Scandalous Wedding

Chapter 4

"Nimmy!", Sangavi marched into her cabin with Nimmy hot on her trail. She was furious. Fuming, to be exact.

"how dare he kiss me?" she yelled throwing her handbag on the couch and plopping down on it.

"He kissed you?" Kaya's surprised voice echoed behind her, as she entered the cabin to join the duo. "By the way, who is 'he'?" her face morphed into a cute confused expression.

Sangavi rolled her eyes and groaned out loud. She heard Nimmy whisper her arch-enemies name to Kaya which snapped her head into their direction.

"Don't say his name in front of me", she yelled at the two women who were staring at her with wide eyes.

"What happened Sang?" Kaya asked seriously,

"We were talking about er... our sleeping arrangements after our wedding. We almost came to a conclusion that we will be sleeping together but somehow the conversation changed course and he ordered me to stay monogamous where as he could have an affair with anyone he wants. How dare he? What the hell does he think of himself?"She was yelling at the top of her lungs now. Sangavi was confused and hurt. To say she didn't enjoy the toe curling kiss would be a lie.in fact she loved it although she didn't respond. His lips felt nice against hers but she will never admit that to him. But what pissed of her off was the fact that he didn't ask for permission and didn't stop when she refused which showed how heartless he is.

"Sang", Kaya sighed sympathetically, "We knew how Elijah is from the beginning. It would have been shocking if he wasn't an ass to you. Then why are you so pissed off? Please tell me you didn't imagine romance and love when you went to meet him",

"I didn't. I thought we could be civil like business partners",

"The only difference is, you are not", added Nimmy with a shrug. "You are a sexy woman Sangavi. Accept it. And he is hot. s****l tension is the most obvious thing in your relationship amongst all the complications", she said.

Sangavi sighed and covered her face with her palms. "This isn't how I imagined my wedding. This is not what I planned for my life. And this is definitely not what I deserve", she cried out loud.

"I know sweety", Kaya rushed to her side and Nimmy followed suit. They enveloped their friend in a group hug, as she wailed her pain out with grunts and growls.

****

After an hour of cussing and cursing Elijah McCoy, her two friends left her alone to her work. Sangavi was feeling a little better and was consumed into her work when her secretary phoned her.

"Maam, Mrs McCoy, is here", said the voice from the other side of the call.

***

"Please come in Mrs. McCoy", Sangavi said as she pulled the door open and ushered the petite woman in. She closed the door and shut the blinds off. She quickly sent a text to her secretary to not let anyone in for atleast a couple of hours.

"It's nice to meet you. Please take a seat", she said motioning towards the chair infront of hers.

"Call me Sharon", said her clipped voice. And she sat down with a grace which she only saw in another woman and that is her mother. Maybe I should start attending the tea parties more. Maybe there are other women too, with the same grace?!

"So, how was your day, Sharon?" she asked with a smile on her face as she sat down. Her smile did no effect on her. Sharon McCoy leveled her with a look she recognized very well. Business, she was here for business.

"I am here to see how far you've organized the wedding", her clipped town set her stomach down.

"Sure. Eli told me you wanted to meet me", she said taking the cordless to dial Nimmy,

"Eli?" Sharon's eyes narrowed dangerously, "You call him Eli?"

Sang was taken back at the accusing tone. She gathered her guts quickly and answered, "Yes. He asked me to", her eyes staring into similar chocolate brown eyes.

"Hmm... did he?" she regarded her with calculative eyes which didn't miss Sangavi. She quickly dialed for Nimmy and as the faithful assistant she was, Nimmy arrived at her cabin within no time.

Sangavi was relieved to have a person on her side, during this meeting. But she wondered how far these two could stand against that woman.

***

"So, the wedding dress is designed by Kaya Malhotra, Sangavi's partner-", Nimmy was quickly interrupted by Sharon, quiet rudely.

"Who is she? I've never heard of her", Sharon said with a frown,

"She is the Scarlet girl", Sangavi said defensively, "You might have heard of the label. She wanted to stay anonymous so she named her label as the Scarlet Girl",

"A girl who can't handle a little publicity and hides behind a pseudo name? Hm... I did hear about her", Sharon's ruthless words stunned both of them. Never have they heard anyone regard their friend's talent like this. Everyone wanted to know the real identity of the scarlet girl but they also adored her for the modest and down to earth nature, as she was not the infamous attention seeker. But this woman changed the entire game, with a single comment.

Sangavi and Nimmy were speechless. "Stop staring like fish and show me the dress. It's my only son's first wedding. I don't want his bride to look like bridezilla", she snapped.

Nimmy got up from her seat and rushed off like the chair she was sitting on caught fire. Sangavi stared at her future mother in law with concentration, trying to understand where she was coming from. To know what the reason behind her animosity was.

"Have you tried the dress yet?" she asked sharply breaking Sangavi's stare.

"It just arrived today so-", she was interrupted

"So, the fitting isn't done yet?" Sharon asked angrily,

"Kaya is my best friend, she knows my measurements very well. I am sure the dress will fit but anyway-",

"That doesn't mean you will try the dress only on your wedding day. Come on, use your brain girl", she scolded her and shook her head as if she was dealing with a stubborn child.

Don't know from where, a smile crossed Sangavi's features. Amidst her mother in law's frustrations, she caught a glimpse of eighteen year old Elijah in Sharon. She could still remember her days from school, where she would often find him scolding his partner for some or the other thing.

He would have the same annoyed expression on his face like Sharon had right now and would shake his head in annoyance.

"What are you smiling at?" Sharon snapped, which again reminded her of Elijah. He once snapped at her too, for staring too long and that too in the same way.

