CHAPTER 1

A mega smile pulls on my lips when I picture dad and mom walking me down the aisle in my splashy gown, Matt impatiently waiting for me at the altar and the guests whipping their heads towards me, wowed by the bride's beauty and the classic expensive gown.

A grand entrance.

It's what I have always wanted on my wedding day and I always wanted a super grand wedding.

I am not from a very well off family, but I am marrying a Bryant.

The oldest son to be specific, Matthew Bryant, one of the youngest and hottest C.E.Os in the country, and marrying him comes with extra perks.

Don't get me wrong, I am not in this for the money and definitely not for fame. I love Matt with everything in me.

He is my better half.

He is my soul mate.

I met him six months ago at a business conference, he was the guest speaker and I happened to be the host/presenter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome on stage our guest speaker tonight." I checked on my list just to be sure, and to avoid mispronunciation. "Mr. Matthew Bryant, the founder and the CEO of the leading holding company in the country. BM holdings." And I stood there waiting, as the audience applauded.

I had no fucking clue who Matthew Bryant was or what he looked like but I knew he was one of the youngest and richest CEOs in the country and the founder of BM holdings.

Just like everyone else, I was eager to see him.

I don't know what I was expecting, but when a fine-looking sexy gentleman stood up, I swoon.

Every woman in the hall did.

He was in a pair of black slim-fit pants and a white button-up shirt. The top two buttons of his shirt were undone and he had his sleeves rolled up to the elbow. A rugged quiff that made him appear extra hot and a grin to wrap it up.

The kind of a grin that a man pulls when he knows that every woman in the room can't stop swooning over his masculine beauty.

He is cocky that way.

In all his glory he walked to the stage relishing in the attention he got. I casually extended my hand to shake his and the moment our skin touched, fireworks exploded.

It felt like some electric current. He felt it too, the connection.

I made a mistake and looked up at him, and a very awkward silence followed.

We stood there stupefied, staring at each other like two teenagers who had been crushing on each other for a long ass time and finally had the balls to confess their feelings.

It was love at first sight.

At that particular moment, everything else had faded away and it was just the two of us in that conference hall.

We exchanged contacts after the conference and he asked me out a few weeks later, and after going out with him for a few more dates we became official. 

We've dated for eight months and he proposed to me a few weeks ago, four weeks to be specific and the wedding is scheduled for today.

Yeah, it's my wedding day and I can't keep calm.

It's not every day a girl gets to marry the love of their lives in a classic wedding ceremony.

I am just so lucky.

I can't believe that this is actually happening. That I am getting married to Matt today.

It's a dream come true and I am so overwhelmed and overly excited.

I didn't sleep at all last night, I kept tossing on the bed thinking about today.

Talk about excitement.

"Ooh my God, Jo!" Both my sister and my best friend scream in excitement when I step out of the makeup room.

"You look fucking gorgeous, babe." Sky squeals while my sister shrieks, "You look beautiful." They both rush towards me and they practically drag me in front of the mirror.

"I feel like a billion bucks," I say, smiling at my own reflection.

That's a lot of money but it still doesn't match my happiness at the moment.

My make up is on fleek. I bless Celine, Matt's mom, for recommending William's makeover. That William guy can work magic, I love how everything he suggested blended in.

My blond tresses are swirled into a chignon and I have never looked so beautiful.

And I have never been so happy.

"Can we get you into your wedding dress now?" Kelly asks me.

She has been waiting impatiently for this day, you would have thought she is the one getting married.

"Yes please," I say twirling around, trying very hard not to jump up and down like a kid on a sugar rush.

God knows I have been waiting for this day since forever.

"I am so jealous right now." My kid sis tells me, lacing the corsets of my gown tightly.

"You and I both, Kelly," Sky says and I can't help but giggle when she gives me that pouty face, mocking jealousy as she lets my train down.

At least there's hope for her, it's Kelly that I should start praying for.

She is twenty, and yet she has never had a boyfriend, she doesn't even show interest.

"I don't know what I would do without the two of you." I tell them, and I mean it.

Sky and Kelly are my favorite persons in the world. We've grown together, cried together, nursed heartbreaks together and I would go miles for the both of them.

"Matthew is very Lucky to have you," Sky says and I roll my eyes at the way she just called Matt.

Matthew? It sounds so off especially coming from a person that's not his mom.

I will always prefer Matt.

"He is a nice dude, he kinda deserves you," Kelly adds.

Everybody likes Matt, even my parents. It's hard not to like a person who possesses all those sweet personalities.

He is an all-round gentleman, kind...everything good.

