A/N: Hey! I'm so sorry I took this long to update. I haven't been too frequent on this one. :( Anyways, this chapter is kind of rushed and short because I wanted to update so you guys wouldn't think I abandoned this story. I'll try to make the next one better!


Time stands still
Beauty I know she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything
Take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath,
Every hour has come to this
One step closer


After putting out all of the candles, Jack took me out to dinner at a fancy restaurant. After ordering, we sat and discussed the events that had just occurred.

"How did you accomplish all of that?" I asked. It was such a well thought out plan!

Just smirked, obviously pleased with himself, and began to confess.

"It took me forever to come up with it. I called my mom a week before and asked if she could take you shopping so you'd be away from the flat all day. I gave her a key so she'd be able to come get you early in the morning. Meanwhile, when she was getting you, I was hiding out in the guest room writing all the notes."

"You took a day off of work to do all of that?" I asked. I felt flattered.

Jack nodded. "Yep. Then I went out and got all the candles. I honestly didn't know that my mother was going to have you all dressed up though. That completely caught me off guard." Jack looked thoughtful for a moment and smirked again. "I rather liked it."

I giggled. Good old Molly. The waiter came by and poured us each a glass of wine. Jack raised his glass in the air and smiled that charming smile of his.

"To marriage?"

I smiled back at the man I loved and raised my glass as well.

"To marriage."

The rest of the week was spent spreading the news to everyone. I called Ronnie and listened to ten minutes of exicited squeals from her. After appointing her as my maid of honour for the wedding, I received even more squeals. I put down the phone, smiling to myself, and began dialing Ralph's number. I felt butterflies in my stomach as my fingers hit the all too familiar buttons on the phone. I wasn't too sure how Ralph was going to react to my news, but I figured the best way to tell him was to just be blunt. I took a deep breath as I waited for Ralph to pick up.

"Hello?"

I smiled. I really did miss him. "Hi Ralph," I said cooly.

"Angel! How are you?" Ralph asked warmly.

Here it goes. "I'm great actually. I just got engaged!"

I felt my stomach drop when I heard nothing but silence from the other end. After what seemed like centuries, Ralph finally spoke.

"Congratulations."

I knew Ralph was trying to sound sincere, but I could tell that he wasn't too happy with me. Being engaged to his worst enemy, however, I couldn't exactly blame him.

"Thank you," I choked out. It was all I could really say at a time like this. The silence became painfully awkward. "I'll let you know when the wedding is. I'd like to have you there."

"Alright," Ralph said dully. "I shall be there then."

The conversation ended there. It became too awkward for the both of us. I tried to forget the conversation and for the rest of the day, my mind focused on the wedding. We planned on having it in June, which gave me four months to plan. I could hardly wait.

That night, as Jack and I lay in bed, we conversed about our plans for the wedding.

"What exactly do you have in mind so far?" Jack asked with a smirk. He knew how ecstatic I was.

I bit my lip in deep thought. "I fancy a nice church wedding," I replied with a thoughtful smile.

Jack yawned and stretched his arms. "Sounds lovely." He gave me a quick good night kiss and clicked off the lamp, sending the room into complete darkness. Jack instantly fell asleep, but I, however, found myself unable to shut my eyes. I blankly stared up at the pitch black ceiling, my mind wandering into a million different places. I was getting married. It was a difficult idea to grasp. I still couldn't believe it was happening. Every girl dreamed of what her wedding would be like one day, and now it was about to happen to me. I could hardly wait! I closed my eyes and tried to drift off to sleep, ideas of the wedding repeatedly soaring through my head.


The next few weeks ran together like a blur. It was spent planning and organizing the wedding. The set day was for the third of June, and it was then I realized I still needed to get my dress. Picking up the phone, I dialed Ronnie's number.

"Hello?" I heard her high pitched voice ask.

"Hey, Ron," I said cheerily. "Are you doing anything today?"

"Angel!" she exclaimed, instantly recognizing my voice. "No I'm not. What'd you have in mind?"

"Wedding dress shopping!" I squeaked. "Come with me!"

"Okay! I'll be there in half an hour!"

Hanging up the phone, a smile slowly started to creep across my face. I couldn't help but chuckle to myself at how excited we were getting over this. Trying to contain my emotions, I decided I'd invited Molly and Catherine too. After all, they were about to be family to me.

A while later, Ronnie and I found ourselves standing outside a bridal shop. We both gazed up at the building silently. For the first time since the engagment, I started feeling a little nervous. I couldn't pinpoint what exactly was making me feel this way, but I knew my nerves were starting to catch up with me. I looked at Ronnie, butterflies in my stomach, and took a deep breath.

"Ready?" she asked.

Warily, I nodded my head and followed her in. We simultaneously gasped as we found ourselves surrounded by numerous, beautiful wedding dresses. They surrounded the store, existing in different sizes, styles, and designs.

"I'm so excited for you," I heard Ronnie gasp from my side, her eyes wandering in every direction. I was too stunned to speak. I began wandering from dress to dress, observing every single detail. I picked out a few to try on and headed to the fitting room. The first one I came out in was a long, straight, form fitting dress. I modeled it for Ronnie and eagarly awaited her opinion on it. She put her hand to her chin and narrowed her eyes.

"I think you should pick a more flamboyant one. It looks good, but it's almost too plain, I think."

I stood and studied myself in the mirror. She was right. It was definitely plain. As I was heading back to the fitting room, I heard the store door open. I turned and found that Molly and Catherine had arrived. I smiled at them and hurried to get changed into the next dress. I looked through the selections and found a poofy, ruffled sort of dress I felt Ronnie would appreicate. The top part of the dress had sequins, and the bottom part was ruffled. I instantly fell in love with it. I put it on and walked out to model it for my friends. All their faces burst into masks of joy when they saw the dress on me. I was ambushed with multiple words of, "How pretty!" and "That's the one!" I beamed at them and returned to the full length mirror to see what it looked like on me. My mouth dropped open when I saw my reflection. I no longer saw the girl I once was. I now saw a woman who was about to get married to the man she loved. My mouth slowly curled up into a happy smile as I took in the new, unfamiliar sight. It was then I instantly decided that this dress was the one.


I have the link of what Angel's wedding dress looks like on my profile. Go check it out! :)