"Elijah is so much like you", she gushed. It was cute how Elijah was so much like his mother. She could picture the baby Elijah and Sharon posing for family pictures with similar expressions.

"Is that an insult?" she asked.

"No no no", Sangavi denied quickly with a smile. "Honestly, Elijah is just like you. At least as much as I remember from our days in high school. He would snap at his lab partners, just like you did right now. The same expression and the same exact words. I still remember the day I was the last one in the class with no lab partner. It was in the beginning days at the academy. I was paired with Elijah and another girl. I had no clue what the teacher was teaching and all of a sudden, Eli was pulling me away from fire. I didn't even realize I set fire in the chemistry lab, he kind of saved me. But before I could thank him, he yelled at me 'Use your brain girl! You don't mix water into the concentrated acid. You mix acid to water. There's a difference'. I was so embarrassed, I ran away from the class and hid in the bathroom for the whole day" , Sangavi said with a far off look.

There was silence from Sharon and Sangavi was too lost in her lane of memories to care about the woman.

Nimmy's arrival with her wedding dress shook her from the memory. She stole a glance towards her mother in law and she looked... timid.

As the wrapper unwrapped from the box, Nimmy towed in, a beautiful white lining poured out. It felt like the dress was an endless cloud of cotton as it came out of the box. Sang urged to reach out and run her hands through the fabric, but she resisted.

Two girls walked in and set the dress slowly onto a mannequin which was in her cabin. When the dress was all presented, it stole her breath away. It was like a dream. The perfect dress she ever dreamed of. The white gown had beads lining the mermaid cut, which would hug her curves and flow down from her knees. The neckline was modest but would definitely accentuate her perky breasts. Silky white sleeves covered her hands and the veil..., it looked so beautiful, she had no words.

"I guess you approve of it", Sharon's voice caught her attention and she shifted her gaze towards the older woman.

"This is it" Sangavi said as if in a trance and walked towards the mannequin in a trance.

"Come on maam, try it out. Kaya maam would be so excited to see you, I just called her", one of the two girls said clapping her hands excitedly.

"Sure", Sangavi said with a huge smile and turned towards her mother in law with expectant eyes.

Sharon sighed, "It's passable", she said and Sangavi beamed. She knew it was the highest compliment Sharon was capable of, so she considered it an improvement.

After trying the dress and discussing about other wedding arrangements, which mostly included Sharon scolding and insulting Sangavi and her ideas. By dusk they were done and Sharon went on her way, content with most of her plans.

Sangavi wasn't on cloud nine with the day's events but she wasn't depressed either. She just kept repeating it to herself, that she was born for a purpose. A purpose to put an end to this feud, and cold war. It sounded so shallow to her in the beginning to her own eyes, but after a while it provided her the solace which she was looking for.

She felt content.

****

"... and lastly a dinner meeting with the Kun Lee's. You will be discussing the merger of your companies, but nothing official, it's just a casual 'get to know you' dinner", Kevin finished briefing Elijah about his engagements for the next day.

"Do one thing Kevin", Elijah paused contemplating whether or not to go with the change of mind he just had. "Postpone all the meetings for fifteen days, until I come back from my honeymoon", he said scratching his whiskered jaw, which was inneed of an immediate shave.

"But sir, there are a few meetings which can't be ignored", Kevin voiced out in his usual polite voice.

"Mr. West will attend in place of me, as the general manager of the company. And if my presence is completely necessary then my dad will take my place. Afterall he is the elder McCoy", he said and got up from his chair, calling it an end.

"Good night Mr. McCoy", Kevin said holding door open for Eli. He nodded his head and walked out. As he passed Kevin, Sangavi's words echoed through his head, 'You never said thanks and sorry'. And don't know what came over him but he mumbled a 'Good night', to Kevin who looked taken back.

Elijah stepped into the waiting car outside the building and closed his eyes, leaning his head back. He was woken up when the driver mentioned him that his apartment arrived. He didn't even realize how tired he was until he stepped foot into his empty apartment.

He made his way towards his bedroom, discarding his clothes one by one. First came off his tie, followed by his suit and shirt. He pulled his belt off and discarded his pants and socks. With nothing but his boxers on, he jumped into his bed and sighed in exhaustion.

****

Sangavi was blushing, wearing nothing but a silk robe as she sat on his bed. Elijah closed the distance between them and kissed her fully on her mouth, tipping her chin back to have better access. His tongue wandered to every corner of her mouth and explored every inch of it.

"You taste so good", he whispered hoarsely, which made her blush even more.

He couldn't take it anymore and pushed her back onto the bed and straddling her He locked her hands above her head with one hand, while his other hand roamed all over her body. He cupped her perky breasts which fit his palm perfectly and squeezed them, earning a moan from her.

The sound of pleasure sent shivers down his spine, he had to take her. Now. He untied the robe and threw it away, and pulled his boxers down. Her eyes closed in sheer pleasure as his lips trailed down, leaving wet hot kisses all over her neck, shoulder and breasts.

He wanted to pleasure her first, but that changed the moment she let another throaty moan out loud. He quickly pulled her up by her waist and positioned himself at her entrance.

His eyes locked with hers and a small smile graced her lips as encouragement. There were a thousand unspoken words in her eyes. Trust, Admiration and something which he couldn't place. He almost plunged into her when, "I love you", she whispered.

That woke him up from his dream, as if a bucket of ice cold water was poured onto him. He looked to his either sides, to see that he was still in his bedroom, naked and sweaty.

A growl escaped his lips and he threw the bed side lamp onto the wall where it crashed to pieces. He couldn't believe he just had a wet dream. What was he? – A teenager?

He quickly walked to out of his room to catch some breakfast, still in his full naked glory when he heard a gasp.

He quickly turned around and a slow smirk crossed his lips as he saw who it was.