The date was set. The wedding would be held on June 23 at the Attleboro Chapel. Invitations had been sent out to over three hundred people, so it was a good thing that the chapel was huge. The reception would be held at the Greysolon Plaza which was an amazing place in my opinion. The hall that the reception would be held in was almost as big as the chapel. There was even a huge dance floor on one side of the hall.
Nellie had her dress, and so did the other bridesmaids and I. The guys had their tuxes (which they had decided to buy instead of rent). A priest was booked and so was a DJ. Nellie and Chris had picked out a cake and flowers, and with my help they had decided on spring green tablecloths and chartreuse plates. We're having pulled pork for the dinner with various other dishes of course. Sinead, Natalie, Ian, Dan, Nellie, Chris, and I were in the kitchen planning Chris and Nellie's honeymoon.
"We just don't know where to go. Nellie went to so many different places with you guys on the hunt, so we're running out of options," Chris said, putting a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth.
"I want to go somewhere warm and sunny, with lots of beaches," Nellie said, smiling and nodding her head. She was tapping her black nails on the table to some beat in her head.
"How about Guam? The temperatures are usually 80 degrees, and it would be right before the rainy season," I said, playing with my ice cream. Dan typed something into his laptop.
"Wow, this place looks incredible! I think you should go to Guam," Dan said, showing the pictures to us. Nellie nodded.
"I really like it. The beaches look amazing."
"Ok," Chris said. "I'll go book our honeymoon right now." He put his ice cream bowl in the sink and walked out of the kitchen. Nellie stared at him as he left and sighed dreamily. It was weird. Nellie never acted love-struck.
"Nellie?" I asked and everyone looked at me. "What made you fall in love with Chris? How did you know he was right for you?"
Nellie smiled at me. "Well kiddo, we've been dating for three years. In that time, I realized that I couldn't live without him. We met at college, but we never really talked. I saw him at a Madrigal meeting one day, and that's when I decided to talk to him. He was kind of quiet, but he was so kind and sincere when he asked me out, that I just had to say yes. A couple weeks into our relationship, he cooked for me for the first time. That's when I knew I was in love! He's an amazing cook," Nellie gushed, a huge smile on her face. We laughed. We all knew that Nellie loved guys that could cook. "Someday Amy, you'll meet some guy, and you might not even realize it at the time, but he'll be the one. You'll love him so much, that you'd do anything for him and you overlook all of his flaws. Find that guy, Amy."
I nodded and smiled. "Thanks, Nellie. I'll be on the lookout for that guy."
"Yeah," Dan said. "And if he ever hurts you Amy…I know some people that can take care of him." Ian shifted uncomfortably and I laughed.
"Thanks you little dweeb," I said, grinning. Dan stuck his tongue out at me. Nellie walked over to Dan and ruffled his hair.
"I can't wait until you get a girlfriend, Dan. It will be payback for all of the times you teased me about Chris."
Dan shook his head. "Uh…no. When I get a girlfriend, you're not allowed anywhere near her, Nellie. You might scare her off."
Nellie laughed. "That means I'm doing my job, kiddo." She walked out of the kitchen.
"You guys are so lucky you have Nellie," Sinead said. "When I get a boyfriend, I'm afraid Ned and Ted will murder him because he's 'not worthy' or some bogus crap like that." I laughed.
"Oh come on. I'm sure they're not that bad."
"Not that bad? Not that bad? I was doing a project once at school with this kid named Benjamin. I brought him home to work on the project, and Ned and Ted scared him so bad, that he refused to talk to me. I had to finish the project by myself! They're insane!" Sinead exclaimed, throwing her hands up in the air. We laughed.
"Yeah but I have Amy teasing me about every girl I talk to!" Dan said. I stared at him in disbelief.
"You tease me about every guy I talk to! You even teased me about some guy that bumped into me in the hallway!" I said. Dan waved his hand at me dismissively and I rolled my eyes.
"Okay, wait," Natalie said, holding up her hands. "Let me get this straight. None of us have ever dated anyone? Seriously?" We shook our heads.
"It's just so hard to find someone because of the whole Cahill secret Clue Hunt thing. You can't just go up to your boyfriend or girlfriend and say that you have a serum that makes you super powerful. They'd break up with you," I pointed out. Ian nodded.
"Exactly," he said. "That's why you find a Cahill to go out with."
I shook my head. "It's not that easy." Ian crossed his arms.
"Oh? And why is it so hard, might I ask?" Sarcasm dripped from his voice.
I crossed my arms too, my annoyance with Ian increasing. "It's hard because maybe all of the Cahill guys are stuck-up, spoiled jerks!"
His eyes widened. "Oh and you think the Cahill girls are just perfect goddesses? They're all know-it-all princesses that expect everyone to do what they want with no questions asked!" My hands gripped the table, and it took all of my strength not to smack his smug face.
"Yeah? Well at least I'm not a heartless snake that pretends to love someone and then leaves them in a cave to die!" I shouted. The room was deadly silent. Ian had a pained look on his face.
"Amy…" he started in a whisper. The hot tears streamed down my face and I wiped them away angrily. I stood up and my chair toppled over. I didn't bother picking it up.
"Whatever," I said icily. "That was in the past. I should've known that it was all an act." I walked out of the kitchen and up to my room. I plopped down on the bed and started to cry. I tried not to think about Ian, but of course that's exactly what I did.
A/N: Just an FYI – Ned and Ted got "fixed" by a special doctor in Europe. Sadly, the doctor couldn't fix Sinead's scars, so she still has them.
I'm sorry I didn't update that much yesterday, but my sister was hogging the laptop. Also because I'm not sure what to do until the wedding. I have big plans for the actual wedding though. In the story, the month is February right now so… about four months until the wedding! Yay!
Also, I want to know who your favorite character is in the story so far. You can tell me your least favorite character too if you want. Thanks for reading and reviewing!