top of the large tree first, tears prick my eyes as I see the lights, strands upon strands of light hanging in the swaying willow tree, and then I see more and more of the tree. It's massive, and as we reach the top of the hill, tears immediately spill from my eyes. Beneath is, towering over two other figures, is Donovan Steel Fucking Draper in tux, Max and the officant beside him.
I fucking sob the next second when I see the long white carept, except its not a carpet, its hundred of feet of white rose petals leading to....
"Oh my god!" I nearly scream and choke out a sob, the waterworks flowing in full force as I see a fucking woman standing beside a horse....a white fucking horse.
"Oh my god, oh my god!" I cry hysterically and throw open my door.
"Wait!" Carly squeaks, throwing the car into park and shutting if off, but I'm already grabbing my dress, and running towards the man I'm about to marry.
"Damnit Maddie! Wait!" she calls , but I hear nothing, and my feet carry me over gravel, past the horse, and onto the trail of white roses, my feet and trail of my dress, kicking them up and making them flutter and fly from under my feet.
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Donovan
"whats she doing?" Max asks as we watch my girl run her tiny little legs from the car, past the horse and the woman beside it as she watches in confusion as the bride zooms past her. Carly is throwing her hands in the air and yelling at Madeliene but my girl has already made it half way down the aisle. And I see tears ripping down her gorgeous face , which prompts my own to water, and they water even more as she smiles, laughing and choking on sobs at the same time. She's the most gorgeous fucking thing I've ever seen, not WALKING to me in a dress that has her looking like a literal fucking angel, but RUNNING...she's fucking running her little heart out and I step forward and open my arms as she jumps right into them.
Her arms fly around my neck and I chuckle slightly, kissing the side of her head as she cries hard against my neck.
"i love you, i love you so fucking much Donovan" she sobs and I smile against her head.
"I love you too Madeliene" I say and rub her back and fight the tears in my eyes, kissing her head again.
"You're so fucking beautiful baby" I whisper to her. She cries harder.
"you g-got a h-horse" she sniffles as I gently set her down, and keep my arm around her back as I lift the other to up her face.
"Sure did...which you were supposed to ride down the aisle by the way" I say and she blinks.
"Oh...oh i ruined it!" her brows pinch and looks so sad that she "ruined" the plan.
"You didnt ruin a thing....the vision of you running like a mad woman down the aisle towards me, is a hell of a lot better than the one i'd have had of you on the horse" I say with a smile and swipe her cheek with my thumb and then kiss it. She turns her head and kisses my mouth, and wraps her arms back around me.
"I couldnt wait to get to you" she breathes against my mouth and my heart swells and I grab her perfect face and kiss her harder.
"Think you guys are doing this all backwards." Max says and I lift my hand and give him the finger, as I cup the back up Madeliens head and kiss her over and over.
"what is even going on, do they know how wedding work?" Carly huffs out of breath as she arrives.
"Apparently not" Max says and I just keep kissing my girl till it calms her enough. Pecking her mouth softly, brushing my lips as I slow the kiss and she takes a shaky breath and lifts her eyes to mine.
"i love you" she whispers.
" I love you too...can I marry you now?" I ask with a slight smirk and she nods several times.
"yes, yes please, yes, let's do that" she says and takes my hand and turns towards the officiant.
"I'd like to marry my husband now please" she says to the man who just bites back a laugh and grins and nods as Carly and Max laugh and I look down at the world's most perfect human being, and pray I live forever, so I can look at her for eternity. She's smiling, shifting from foot to foot, swipes her cheeks with her other hand and then turns her head and looks up at me.
"I'm going to marry you so fuckin hard Donovan." she says, using my own words on me and I throw my head back with a laugh and then lean down, cupping her face and crashing my mouth to hers.
"Alright you two, you're supposed to kiss AFTER, not a million times before!" Carly scolds us.