Now it's time to help Charlie and Vaggie with their wedding. She helped Heart so much with hers, now it's time to return the favor.
Ch 74: Plan a Royal Wedding
(Heart Pov)
I remember the next day after the proposal, Charlie told me she went to her parents, in person. Vaggie tagging along as well and told them both the news about their engagement. I was surprised to hear that her mother was the one happy for her. Lucifer seemed to be nice about it but not as enthusiastic. Either way, her parents were happy for her and they were going to start planning stuff right away.
The princess was finally tying the knot. Was awfully sweet to hear and to be a part of. I know Vaggie and her have been dating for some time. I know how much they loved each other as well. It was only a matter of time.
Charlie told me that they were giving her two months to try and get some of the things together. Her parents would handle a lot of the bigger things. It was so exciting, and I was so happy for her as well.
At the same time, I was and wasn't surprised when she asked me to be in the wedding. She was in mine, so she wanted me in hers as well. Vaggie also agreed with me. The girls decided that they were going to have groomsmen and bridesmaids both. Charlie would have the men on her side and Vaggie the women. They were just deciding on people together. So, with me being in the wedding, they asked Alastor too. I'm sure he didn't mind; he did say yes. I feel he only did because I'm in it as well.
I was going over the hotel every other day to help as I always did, but I would stay after to help Charlie and Vaggie little by little. Just to plan out a few things her parents wanted her to do. It wasn't much but it was still big.
Today I was with them as they were trying to think of who else could be in their standing up there with them. Other parts of their bridal party. Once we figured everyone out then we can plan a dress shopping trip and get that taken care of.
Elena was with me as well as Rufio, the two played on the floor as we talked. Elena has been getting better at her walking and still falls but she is way better. I'm not looking forward to when she starts to run around. I didn't want to think of that though.
"So, I think you should have Angel as well. He has been with you guys since the beginning. I know you both think of him as a good friend." I pointed out.
"That's a good point." Charlie agreed. "After all that happened Angel still comes around us. He does care and even though he doesn't stay here anymore he seems to have improved."
Vaggie was silent a moment, in thought about the decision. She then sighed, "Fine I'll be ok with Angel Dust being in the wedding."
Charlie then happily clapped. I smiled and nodded.
"Ok so who else then?" I wondered.
"Well we don't have many to choose from." Vaggie says.
"Why not another patron? Someone you know well. Trust?" I suggested.
The two girls then sat there and thought about who else they could add. I also was thinking as well. I mean, even if we couldn't find another, I'm sure they'd be ok with just four. Even so, having six total was nice. I know for my wedding it was.
"How about Veronica? She's been well behaved for me in the crafting stuff. Ever since she joined. She likes to help as well." I gave a small chuckle. "She's almost like a mother figure in a way." I looked back behind me a moment to look at the baby as she was petting Rufio. "I know she loves Elena too."
"You know I will agree. She has had so much improvement. She helps out a lot to." Charlie pointed out.
"It's almost like she's part of the crew. She helps Nifty clean. I know sometimes she'll cook when Alastor isn't here." Vaggie added.
"Well I think that should be a good enough answer. I know you think of Veronica as a friend." I smiled.
Charlie bounced in her seat a moment from excitement, "We'll ask her first but I'm sure she won't mind."
"Well there we go. Now what about the other side with Alastor?" I wondered, moving on.
Charlie answered quickly. "Dr. Talon."
I looked to her almost shocked by her quick answer, "Marcus? You positive?" I wondered for sure.
"Absolutely, I trust him. He's been a nice addition to the hotel. He treats everyone well and looks after us when hurt. It should definitely be him." Charlie answered with a smile.
"I agree. Marcus has fit in well here. Without the influence of a bad overlord he has been very good. Plus, he has taken care of you as well as Elena. Not only is he just a doctor here, but he is also a great friend to all of us." Vaggie added as well.
I smiled and nodded. "Yes, I will agree. He might as well be family. Elena thinks of him as a grandfather figure. He doesn't mind that at all though." I then felt a pull on my shirt. I looked down and saw that Elena had walked over to the side of the chair and grabbed my sleeve of my shirt. I looked down at her with a smile. "What can I do for you little pup?"
"Pappap?" The girl said.
"What about him?" I asked her.
"See?" It seemed to be a question.
"You want to see pappap?" I made sure.
"Yea!" The girl cheered.
I gave a chuckle and pat the girl on the head. "We'll see him after mommy is done ok?"
Charlie then said, "Well I was going to call everyone to come here. That way we can ask them."
