4

Leona could not believe what was happening, first of all she had ran away from her home for the weekend because she was scared about the flowers and chocolates and the letters, she had received now here was Ralph who had returned and was immediately making plans of marriage by a month?

He had said those words gave her a kiss and had left without saying anything more.

Ralph had indeed changed, here was the boy who would hardly look into eyes when he said somethings now here, he was giving her more like a option she felt she couldn’t run away from but why?

There was a knock on the door and Paige came into the room as she had not seen her since Ralph came and left the way he did.

“Why are you crying girl, did that douche bag say something to hurt you?” she asked as she was all ready to fighting mood.

Leona explained all that was discussed and Paige was now left with her lips open.

“Don’t you think you should give it a try?” Paige finally gathered the courage to say and Leona could only wish she could kill her because this was not the way she had planned to get married even if she wanted.

“Now Paige are you crazy?” she asked.

“Well hear it from me, the way you spoke about him and how he understood you and your body back in school I think he is the perfect match for you” she explained and hearing all of these she knew that she could indeed be comfortable with him.

“But isn’t this too fast?” she asked again trying to see reason with her thoughts.

“It is and that is how life is, he just might be the right one and might definitely be the one who was sent to whip you off your feet like this Leo” she explained.

“So, you are okay with me saying yes to his proposal?” she asked her friend again.

“Trust me Leo, I want what is best for you, and this is best for you, don’t fight it, let your fears not get you make a wrong decision think about it and come to an agreement with yourself” she said holding her even tighter in a hug.

She said this and gave her a kiss as she left the room and Leona to her thoughts.

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She felt someone shaking her.

“Go away, I want to have the depth of sleep I deserve” she said pulling the blanket over her head.

She heard a chuckle, “Come on Leona, you have to wake up remember you have some shopping to do” Paige said immediately she heard those words her eyes snapped open as she looked at Paige.

“Ah! Paige, I don’t want to do this, I just can’t” she grumbled as she shut her yes yet again.

In her thoughts now this felt real, it was no longer a dream or some play thing that happened yesterday, it was a reality huh! 

Finally, she sat up as she used her hands to cover her face trying to understand how she finally accepted to this.

“Can’t we push this for when I am really ready?” she said as she looked at Paige.

“I could say yes but he already sent some men here and they also come with a stylist so you have to make sure you are up and ready to go.

The truth was she knew that whenever he made up his mind for something it meant he was going to stick to it, for example when she wanted to take a second job in college and he refused and put her on an allowance every week of 500$ to which she saved some and it helped her pay for her apartment before he disappeared and she got the library job to keep her going.

Paige left to change into something comfortable so they could go with the stylist and have them choose a wedding dress for her.

She wore her glasses and took in deep breath, it was too fast and she knew it all felt wrong and right, but somehow, she felt her body and soul belonged to him and he alone and even if she tried to deny the feeling it was going to be there forever.

******

Standing before the mirror she saw herself in one of the most expensive wedding gowns, she could only see in a magazine and wished she could afford but here she was in the dress and she looked extremely beautiful in it.

A month had passed and here she was she had no clue how all of these had happened and here she was ready to be married to her fuckable room mate who had been bi but now the way he behaved towards her she doesn’t know if he was actually bi and wanted to be by her side or if indeed, he was a bi man.

She stood there and she didn’t know if she felt so happy or sad about what was about to happen to her now.

She looked at the tulip flowers she had in hand and it all looked like the flowers she had been receiving at the library every day and the chocolates too that stood on her gift table sent by Ralph.

Paige had to pause herself from the door as she looked at her best friend in the most beautiful wedding gown they had ever seen.

“You look so beautiful Leona” she said and tears was coming down her cheeks like a proud mother seeing her daughter walk down the aisle after so much.

“You think I look beautiful?” she asked as she looked at her gown yet again.

“Baby Leona, I really wish you know I love you so much and if you don’t want to do this, then don’t, I hate seeing you like this” she said as she wiped the tears off her eyes.

Leona looked at her as she had cried all night and there just was no more tears to send out now.

She was not ready for all of these; she knew she had a lot of things she wanted do for herself before this. There were millions of emotions she had in her heart.

“I will do it” she felt her lips say.

“Let’s go?” Paige asked her and she shook her head accepting.

She walked down aisle and there he was looking like a proud man who had just won a trophy.

“Do you Leona Evans, take Ralph Monroe to be your lawfully wedded husband in sickness, in health, through the worse and the better till dead do you part?”

“I-I-I-I do” she replied her eyes everywhere but not on Ralph.

“Do you Ralph Monroe take Leona Evans to be your lawfully wedded wife in sickness and in health, through the worse and the better till dead do you part?”

“I do” he replied his smile planted on his face as he looked at her extremely happy.

“I hereby pronounce you Man and wife, you may now kiss the bride”