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Chapter One-The Wedding
The sun was warm on Amy's back and her hair was shining with a reddish glow. Everything about the day was beautiful. She was beautiful. The bride was beautiful. The groom-her brother Dan- was glowing with pure joy. The best man was beautiful. The best man was her worst nightmare. The best man was perfectly British. The best man was Ian Kabra. And Dan was marrying Natalie. The Natalie. Natalie Kabra. It was a beautiful wedding.
Natalie was glowing. Her moment had arrived. "I do." The way Daniel said it made her heart melt. It took her back to how they met…
They were fighting. Amy was berating Ian. Dan was shrieking at Natalie. They were all fighting. In a tight, god forsaken tunnel off the coast of Italy. God knows how they got there! The earth began to shake and Amy's claustrophobia began to kick in. She yelped and fell on to Ian. Natalie tripped on what seemed to be a rather large tree root. But what was a tree root doing in a tunnel? In a tunnel in ITALY?
Natalie fell. Dan was there to catch her. And he did. They were knocked off balance. Dan was on his back with Natalie on top of him.
The earth shook again. Natalie's head was inches above Dan's. She didn't know what came over her. But the next moment, they were both sharing their first kiss. Beside them, Amy had several wounds which Ian was tenderly treating. From that moment on, Natalie and Dan became a couple. And now, it was their wedding day. And it was amazing.
Amy looked up from the floor. She saw Natalie's hair in cascading ringlets. Amy was maid of honor. Her brother looked so happy. "If anyone objects to this wedding, speak now, or forever hold your peace."
"I object"
Every head turned to the door. And there stood no other than…
"Yo, my homies! I object that no one invited me to sing!"
The priest gave Jonah Wizard a hard look. Then carried on.
In the front row, the Holt elders and Hammer Holt were looking at their daughters and sisters respectively. Reagan and Madison were two bridesmaids and so was Sinead Starling.
At the reception, Dan and Natalie began the dance. Over Dan's shoulder, Natalie caught her brother's eye. He could see she was ecstatic. She nodded towards her new sister-in-law, Amy. Ian gave a small, imperceptible shake of his head. Natalie's eyes were pleading. Ian thought it through. It was the best day of her life and he was ruining it. Natalie was actually trying to pair the two up. She knew of Ian's love for Amy. She knew it was of the same (or maybe even a greater) amount of love she had for Dan.
Ian strode confidently to Amy. He held out his hand. "May I have this dance?"
"Y-y-you m-may." Amy still had that adorable stutter. She was beautiful. In a deep green dress that brought out her eyes.
They strode to the dance floor and began to sway to the tune. Their eyes met. Amy's jade eyes were staring into Ian's deep amber eyes. She was lost in them.
He, in turn, was gazing into the windows of her soul. Her eyes showed him emotion. They showed him fear. Amy Cahill feared him. But behind the fear, he saw something else. He saw Love.
Amy saw his eyes searching her. She felt as if she was unclothed because of the close scrutiny of his gaze. In his eyes, she saw only one thing. Longing.
End of Chapter One.