I looked up at the princess. "Alright, that's an idea. What to call them all now and we can figure out the last person?"
"Sure! Give me a second." Charlie smiled and grabbed her phone she had on the desk. Once she got done calling them all, she hung up the phone and sat back. "Marcus will be down, Angel is just at the bar so he'll be over, Veronica was in her room and will be down shortly."
"Fantastic. So, any ideas while we wait?" I stated.
Both girls unfortunately shook their heads. "We will figure it out in no time. We still have a little bit of time." I looked down to Elena who had still stayed by me. I took the girl and placed her in my lap. "Pappap is coming down. You'll get to see him."
The girl's eyes went wide as she clapped her hands together.
"You know. I have one idea right now." Vaggie started.
"Oh, what's that?" I wondered as I looked at the moth girl.
She looked to Elena in my lap as she held her stuffed deer close to her. "What if Elena is our flower girl?" Vaggie asked.
My ears went up in surprise. "Her, well, she has gotten better in her walking. Are you sure? I don't know how comfortable I am showing her off to a lot of people."
"Heart, you know that Elena will be going to school in the future. People will find out about her eventually." Charlie reminded me.
"But in front of the other overlords?" I put my ears down in worry. This was a royal wedding. All overlords were supposed to attend the ceremony so they could witness it. Sure, it's never been done in many years, but they all were supposed to be there. They were required to be there. "I'm just scared." I finally whispered.
Charlie stood up from the desk and went next to me to place her hand around my shoulders. "You'll be fine Heart. You all will. We'll be there for you. Plus, I know my dad will not want anything happening that day. Trust us."
Thoughts raced through my head, I know I should take Charlie's word for it all, but I still have a nagging in the back of my head. What if Valentino was there? What if Vox was there? What would they do? What would they say? I just don't know if I could face them after what happened. After what they did to me. At the same time, they didn't know Elena existed. For all they could know, I could have been pregnant with Valentino's kid this whole time when it wasn't the case at all. It could almost be a rub in his face to have Elena be there. She was mine and Alastor's and that was enough reason to want to show her off.
Finally, I sighed and gave a smile. "Alright Charlie. I trust you. It will be ok. Plus, I'm sure she would love to be in your wedding."
"Well why don't we ask her?" Charlie wondered with a smile. She went around to the other side of the chair and looked to the pup in my lap. "So, Elena, would you like to be in my wedding? You get to throw flowers around."
Elena just kind of looked at Charlie a moment but soon nodded her head and let out a, "Yea!"
We all laughed at that.
"Guess that settles it then." Vaggie said behind her giggles.
Soon there was a knock on the door. Charlie stood up and went to the door to open it. Behind the door was everyone Charlie had called.
"Come on in guys. We have something important to ask you." Charlie said as she let the group inside.
"Alright toots, what's dis 'bout anyways?" Angel asked as he walked in.
"I have a feeling I know why but I'll wait and see." Dr. Talon said.
Elena gasped and then looked around me to see the wolf demon in the room now. She quickly wiggled off my lap and went to the floor. She quickly walked over to the scientist.
"Pappap!" The girl cheered as she walked up to him.
I turned in my chair to watch as the wolf demon smiled and then reached down to pick up the girl once she got to him. "Well aren't' we getting to be an expert at walking."
"She is way better." I told him.
With the girl in Dr. Talons arms Charlie decided to clear her throat. "Ok, now, with you all down here it is because we made a very important decision. Although, we have to ask you still just in case before its official."
"Oh I'm so excited. What is it?" Veronica asked.
Vaggie stood up and walked over to Charlie and put an arm around her waist. "Would you like to be in our bridal party?" The moth girl asked them.
"Me!?" They all exclaimed at once. They all were in shock from the question.
Both girls nodded. "Yes. We picked you guys. It was hard to decide. We didn't want to make anything official until we asked you."
Veronica was the first to step forward. "I am honored that you would choose me, of all demons, to be there for your special day. I'd be very happy to be a part of it."
"Shit I get to be in another weddin. Sign me up. Anythin' to look sexy." Angel answered with a smirk as he puffed up his chest.
Charlie just chuckled while Vaggie glared at him.
Dr. Talon then spoke. "It makes me happy that you have grown enough trust in me to be there. I'd be happy to be in it as well."
Charlie clapped her hands. "Yay this is so exciting! Thank you, guys, you're so awesome."
"It was our pleasure." Veronica said as she gave a big smile.
"Hey, wait, I have a question now. There's only five of us, who is the sixth guy?" Angel asked.
