Melissa & Bens wedding
Chapter 1: Getting Ready
Melissa awoke from her sleep, to find that Ben wasn't next to her in bed. She than recalled that he was next door at the Rafters house, and remembered that today was her wedding day to non other than Benjamin Rafter. They had been through a lot together over the last year and a half, but there un-dying love was the thing that kept them together.
Melissa goes down stairs to get some breakfast, but with butterflies in her stomach she realizes that she really isn't all that hungry. She's also busy reminiscing about her run away bride moment that she had with her ex fiancée Shannon, and wondered weather Ben would do that to her. She then realizes that Ben would never do such a thing like that because he loved her so very much and she trusted him. Her mother Linda is there to calm her down and to re-insure that Ben will turn up today.
Moments later she's hears a knock on the door.
"Melissa its Rachel were here to make the bride to be more beautiful" Rachel Rafter, Bens older sister stated.
Melissa answers the door. Julie, Rachel and Sammy who are Ben's mother, sister & sister-in-law are there to help the bride to become more beautiful along with Melissa's mother Linda enter into Melissa's bedroom.
"Let's get that dress on" Julie said as she handed Melissa her wedding dress
"Thanks so much Julie, however I have decided to wear my mothers wedding dress instead" Melissa replies
"I hope you don't mind" Melissa adds
"Of course not, and it's about time you started to call me mum" Julie Replied
Melissa smiles with joy, as all four of the women surrounding her assist in helping her with getting her wedding dress on. She knew that today was going to be a day that was going to be changing her life forever, for today she was going to become a Rafter. She loved the Rafter family so much, secretly even more than her own; however she was also glad that her mother and father had made an attempt to come to see her wedding take place.
"Thank you so much for all your support leading up to today" Melissa says
"It's ok" they all reply
"Time to head to the bathroom for make up" Rachel states eagerly
The girls are busy applying make-up to Melissa when suddenly there's a knock at the door. Sammy goes down and answers the door to find her husband Nathan and Ben's best man Carbo at the door.
"Have you seen Ben?" Nathan asks
"No why?" Sammy replies
"We woke up this morning and discovered that both Ben and his suit were missing?" Carbo adds
"Oh My God" Sammy replies
"How am I meant to tell the other girls that the groom is missing, when Melissa's around?" Sammy adds
"Im not quiets sure, Jake, Pat and Dave are out searching for him and thought he may have come here" Nathan states.
"Well keep you posted" Carbo adds as they boys leave
Sammy runs up stairs and pulls Rachel and Julie out of the room and tells them in what has happened, then pulls Linda out of the room and makes her aware if what is happening. At this point Melissa is really suspicious and knows that something is up, but she didn't quiet know what it was yet.