Here's a new chapter of Smithfield of Dreams.
This is the first part of the wedding day.
I own Holly, Lucas, Gary & Susan. Carmi belongs to Kennedy's Friday Night Delight. Violet belongs to NellyLove.
Hope you enjoy the chapter...
"Holly, wake up." Carmi gently nudged the sleeping Boston native.
"What time is it?" Holly replied.
"It's almost eight. It's also your wedding day." Carmi replied.
"Already?" Holly yawned.
"Yes. I made you a lovely breakfast, so wake up." Carmi nudged her again.
"I'm not very hungry. I'm too nervous." The Boston native sighed as she sat up in the bed.
"Come downstairs and just try to eat something." Carmi patted her on the back.
"Ok." Holly agreed and slipped out of the bed, following the smaller brunette.
They went into the kitchen, where Vio was making more coffee. The table was full of breakfast foods and large coffee mugs. Holly took a seat and watched as Carmi piled a plate with pancakes and French toast. The Smithfield native smiled with satisfaction and placed the plate down in front of Holly. The Boston native didn't have time to speak before Carmi poured some syrup over the mound of pancakes.
"This looks great." Holly nodded slowly.
"I figured you'd need your strength to get through today." Carmi told her.
"Coffee's ready." Vio said as she poured the dark liquid into the mugs.
"You'll be relying on coffee as usual." Holly raised a brow at the smaller brunette.
"Actually, I think I should limit my coffee intake." Carmi sighed.
"Yeah, right." Vio chuckled as she ate some toast.
"Carmi…are you pregnant?" Holly asked the Smithfield native, who sighed and nodded slowly.
"Can you keep it secret? I don't want John to be the last to know." Carmi replied.
"When did you find out?" Vio asked her.
"I did like, three tests the other day." Carmi shrugged.
"That's great news. I'm so happy for you." Holly smiled and hugged the Smithfield native.
"I guess Lucas will have a friend." Carmi nodded and smiled.
"When are you going to tell John?" Holly asked her.
"I haven't decided yet." Carmi shrugged.
"I'm sure he'll be thrilled." Vio smiled.
"Anyway, today's not about me." Carmi changed the subject.
"I'm about to become Mrs Mizanin." Holly sighed and shook her head slowly.
"Well eat up. Then we can get you all dressed up." Carmi grinned.
Over at Shane's house, Mike was just waking. He had been awake a couple of times during the night, thinking about Holly. The Ohio native was actually looking forward to the wedding. He was hoping that Holly would be feeling as optimistic about the event as he was right now. John was quite a sensible guy, so Mike didn't have to worry about his best man going missing or losing the wedding rings.
"Mike, you awake?" John asked as he poked his head around the door.
"Yeah." Mike replied and yawned.
"You nervous yet?" John asked him.
"No. Just kind of excited." Mike replied.
"Shane's gone out to get us breakfast." John told his friend.
"Sounds good." Mike replied as he sat up in the bed.
"I didn't know if you wanted me to, but I wrote a speech anyway." John told him.
"You already wrote a speech? Is it any good?" Mike asked.
"Oh yeah. Better than Shakespeare for sure." John smirked.
"I'll look forward to it." The Ohio native nodded.
Carmi was very pleased with her sewing skills. The tear in the dress was now completely mended. You couldn't even tell where it had been in the first place. Holly had showered and Jeff had styled her hair for her. The deep chocolate brown waves had been pinned up at the front and left down in waves at the back. Vio had spent almost an hour fixing the Boston native's make-up so that it looked as natural as possible. It was time to step into the wedding dress.
"How does that feel?" Carmi asked as she fastened the back of the dress.
"It fits really well." Holly replied as she walked over to the mirror.
"Don't cry! You're make up will be ruined!" Vio gasped as the Boston native began to get teary.
"Are you ok?" Carmi asked her.
"I look so beautiful." Holly sighed.
"You always do." Carmi smiled and smoothed down the white material of the dress.
"Here are your bridesmaids." Vio said as Jillian and Eve walked into the room.
"Wow, did you choose those dresses?" Holly asked Carmi.
"Yes. They look good, don't they?" the Smithfield native replied.
The two bridesmaids were wearing knew length dresses in a deep turquoise colour.
"You look gorgeous Holly." Jillian smiled.
"Absolutely." Eve agreed.
"You're not done yet." Said Jeff, who had now changed into a suit.
"Oh, wow." Holly watched her reflection as he clipped on her waist length veil.
"This too." Carmi said as she clipped a string of pearls around Holly's neck.
"Ok, so the pearls are old and borrowed. The dress is new…we just need something blue." Vio frowned.
"Leave it with me!" Jeff gasped and ran out of the room.
"Should I be worried?" Holly raised a brow.
"Holly, lift your hair." Jeff said as he removed the veil.
"Ok…" the Boston native did as he asked.
"Something blue." Jeff smiled as he clipped in a blue streak to the underside of Holly's hair.
"Jeffrey, you're a genius." Carmi nodded as he replaced the veil.
"I better get to the church." He replied.
"We better get going too." Jillian said. Eve nodded in agreement.
There was some bustling of people leaving the house and getting into cars, followed by almost silence. Holly took a few deep breaths and smoothed down her dress. The Boston native was alone while the others finished getting ready themselves. Holly heard a knock at the door so she walked over and opened it to reveal someone she was very surprised to see there.
"Wow, you look amazing." Adam nodded as he eyed her up and down.
"What are you doing here?" Holly frowned.
"Oh, don't worry. I'm not here to cause any trouble." The Canadian shook his head.
"Then what are you doing here on my wedding day?" Holly asked him.
"I um, I'm actually Vio's date." Adam replied.
"Oh, right. Sorry if I was a little harsh." The Boston native sighed.
"I understand. I just want to wish you good luck for today." The blonde smiled.
"Ready?" Vio asked as she appeared.
"Whenever you are." Adam nodded and smiled.
"See you at the church." Vio smiled and patted Holly's arm comfortingly.
Holly sighed and went back inside. The only people remaining in the house were Carmi, Shane and Shannon. Gary was due to pick up his daughter for the trip to the church. There was an uneasy stirring in the pit of Holly's stomach as she paced the floor anxiously. The ticking of the clock on the wall was almost unbearable. The Boston native tried to breathe as the room began to feel claustrophobic. Carmi walked over and held her shoulders firmly, attempting to reassure her.
"Holly, calm down. It's just regular nerves." Carmi whispered to the taller brunette.
"No. I can't do it." Holly shook her head.
A car horn beeped outside the house. Carmi opened the door and saw Gary sitting waiting for his daughter.
"Where is she?" he asked Carmi.
"Just getting some last minute things done. She'll be out in a couple of minutes." Carmi lied.
"I'll be waiting." Gary nodded.
"Holly Redman! You get out there or I will have these guys carry you out!" Carmi warned the Boston native.
That's all for now...
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