/So here's the new story I kinda promised in The Only Exception! Hope you enjoy.../
"Good luck gurl." Whispers Mel.
The wooden doors swing open and I walk out, just as I planned and practiced all these months. My dress is perfect, the white fabric and lace and trim and crystals all coming together to be beautiful. I look at all the people around me, watching as I take this huge step in my life. They look happy, though my mom and dad look so sad. My father holds me closer, I can tell he knows I've grown up. At least some, anyway. Then I realize it. I'm terrified. But there at the end of the aisle, there's Anthony, standing there in suit and tie, looking handsome as ever. He looks awestruck, staring at me. I smile. This is my wedding day. Soon, I'll be Kalel Padilla.
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I pull my car into the parking lot of the tiny hospital. My hands are shaking. I've only been with Dan for a year… We aren't even married. I walk into the reception area. I wish Dan could be with me today, but he had to go to LA for some wedding. I was busy with work, and I had already spent my vacation days, so I had to stay behind in London.
"Emma Collins?" I say to the secretary. She smiles, but doesn't calm my nerves one bit. "Just a moment." I sit down on a comfy little couch and stare at a little fish tank. My feet tap nervously on the ground, and my hands play Say Something on my thigh. If it is true, how do I tell Dan? He doesn't even know I'm here. I obviously won't text him, but I don't want to wait.
"Miss Collins?" calls a voice. I stand up and look at the woman, an older girl with silvering hair and wire glasses. I follow her back into a little exanimation room and sit on the little paper-covered table. A nurse chats as she checks my blood pressure, which is apparently perfectly normal. That's nice, I guess. Then comes the big moment. I flinch as she sticks the needle in my arm. I ask that she does it, after hearing all the blood test horror stories of nurses searching for the vein. After she has what seems like all the blood in my body, she takes the little bag and leaves. "Good luck." She says. I hope…
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Felix and I have been sitting in the chapel for forever, waiting for Kalel to come out. I had helped her get ready at first, but later I had to go help with decorations and things. I hadn't seen her for an hour or so, and she WAS about to get married. When she did, she was beautiful. Her dress sparkled in the sunlight coming through the windows, and her makeup looked like a princess's. I hadn't told Felix this, but I was secretly planning our wedding. In my head, of course. The priest said all the stuff he was supposed to say, which I didn't really care about. Still, they looked amazing, both of them. After the kiss, I was on the verge of tears, they would be so happy together. Then came the reception.
Ian gave an awesome speech for Anthony, and Mel gave one just as great for Kalel. We stayed until around twelve, eating and drinking to our hearts content. We walked out happily, but Felix seemed nervous. Outside, we sat for a while, looking at the garden that surrounding the place.
"Hey Marzia?" asked Felix. I looked at him, "Yes?" He took a shaky breath. "We've been together for a while, and you've been with me the whole time. Recently, I've realized how much you mean to me, and that I can't stand to be without you by my side forever."
I know what's coming next.
"Marzia Bisogin, will you marry me?" I grin. "Yes!"