"I'll take it." i said, the store keeper smiled and went back to get it ready for trial.
"Audrey!" Amy called
"What?!"
"I bet that dress is stupidly expensive, you would spend so much just for a...fake wedding?" she whispered the last part.
"The wedding itself is real, the marriage is not. And besides, i might not get to have a wedding ever again, so i might as well have fun with this."
The store keeper returned and i was ready to try it out, i went into the dressing room to put it on and when i came out three minutes later, the expression on Amy's face satisfied my curiosity. I walked slowly to climb the podium and stand in front of the mirror to confirm.
"Oh my world, you look like a super model." the store keeper said, i smiled widely because she was right. The dress had a fitted silhouette that hugged my body from the chest down to my mid-thigh where the skirt flares out into a dramatic mermaid tail that covered my feet..It had a tiny strap hand, it was indeed perfect.
"I have a piece of jewelry that would go with this dress." the store keeper said.
"Really? Well, show me."
Amy gave me a look but it ignored her, i returned to the dressing room and took off the dress. When i came out, amy was already gushing over the set of pearls in front of her;
"They're beautiful Dre, trust me i'm going to steal them after your wedding." i went ahead to look at the piece, it was indeed beautiful.
Picking a dress for my supposed wedding was done, it was a good thing i still had money of my own. Amy and i decided to head home, i was starving anyway, getting home,
"You have called the attorney right? And i'm allowed to visit, ain't i?" Amy asked as we sat and waited for lunch to be served.
"Yes i have and of course, my life is not frozen just because i'm going to be married to 'Mason Sullivan'. You and Ryan are my only family, yes you can visit anytime."
"Good." she held my hand and looked at me. "Promise me you will be fine."
"I will be fine. And if i'm not, you're one phone call away." she chuckled and i laughed.
At night, i laid on my bed staring into space, Heather had packed up my belongings, i wondered if things would be different if my parents were alive. Would i still feel this way? Empty, alone, broken? It was easy to put all the blame on Enzo but i was the major cause if their death. For what? For a man that never even loved me from the start, yet he convinced me to go with him to canada, he promised to love and cherish me, he promised he would never leave. He promised we were going to build a life together, i was going to have his kids and we would grow old together.
I guess i was so stupid to believe his lies, I believed his promises and that cost me my parents....
"I will never let it happen again. No man will be able to hurt me ever again, i will not fall for those lies anymore." i said to myself. Turning to the side, tomorrow was going to be a busy day, so i closed my eyes to get some sleep.
Early the next morning, Heather and Amy were in my room, they came to dress me up and get me ready for the court. After they were done with the works on my face, body and hair, i walked to take a look at myself in the mirror. A half-up, half-down hairdo with loose waves paired perfectly with this silhouette, i didn't need the veil, so heather kept that aside. I took a deep breath and exhaled through my mouth, then amy and i proceeded out to the waiting black rolls-royce bentley mason sent over to take us.
We arrived at the court, Mason was already waiting, he saw me, his eyes raked up and down my body as he smiled and offered a hand, i took it. Amy who was holding the necessary documents needed followed and so did his personal assistant and driver, Brian. We walked into the registry, my attorney was already present and so was a man who seemed to be in his thirties. Now the acting began and so did the proceedings. Getting to the part where he was to kiss me, his left hand went around my waist and slowly pulled me towards him, his right hand cupped my face. I could feel the adrenaline rushing through my veins, there was a chill down my spine and when his lips touched mine, my head spun.
'What is this? Why does his touch affect me this way? It's probably because it's been a long time since i was this close to a man.' the applauds from the people in the room interrupted my thoughts.
He released me and we smiled at them, mine was forced, i was uncomfortable with his hand still at the small of my back. There was a strong urge to yank it away, i endured the torturous feeling because we were yet to get out of these people watching us like a hawk.
Finally, we were done, i stepped aside to see Mr George;
"I will bring the documents to you after your honeymoon." he smiled
"No, i can come over to sign them tomorrow."
"No miss...i mean, mrs sullivan, you don't have to, i will bring them over to you if you want."
"I want to sign them tomorrow. The company is already suffering because of the delay."
"Of course, see you tomorrow ma'am."
I hugged Amy and we said our goodbyes. then Mason and i got into the waiting car and it drove off to a destination unknown to me.