Hi again! I realized that the first chapter was kind of small so I'm updating the second chapter, the first was kind of just an introduction. I'm really hoping that you like this and please review letting me know what you think. I already have chapter 3 in my laptop and I'm working in it.
On another note, I took some liberties when adapting this story.
Disclaimer: Nor the characters or the story are mine. I owe nothing.
Enjoy!
Chapter 2: Divine Matrimony
The morning dawned bright and early. I woke up feeling refreshed and still on a high from yesterday. According to my clock it was 6:30.
Time to get up.
I jumped out of bed, surprising myself with the energy I had. I followed my regular morning routine. I got in the shower, and washed my hair with my favorite strawberry shampoo, and afterwards I blow dried and straightened it before pulling it up into a neat ponytail. I applied very light make-up, and then decided what I was going to wear. Today my feminine instincts settled on a grey sleeved dress, a black blazer, black heels and black bag; smart and professional.
When I deemed myself presentable I grabbed my bag and went downstairs. I had a cup of steaming coffee, and then left the house at 8:30 to get to work by 9:00.
I work at Divine Matrimony; one of the most successful wedding companies in the world. The company consisted of only ten wedding planners, so it was seen as a very high privilege to have as a job at Divine.
No traffic on the streets today, meant that I got to work earlier than usual. After parking my car in its reserved spot, I walked into the building, my heels clicking loudly against the marble floor of the lobby.
I walked up to the reception desk where Jessica was typing away on her computer, whilst talking on the phone, probably to Lauren. I never failed to be amazed by the sheer mass of topics they had to cover over the phone, every hour of every day. Surely there's only so much gossiping you can do in twenty four hours! When Jess saw me approach the desk she put down the phone and turned in my direction.
"Good Morning Ally!" she beamed. Someone's chirpy today.
"Morning Jess, How are you?" I asked politely.
"I'm really good. By the way is it possible for me to come to talk to you about planning my wedding?" She asked in an overly sweet voice.
Ah, of course. I knew she was after something.
Jessica is engaged to Trent Jackson. They met when Jessica started working here last year. To be perfectly honest, Trent did not deserve her. Yes, she can act like teenager at times, but she is a generally innocent person, who's just trying to live up to her family's expectations. Trent Jackson bathes in cash on a daily basis, and that's all her family cares about, and in addition, the pretentious air head treats her like she nothing, which always made me pity her.
"Well I am really busy at the moment but I will get Jayde to book you in at the next available slot okay?"
Jayde was my first assistant; she was petite with pale skin, chocolate brown eyes and black hair. She was only 20 years old, but she was exceptionally dedicated to her work and never complained, I was lucky to have her, and her incredible work ethic.
"Yeah that would be great Ally, thanks," she replied while handing me my messages. "Have a great day".
"Thanks Jess," was my reply before I started walking down the corridor towards my office.
I opened my office door and walked inside, the constant noise of my heels turning silent as I stepped onto the carpeted floors. The windows and curtains had been opened, and this week's bridal magazines had been placed on the coffee table among the sofas on the other side of room. Clearly Jayde was here and hard at work.
I walked around my desk, and just then I heard someone scream my name.
"ALLY! You will never guess what?" My co-worker and closest friend Trish stormed into my office, throwing herself into a chair in front of my desk before I had even put my bag down. She did not look too happy.
"Morning to you too Trish," I giggled, "Um... did Cher's boob fall out of that monstrosity she called a wedding dress?" I asked as I sat down at my desk.
Cher was Trish's last bride. She was twenty two years old but believe me when I say she acted like she was five. She was overly spoilt and cried when she did not get what she wanted. She was clearly marrying her fiancé Steven for one thing, that much was clear to everyone else but him. But hey you can only lead the horse to water as they say. She drove poor Trish crazy.
"Haha no, I wish!" Trish laughed briefly, but irritation set back into her facial expressions. "Guess what the theme is for my next wedding?"
I remained silent, letting her get this out of her system. When she looked like she was about to explode slowly I shrugged my shoulders.
"SUPER HEROS!" she screamed. "Bloody super hero's Ally! Where do people come up with these ideas? Huh? Who sits down and thinks- When I get married I want all my guests to dress up like Batman!" she imitated in a dorky voice.
I pressed my lips together to hide my smile, but it did not work. After one look at my face, Trish just flopped back in to the chair.
"Just get it over with" she said sighing.
So I did.
I laughed so hard that my stomach was hurting, and eventually Trish joined in. After a good few minutes of heavy laughing, we both managed to calm down.
"Super heroes? I must say that is unique, definitely never come across that theme before. You always get the more unique weddings!" I pouted.
"That's for sure. Remember the one with the clowns?" she flinched remembering the disastrous wedding "Just once I would like to plan a standard, boring wedding," she sighed again. "Speaking of which, how was Mark and Lucy's wedding?"
"You should have seen it Trish. It was so peaceful and pure, and perfect for them." I smiled to myself remembering the flow of yesterday's events.
"Of course it was Ally, you planned it and you're amazing. You knew what would suit them and what wouldn't."
"Thanks Trish," I blushed.
"Well it's not like it's a lie. Anyway did you get a new account yet?"
"No, not yet. I should do later today. I am praying I don't get a bridezilla."
