I had a disaster, the chapter was nearly ready to go and I deleted it by mistake. :-(
There will be mistakes for which I apologise. I do proof read them lots of times yet things still slip through ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Chapter 54 - 6.53am (Local Time) Thursday 23rd September 2230
Avarak, T'Shahel and Sordd had spent the first hour of the day in quiet meditation, before making their way down to the kitchen for first meal. Avarak opted for fruit and cheese, with some kassa fruit juice. T'Shahel opted for muesli, greek yoghurt and honey, which was a relatively new discovery for her. Sordd opted for a large bowl of plomeek soup. If he were human Sordd would probably categorise plomeek soup as being a 'comfort food', a bit like chocolate or a packet of crisps, but he was not human. You could say that Sordd had wedding nerves, he would say that nerves were illogical!
After first meal the small family headed out the door with Madra and Dug in tow. Over the last few days it had become their routine to walk Madra and Dug, who were actually Mimi's dogs, in the morning along the beach, which was located just ten minutes walk away from the cottage. There was a wee nip in the air, but the Vulcans couldn't feel it as they had wrapped up so warmly. They walked along, in quietness, simply being content in one another's company.
They all stopped for a moment to look out over the ocean. Bright streaks of red, pink, and orange filled the sky as the sun began to rise, chasing the darkness of the night away. There was some low cloud on the horizon, brilliant rays pierced through the gaps, lighting a small path on the ocean that seemed to touch their feet. It was the beginning of a new day, the beginning of a new chapter in each of their lives. They each marvelled at the beauty that was all around them.
They continued to walk along the beach, the only sound was that of the waves lapping on the shore, and the splashing of Dug and Madra as they launched themselves into the water, chasing a hefty stick thrown by Sordd. After half an hour the small party turned around and began to walk back to the cottage.
"Sa-mekh," Avarak said.
"Ha, Avarak," Sordd replied.
"What will we do when we get back to the cottage?" he enquired.
"We will spend some more time in meditation," Sordd replied. He was more than aware it was going to be a long day interacting with a lot of different people with varying emotional temperaments and they needed to make sure that their emotional shields were at a more than satisfactory level than normal, he was also aware that this was a harder exercise for Avarak as he was so young. "I would then advise that you either read a book or draw on your holographic tablet. Whatever you decide to do ensure that it involves stillness," he looked kindly at his son. "T'Shahel is to go to Mimi's parents house for mid-meal, and then she will get ready for the wedding. We will have mid-meal at the cottage and then get ready for the wedding. Does that satisfy your curiosity?" he asked.
"Ha, sa-mekh," Avarak replied with a contented tone.
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For Mimi the morning also started at a sedate and quiet pace, starting with a long lie and then having breakfast with her mum and dad. Mimi's father, Hugh, had a bowl of porridge, which he usually had come hail, rain, sun or snow. He said it set him up for the day. Mimi's mum, Abigail, preferred to have a bowl of muesli with some greek yoghurt and honey, Mimi had this as well. They all had some strong coffee.
By mid morning there was a bit more hustle and bustle in the Scott household than at 'Rose Cottage'. Over the years It had become quite a tradition in the Scott family to have bacon butty's on the morning of a wedding, well for the meat eaters anyway. Thus Mimi's sister Rachel and her husband Andrew, as well as the boys Peter and Adam descended on the household. A short time later, Mimi's older brother James and his family also arrived, all looking forward to freshly made bacon butty's, they could smell the cooked bacon coming from the kitchen.
At some point in the morning the wedding flowers arrived, bridal bouquet, bridesmaid's bouquet, mother of the bride corsage, father of the bride buttonhole and ushers buttonholes. The following flowers were used in various combinations. Roses, including Crown Princess Margaretta Roses, apricot/orange blooms; Vulcan Yonal Svai-Tor (Trailing Vulcan Fire Orchid) red-orange-yellow blooms; Dahlias including Café au Lait, milky coffee to ivory, rich cream peachy pink blooms; Andorain Chisa Tira (Andorian Moon Flower), transparent blooms, which had the ability of reflect the colour of the flowers that were surrounding it, blue leaves and stems; Betazed 'Imzadi' Zvai (Betazed 'Beloved' Berry), peach/cream berry, velvety soft silver grey leaves; Cosmos, various colours; Vulcan Kin-kur Svai (Vulcan Golden Flower), gold, burnt orange, dusky pink hues; Lily of the Valley, white; eucalyptus leaves; white heather; peony; sweet peas; thistles, alstroemeria ...
T'Shahel arrived at midday, calm and serene as usual. Mimi made a mental note to make sure her rowdy family didn't overwhelm her. They had mid-meal then started to get ready for the wedding which involved having a shower, sorting hair, a little bit of make-up, and finally putting on the dresses and formal attire as appropriate. They were all ready by 2.30pm.
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Notes
I realise that the first part is maybe a bit romantic and whimsical for Vulcans, however I do think they appreciate beauty. Sordd marrying Mimi will also bring some stability to the family, as we know from reading other stories being an unbound Vulcan does pose a number of problems.
