Nobody's Fool

Wedding Bells

***Meme’s POV***

Anna asked me later why I gave in so rapidly, she told me I could have had Jonathan’s parents groveling at my feet for a long time if I had just waited.  I told her that I didn’t need anyone sycophantic toward me, especially not soon to be family.   Also, I could see the love she had for Jonathan and hoped that one day she would look at me the same way.  I knew it would be a process and not happen overnight, she still doesn’t completely trust my motives, but in time she will see that I have real feelings for Jonathan.  I’m not ready to tell him that I love him yet, although I do.  I am amazed at how quickly these feelings have developed for me; he has told me that he loves me several times. 

It’s time for my first prenatal visit and the entire family went along for it.  I was grateful to have the time in the morning, so there wasn’t anyone else in the waiting room with us.  The nurse only let 2 others besides Jonathan in with me, so I asked his mom and Anna to come along.  He was able to give me some meds to help with my morning sickness and prenatal vitamins.  We went out to lunch afterward and talked about who would be going into the room on my next visit since they would be doing the first ultrasound.  I said that they have a room big enough for everyone setup with a big screen TV so they all could be see the baby at the same time.  The Dr. confirmed that I was just around 3 weeks along and my next appointment was set up at 8 weeks, so we should be able to hear the heartbeat.  The Dr. also said that we could possibly tell if there was more than one, especially if we hear an echo or they see another raspberry, (how big the doc said the baby would be), then we will know if I’m having twins or more.  When he said that I told Jonathan if there are more than 2 babies inside me, he is getting fixed, no ifs, ands, or buts.  His mom laughed at his look of fear at the thought of a vasectomy, but she agreed saying 3 would be enough for us.  One for her to hold, one for Grandpa to hold, and the last one we could have to hold as long as we traded off regularly with them.  I am just hoping for one baby to show up, but I won’t be to upset if there is a second as long as they don’t hide out the entire time behind their sibling.

We had gone back to the dress shop and I found one that along with Spandex holding in my tummy looked fairly good on me, with only minor alterations.  Jonathan had given my brother a ticket to fly in on Friday night and had him set up in the guest room of his house for the next week.  That way they could all get fitted for their tuxedos while the ladies found the perfect dresses to wear and my dress was being modified.  Luckily, they would have it completed in less than a week and set my final fitting on the Thursday next.  Jonathan booked us a honeymoon suite in one of Vegas’ many hotels for after our wedding, which was going to be at 1pm on Saturday.  His entire production company was gearing up to video the entire thing, but Jonathan promised we would have a second bigger wedding once the baby was born and I was ready, happy with myself body wise. 

My brother and I talked the night before the wedding, and he told me he had heard Jonathan bragging about making it, so I had to marry him by not using protection, when he got drunk at his Bachelor party.  This wasn’t news to me, I knew that he had a few condoms with him, but didn’t pull them out to use that night.  I don’t think it was a conscious act on his part the first time, although the next 5 times he had plenty of chances to wrap himself and when he didn’t I knew what he was hoping for.  He, kind of, talks in his sleep as well and I think in his dream he was laying his ‘master’ out for Drew or JD.   I can’t be mad since by the time my mandatory no-pregnancy period was complete I would be the same age as my grandmother when she started going through menopause.  I was glad to be under 40 as I entered motherhood.  So, I know Jonathan was hoping for us to get pregnant, but he wasn’t expecting it to happen from one night.  He honestly thought I would have my surgery and we would find out a few weeks or months later if his desire to have a child with me had come to fruition.  I’m truly thankful they asked about the possibility of pregnancy before the surgery and wanted me to wait because it could have been so dangerous for the baby and me if they had let me go through with it. 

Today is my wedding day and the girls are helping me get into my Spanx and corset to help pull everything in to smooth the look of my dress over my lumpy body.  The hairdresser and make-up artist worked on all of us starting at like 7am.  My brother walked me down the aisle to my groom in a kilt, a dress kilt, but still, I am praying he has something underneath, so he doesn’t flash everyone his junk if the wind kicks up.  The look on his face as I walk toward him is something I never thought I would see in my lifetime – pure love – the kind a man feels for his woman.  Adoration shown from his eyes as I was handed off to him by my brother with a warning, “Treat her right, or I’ll get my shotgun and hunt you down.”  Others laughed it off, but Jonathan could tell my big brother meant every word, so he said solemnly, “I promise to love her every day of my life and beyond!” as he took my hand in his.  There in front of an Elvis impersonator we said our “I dos” and exchanged rings along with our first kiss as man and wife.  Luckily, Jonathan had been warned by multiple people not to pick me up or he would have carried me out of the chapel as soon as we were declared Mr. and Mrs. S. 

Hours later, at the reception, he was steadily getting drunker and drunker until JD finally cut him off and he almost tripped on me while we were doing our first dance as a married couple.  The fact that he had to imbibe so much liquor didn’t help my flagging self-esteem because I couldn’t help wondering why he felt the need to be sloshed on our wedding night.  Finally, the cake was cut, toasts were made, dances were completed, and when I tossed the bouquet Anna caught it causing JD to drop to one knee and pull out the ring I knew he got a month before with Linda and my help.  She was crying as she said “YES!” after he proposed to her.  Heck, all of us were happy to see their love story move to the next phase.  Jonathan and I made our way up to the Bridal suite and he dropped me on the bed before face-planting down next to me after he carried me inside.  Within a minute, I could hear him snoring and was pissed as I got up to call for help getting me out of all the contraptions they put me in to fit in the dress.  Linda and Mrs. S. came up to help me in the bathroom and Mrs. S. apologized for her son’s behavior before they left the suite so I could take a shower.  Fuming internally, I began cleaning my hair when the light in the bathroom went out.