A knock on my door brought our conversation to a stop. Standing at the doorway was my manger and founder of Divine Matrimony, Sinead Williams. Sinead is a beautiful woman. She is tall, curvy, perfect skin, hazel eyes and long wavy black hair. She is a charming with an angelic personality. However, trust me when I say she is not someone you want to mess with. Luckily for me we were really close friends.
"Morning girls." she smiled as she walked into my office.
"Morning Sinead," we replied in unison.
"Ally, I have great news," the smile on her pretty face growing.
"Oh really, and what might that be?" I was suddenly becoming nervous by her excitement.
"Possibly your next account," she said. I looked at her waiting for her to continue.
She just smiled more and put a magazine down on my table in front of me and Trish. On the cover was a picture of a dark skinned woman, at some sort of party, dancing whilst holding a drink in one hand and a pair of bedazzled gold shoes in the other. The words 'Starr goes Dancing' were printed at the bottom. I didn't have the faintest idea who that was, but before I got the chance to ask, Trish let out an ear shattering scream.
"Kira Starr!" she squealed "Are you sure?" Clearly Trish knows who she is.
"Yes! Isn't this amazing? Oh my gosh I would kill for that wedding!" shrieked Sinead. Great, now I have two over- excited teenagers to deal with.
I sat there, staring at them both as they continued to gossip, animatedly and rather loudly I might add, about someone I didn't know.
"Erm…Sinead, who is Kira Starr?" that shut them up.
Sinead looked at me like I was mentally challenged.
"Is she serious?" Sinead asked Trish.
"Oh yeah, she's definitely serious," replied Trish melodramatically.
"Kira Starr, is daughter to Jimmy Starr. Their family own Starr Records, therefore she's the heiress to the Starr fortune. She's always in the news for things like getting drunk and falling out of cars," explained Sinead.
I frowned, that sounds classy. Not.
"Right that's great and all, but what the hell has she got to do with me?"
"Kira is dating Austin Moon." That got my attention "They announced their engagement two weeks ago."
"Moon? As in, the son of Mike and Mimi Moon?" I asked
"Yep, he's the one," she replied, happy to know that I was at least familiar with one half of the couple.
"Alright," I said but I wasn't really paying attention at this point. I have had the pleasure of meeting the Moon's more than once in the past. My job allows me to plan the weddings of some of the most important and exclusive people in the world, and three years ago, their youngest daughter Carrie got engaged to Dez Wade
The Moon's and The Wade family are two of the most influential families in the world and they're both unbelievably rich. So naturally, every single wedding planner alive and breathing wanted to plan their wedding. They came to us in the hopes of finding someone with extremely high hopes. They had set up a meeting where they had the opportunity to see what ideas people had come up with, but before they even stepped into the building, I had slipped on the sidewalk and crashed into Carrie, knocking my coffee down the front of her white summer dress.
After practically screaming my apologies, she just laughed and told me not to worry about it, and that she had more clothes in her car. After she had changed, I hid in my office. There was no point in me even going to that meeting because there wasn't a chance in hell I was going to get that account now.
But half an hour into my brooding Carrie and Sinead had entered my office where Carrie offered me her wedding, probably due to the high recommendation from Sinead. Of course I agreed.
I became really close to Carrie, Dez and the family over the eleven months of planning, however, I never met Austin. He was away on business and could not make it back until the wedding day. On the wedding day I was so busy with making sure that every single thing went perfect for Carrie, that I never actually caught a glimpse of him. Carrie's wedding was the most extravagant wedding I had planned and still is to this date, seriously no one can top that wedding. It was extravagate but tasteful.
"Earth to Ally," Trish was calling my name. I snapped back to reality.
"Sorry I was thinking, yeah, so what were we saying?" Sinead rolled her eyes.
"Kira Starr and Austin Moon are getting married, I received a phone call from Mimi Moon. The family wanted to know if you would be willing to take the wedding"
"Me? Why me?" I asked confused, I have never met Austin or Kira, so why would they request for me to plan their wedding.
"They want you because they know that they can trust you. They know what you're capable of, what you can create. So will you do it?" Sinead urged to me.
The Moon family wanted me specifically! Planning this wedding will not only be good for my career but it meant I got to see them all again.
I guess I had made my decision.
"Ok, I'll get Jayde to set up a meeting. Then we'll see what happens."
"Thank you Bella," Sinead squealed "This is going to be amazing for the company! Now if you will excuse me I have a bride with blue hair I need to sort out." She hugged me tightly and left the office, with the big smile on her face.
"Another big shot wedding Ally, Congratulations." Trish said wearing a very similar smile to the one that Sinead was wearing.
I heard someone drop something on the desk outside my office. Ah Jayde is back.
"Thanks Trish," I smiled back.
"I better go, I have some Superman tights to find," Her smile dropped from her face again, replaced with the same irritated look she had when she first entered my office. "I'll see you at lunch," she said, before spinning around and storming out of my office as I held back my laugh.
That girl's mood swings seriously give me whiplash. Still giggling I called out for Jayde.
"Jayde, could you come in here for a second please?"
She came into the office and closed the door behind her. The slight smile she was wearing emphasized the dimple in her left cheek. She had such an innocent look to her.
"Is everything ok Ally?" she asked.
"We have some serious work to do."
Okay, chapter number two up! What did you think? It was a bad idea making Carrie, Austin's sister? They're both blonde so if fit, and Piper is not going to be Austin's sister, don't worry!
Should I keep going or not? Let me know in a review.
Thanks for reading!
