Jeremiah's POV
Day of Bachelor Party (not at party)
This was it. The last day. The dreaded last day of "freedom" and "being a man" and all that junk. But marriage was going to be fine. Everything was going to be fine. To be honest, I was just glad to get this whole thing over with. For a simple, casual wedding, it took a lot of work. With the planning and the shopping and the rehearsing. I never realized all the hard, boring stuff that goes into getting married. Why couldn't I just kiss her and get it over with? That was all I really needed to do. Just prove I loved her and she loved me, then we could be husband and wife. Jeremiah and Belly. Like always.
I walked downstairs slowly, trying to avoid anyone who might ask "Are you nervous?" "Are you nervous!" I really didn't need to here it. My foot hit the bottom step like a cinder block, and I tiptoed into the familiar kitchen we had left behind for so long. She was sitting there. Looking out the window at the beach or the water or someone on the beach...I didn't really know.
I crept up behind her slowly, dangling my arms on top of her shoulders.
"You excited?" I whispered in her ear.
Belly turned around with a gasp, surprised to see me.
"Yeah, of course." She answered, and gave me a peck on the cheek.
"So whatcha looking at?" I asked another question.
"Nothing. Just the sand. Remember when we used to barry each other in it when we were little? You used to always try to get me out because I hated it." She smiled up at me, her eyes beaming.
But my smile faded to a frown, "That was Conrad. Not me."
She sat up straight at the mention of his name, about to say something, but lost it in the midst of thoughts and words. She just sighed heavily. "Oh."
I wanted to ask her so much. I wanted to tell her so much. But it was the day before our wedding, I figured we shouldn't be fighting. But this wasn't just all of a sudden. Whenever i said his name she flinched, and this was the second time she'd mixed up memories. I knew the boiling point was coming. The point where I would know how she felt about me over him- even though- deep, deep down. I already knew the answer in my heart.
