"Amy?" My father asked sticking his head around the corner. He sighed at the sight of me. My hair was wrapped up into a loose half hair up and half hair down with loose curls hanging down the side of my face. My dress was tight around my torso then flowed to the floor. It looked like Cinderella's dress. My veil went down my back to the floor where my dress touched.
When I turned to face him, he had tears in his eyes.
"Aw, daddy don't cry." I said. Now I had tears in my eyes. His black tux and red tie looked great.
"No" he said. "You don't cry, it will ruin your make-up." He sighed. I wiped my tears before anymore make up could smudge.
"You look like a princess Ames." He said also wiping his eyes. I smiled at him.
"Thank you daddy, thank you so much." I said. We hugged for a long time before he pulled a silver box out of his pocket. He handed it to me. More tears fell freely from my eyes. He wiped them away with his thumb then said.
"Open it." He said. I opened the silver box and inside I saw a blue flower. There was a clip in the bottom so I could secure in my hair. There were small diamonds in between the flower pedals. I felt more tears coming as he placed it in my hair.
"There." He said finishing off his gift with a kiss on the cheek. "I have to go finish getting John ready for Ricky." He laughed and walked out the door, tears all but behind. Today was an eventful day.
"John!" I ran after my 3 year old son laughing. He was giggling as he waddled around the fitting room. He was clapping his hands rapidly and screaming:
"Dada dada!" followed by little giggles. Showing his two front teeth. "Dada dada!" I chased him in circles until he ran into someone. I was on my knees; I looked up to see George who had John in his hands. He was smiling down at his grandson.
"Were you distracting your daddy?" He said playfully. John giggle at him.
"Yeah dada!" He said again. I laughed and so did George.
"I'll take him and get him ready so you and your groomsmen can get dressed without this little monster distracting you." He chuckled, John giggled."
"Alright." I laughed. He left the room and went down the hall to another dressing room. I stripped from my blue sweats and tee shirt and pulled a white beater over my head. I then wrapped a button down white shirt around me and buttoned it up to the last two buttons. I then pulled my tux pants up and combed my hair back, sticking the red flower in the pocket of my suit and tying the red tie around my neck. Jack walked in matching me, except for a white flower in his suit, as well as what the other best men had.
"Wow man, I can't believe you're tying the knot today." He said "This inspires me, you and Amy inspire me, and I hope someday I get the opportunity to do this with Grace." I smiled at him.
"Thanks Jack." Just as I was about to say more John ran in the door, fumbling down then standing back up and running over. I opened my arms as her ran into them. His little black tux had a red flower as well. He "wanted the same color as daddy."
"Dada looks handsome for mommy." Jack and I laughed.
"Well thank you J.J." I said kissing him on the cheek. I put him down and he wondered around the room.
"Where was I?" I asked Jack. But before he could answer the rest of the men came in. In all I had 5 groomsmen including Jack as the best-man; Jack, Brayden (My foster brother only a year younger.), Mike (a good friend), Seth (Mark (guidance counselor from a few years back. Turns out we became great friends), and my foster father. All dressed up I picked up John as I felt my stomach turn. George came around the corner.
"Alright let's load into the limo." He sighed. Today would be the day he gave his little girl to me. I got the chills. John touched my face. They all left the room as I was the last to exit. I flicked the lights off and carried John to the limo.
"My bride's maids sat in chairs. Their red gowns flowing to the floor. They all had their hair in curls and had flowers pinning apart of their hair up. Adrian, Ashley, Grace, Madison, and Jamie all smiled up at me. I turned from the mirror to look at all of them.
"Today's the day." I smiled. My stomach turned as I got more nervous. My mother was standing behind Ashley's chair; I could see the tears forming in her eyes as she stared at me in disbelief.
"Time to go to the limo." She chocked her words out.
"Mom." I sighed not wanting to cry again. She smiled at me. The other girls stepped from the room. I could hear their heels as they exited the building. I hugged my mom in a long hug.
"Come on." She sighed. "Its time for you, Ricky, and John to begin a new life. A new family."