"Can you get the door, please?" Sky requests Kelly when someone knocks on my bedroom door a few minutes later.

It's not technically my bedroom but it's my bedroom. Celine gave me a room in her mansion the very first day her son introduced me to them.

"It's probably Celine telling us to hurry up," I say glancing at the clock.

A few minutes past 9 O'clock, we still have like one hour and extra thirty minutes.

"Matty?" Kelly calls, completely appalled and I whip my head towards the door.

I see Matt trying to squeeze himself in as Kelly struggles to lock him out.

"Jesus Christ, Matt! You are not supposed to see the bride before the wedding!" Sky shouts at him, trying to block me with her petite body but it doesn't really work because I am taller and slightly broader.

"Please, let me in, K." He begs Kelly in a hushed tone.

And yes they have nicknames. Matty, K....the two are very close.

"Don't let him in." Sky orders Kelly but it's too late since he is already inside.

He is in a black tuxedo, a white Tom ford's shirt, and a pair of black patent leather loafers. I am not surprised that he doesn't have a tie even during his wedding.

He hates them ties.

And I love that he still kept his signature quiff.

"I just want to give her something." He defends himself from the girls, raising his arms dramatically in surrender and Sky scowls at him.

"It's okay guys." I indirectly motion them to give us some privacy but they both hesitate.

Personally, I don't believe in the whole groom mustn't see the bride before the wedding thing.

"This is totally not right," Kelly warns me. "It's bad luck for a guy to see his bride before the wedding." Sky adds.

"Nothing will happen, that is just a fallacy," Matt tells them and they sigh.

Sky shoots me a warning look as she walks out and Kelly follows her closely.

"You look so beautiful in white, the gown is so perfect for a beautiful bride." He takes his time to admire me with pure longing. Like he can't wait to get me out of the dress. "I can't wait to have you as my wife," He snakes his arms around my waist and he pulls me towards him.

I jerk my head back when he tries to kiss me, and I shake my head.

"No one is ruining my lipstick before the wedding," He makes a kicked puppy face and I giggle.

I usually fall for this fake pout but not today.

"I have something for you." He gets a silver necklace with a heart-shaped golden pendant from his pocket, and I gape.

"It's so beautiful, thank you."

It's the most beautiful necklace I have ever set eyes on. He always outdoes himself every time he gives me a new present.

"May I?" I nod and he proceeds to put it around my neck.

"Thanks, love."

"You are the most beautiful bride the world will ever see." He smiles at my reflection in the mirror and I smile right back. "I love you." He tells me, and then he kisses my neck before striding out of the room.

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I take a deep breath when I step out of the car and I patiently wait for mom and dad to walk me down the aisle.

"You are so tensed," Mom observes and I smile at her.

"I can't help it," I say hooking my arm around hers.

"Take a deep breath," Dad instructs, taking my other arm and I take a deep calming breath.

"Ready?" Dad asks me.

I nod and we start taking slow steps on the red carpet.

I can practically feel all the eyes on me, as we take slow steps inside the hall. I am so nervous by the way.

I inhale deeply when they hand me over to Matt who spares me a grin and then he leads me to the officiant.

"If any of you has a reason why these two should not be married, speak now, or forever hold your peace." The officiant announces after the preceedings and I instinctively look around. I sigh in relief when no one says anything and Matt smirks at me. "Let's proceed with the vows." He motions Matt to start and I smile when he turns fully to face me.

"You are everything I ever wanted, Joanna Williams. When I saw you that day, I fell in love with you. Mine was love at first sight and I will always thank God for bringing you my way. I believe in us and promise to never take you for granted. I want to grow old with you by my side and to love you. Always." Wow, it's too sweet.

He always has his way with words.

"I am not that girl who swoons over cute men but the very first time I saw you, I swooned." I chuckle nervously, I don't know what else to say. I should have recited my vows. "I love you and I promise to always love you even in the afterlife. You complete me, Matthew Bryant." We exchange the rings as our friends and family cheers us on.

The officiant directs us as we sign our wedding certificates a few minutes later before the pronouncement.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife." He turns to Matt. "You may now kiss your wife."

YOUR WIFE.

I am officially married to Matthew, I am officially Mrs. Byrant.

"I am about to ruin someone's lipstick." He whispers to me as he takes my lips in his for a kiss that doesn't last too long because out of nowhere, a bitch decides to object the wedding.

"... I am one month pregnant for Matthew Bryant." I whip head towards her direction and my mouth hangs open.

Wendy?

Matt got his brother's girl pregnant?

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