On getting there, They all had a smile on their faces as I walked up to them." Sir, since the bride is here shall we commence with marriage?" Miles asked the man I presume to be a priest or a lawyer." Of course, please let the bride and groom come forward." He announced and Cole rolled his wheelchair towards him while I walked next to him.He went ahead and did the norm for a union and asked us to say our vows.Cole held my hand as he gazed into my eyes. " First of all, I want to start by telling you how gorgeous you look in your dress, and use this opportunity to thank you for being a part of my life. I met you when I had given up on everything and your presence not only brought love into my life again but it brought a light in this dark heart of mine, my love. And with every single breath I take my love for you continues to blossom and my heart grows even funder of you, I promise to always stand by you till my last breath." " Cole, you don't realize how much bumping into you at t
PrologueI scanned as the makeup artist applied a nice shade of lipstick on my lips making them look so sumptuous. Though I've been used to applying makeup on my own, well, what can I say, it's my wedding today! So I want to look perfect for my man.Hmmm! I've fantasized about this day for such a long time, Connor and I had come far enough and we were ready to tie the knot, to be together and inseparable for eternity. I couldn't help the smile that had sped up across my face. At this point, I knew the makeup artist would have been so frustrated by all my grins. Through the reflection on the mirror, I notice the doorknob twist as the door opens ajar, revealing my perspiring best friend as she galloped into the room. I whirled my eyes at her, she invariably has to be late for everything. I was glad she made it at least an hour early before my wedding. " Sorry, I had to run a few errands for granny. What's up? Michelle babbled nattily, running her hand through her damp dirty blonde hair
I heard her sniffle, my heart shattered into a million pieces." your father is doing everything in his power to get hold of Connor." Mom said.I whirled my eyes at the mention of my father. Everything happened because of him, he had to show his ugly face at my wedding, ruining with his ill-fortune. I reckoned if mom had walked me down the aisle perhaps Connor and I would have been married by now. " that asshole, I hate him!"" He is your father, Gabby!" I scoffed loudly. " my father, what kind of a father abandoned his family for some cheap whore?" I spat." Gabrielle..." My mom yelled." No mom, answer me. he abandoned us, and here you are acting like none of that happened, feeling remorse for the same man who left you take carter for your child, all alone?"" He's changed now baby, we should learn to forgive and forget." She persuaded.I rolled my eyes, mom is definitely by love. I hate men. " Bye, mom." Without reticence, I hung up th
In a blink of an eye, I saw them walking toward the car while holding each other's hands. Out of curiosity, I sat up and adjusted my scarf and sunshade." Bestie! " Michelle grinned and clasped her face against mine. I forced a smile at her, trying to decipher why she was acting unduly bizarre." Meet Henry." I perked up at the dude, this time I was able to get a good glance at him. Damn! He is way too handsome seeing him at a close range. His bushy hair and beard gave him that sexy-ass look any girl would kill for. Excluding myself because he appeared to be intimate with my best friend. " Hi, Henry!"" Hi, you must be Gabrielle," Henry said stretching out his hand.I reciprocated his handshake and we shook hands slowly. I diverted my eyes to Michelle. We had agreed to not disclose my identity to anyone but it seems someone did the opposite of what we agreed on. I guess she sensed my mood and decided to come forward. " Henry is my fiancee." She grinned at me, flashing her perfect den
I sighed and began making my way to the clothing section, I would need some outfits and shoes. At least I can add some good clothes to my wardrobe. I sauntered at a low pace, my eyes wandering the entire store for my taste. The place wasn't so deserted as I thought it would be, some customers were busy shuffling through some dress hangers while most of them took pictures with the celebrity, Cole Manchester.It has been quite a while since I saw him, we met at a gala affair ten years ago. Dad got invited so he took mom and me along.Cole and I had one thing in broad, our dads were well-recognized businessmen in the city. Although, I was only known for being the molly cuddled child of some wealthy businessman who spends her day shopping, clubbing, and eating at luxurious restaurants went to a highly prestigious school, and became a lawyer under her father's influence. I hated the fact that I was only everything I did, all my hard work always comes down to my father's status in society.
" Is it Michelle?"I swerved immediately, wondering how on earth he knew her name. Though I was popular, however, my best friend wasn't, she invariably finds a way to evade anything that would make her viral, although one time she did go viral but with my name attached to the story as her best friend. " Yeah, her." " She is with some guy, call her and let her know you are with me." I hesitated for a while, but I still grabbed my phone from my purse and dialed her number. " Hey! I will step out for a little while with someone. Don't freak out, it's Cole Manchester. For real. Alright, have fun." I hung up the call and shoved my phone back into my purse, then I wore my scarf and sunglasses back on. " Why are you covering your face, who exactly are you hiding from?" He asked attempting to take my hand into his. I jerked his hand and folded my hands." None of your business," I mumbled and started walking ahead of him. I could feel the gaping scrutiny of people at me as I strode to the
" what do you want from me? I asked nonchalantly. I was starting to get irritated by everything. I find it offensive for him to just appear from nowhere and ruin my plans for the day just so I could follow him around. He was trying to rub off his attainments in my face." You should take a chill pill, Gab. I have not kidnapped you." He muttered throwing on another shirt while peeking at me. I rolled my eyes at him and went to sit on the couch in the corner of the room.He walked over to me and sat beside me. K could feel the fervor exuding from his body. " would you like anything to drink?"" No. I replied blatantly and folded my arms under my breasts. Please can you go ahead and tell me whatever reason you have brought me here, I still have things to do." He shrugged and tugged closer to me. " you mean shopping right? You don't have to worry about it, I will have that taken care of."" I don't need your help." I countered." Urgh! Why do you have to be so difficult?" Did he whine?"
At this point, I don't think whatever happened to my love life matters to me as long as I can help Gabrielle get her life back on track again. Right now she doesn't know how important and special her life is, she only thinks of the many ways in which life has failed her. Meanwhile, I yearn to be given a little more time in life. All my life I have worked so hard to achieve everything that I have today but of what use is it for me when I can't enjoy it?I have always idolized Gabrielle Foster since we were kids I had a big crush on her back then in middle school, not thinking of our age difference. She might not be aware of my feelings for her and I want it to be that way, what good will it be if I come into her life and varnish just like others had done to her?When the news came to me about Gabrielle's broken relationship, I felt for her immensely. She wasn't just any type of girl, Gab was an independent woman, she worked so hard and tried to make a name for herself even when society