"We haven't figured that out yet." Charlie said as she rubbed the back of her head.
"Why not Russ? I'm sure he would be a good choice." Angel suggested.
"We'll think about it Angel. He can definitely be a choice." Vaggie said.
"What, ya think my boyfriend ain't good enough?" Angel wondered in an angered tone.
"No Angel it's not that. It's just a hard decision for us. We are all still thinking but if you want to give Russ as a suggestion then we will take it." Charlie told him.
"Good. Now if ya would excuse me, I have somewhere to be." Angel said and walked out of the office.
Charlie and Vaggie both just sighed.
"It will be ok girls. I know you'll make the right decision on who to choose." Veronica told them as she headed out as well.
Dr. Talon put Elena on the floor, but she didn't want to be put down yet. She started to cry and was holding onto the wolf demons pant leg. "Up. Up." She kept saying.
"I can't hold you right now little pup." Dr. Talon said as he kneeled. "I have some work to do. I'll see you another day alright?" He held the girl by the arms.
Elena didn't like hearing that and started to cry more. I just smiled sadly at them.
"Don't worry doc, you can leave. She'll be ok, we are going to cry it out." I told him. "I don't want to keep you from your work."
Dr. Talon sighed. "It's ok, I can stay a little while longer." He said as he picked the girl back up. "I'll watch her for a little while you guys keep planning."
"Sounds great." I said with a smile.
"Yes thank you Markus." Charlie said.
The scientist nodded as he walked to the couch with the girl and sat down with her in his lap. With her being watched by him, we got more plans straightened out.
[Two Weeks Later]
To say that the last month of planning was a nightmare was an understatement. Mainly because Angel was making a big deal over nothing in my opinion. He kept telling Charlie to have Russ in the wedding since they couldn't think of anyone else. Eventually Charlie gave into to Angel's request. She did it just to make him stop bugging her but also, she couldn't think of who else to have in the wedding.
Charlie also decided that Razzle and Dazzle would be the ring bearer for the wedding as well. Each one holding a ring and I thought it was cute for the little goat demons.
Since that was all situated, we all had plans to go out with Vaggie to help her find a dress. Charlie would get help from the guys to figure out what to wear. The princess decided she would be wearing a tux for the wedding. It was just something more fitting to her then a dress. So, she let Vaggie have the chance, and I think she just wanted to see the moth girl in a pretty dress.
So, we were having a day for all that. Vaggie would do her own thing and Charlie hers. I would have to have Elena with me because we had to find a dress for her to. She was going to be the flower girl after all.
Vaggie decided, much to my dismay, that she wanted to go to Alice's Daredevil Dresses again to find her dress. It made me afraid to go back there. What if my mother was still there? I didn't know what to think. I just calmed myself though, I knew I would be surrounded by friends and it all would be ok.
That morning we were all meeting at the hotel. Charlie would take the guys while Vaggie would take the girls. Alastor drove us there and we went inside to see the whole group there. We all greeted each other and then headed out our separate ways to get everything done.
We all got into a limo with Vaggie and headed on our way to Alice's. I kept Elena on my lap as we went. As much as she wanted to go running around the area to check everything out. She was a little stubborn about it, but she eventually listened to me to stay still.
Soon we got to the dress shop and headed inside. I took a deep breath and headed inside. Once we got in there, we were greeted by Gruda again. "Welcome to Alice's!" She said. The bird demon paused and looked over us a moment. "Ah my goodness. It's the same little group!" She said excitedly then looked at me. "Heart how have you been?" She then looked to Elena in my arms. "Who might this little one be?"
I will agree that it was nice to see Gruda again. She always had a nice energy about her and was very swell to talk to. "I'm doing fine Gruda, thank you for asking." I looked to Elena on my hip. "As for this little pup here, this is Elena."
The bird demon was in awe of the girl. "Well she looks to be such a sweet thing." She chuckled and then turned back to the rest of us. "Sorry about that. What can I do for you girls today?"
We all pointed to Vaggie, "She's getting married." We said simultaneously.
I swore I saw Gruda's eyes light up with excitement. "Oh, another wedding!? Fantastika!" She went and gave Vaggie a hug. "Congrats little darling. I'm happy for you."
"Thanks." Vaggie breathed out from getting crushed in the hug.
Gruda then held her by the shoulders. "Let's head on back and we can start."
Gruda led us back to the back part of the shop. As we did, I looked around the shop and was trying to spot if my mother was still working here. I didn't see her at first but once we got to the back room, she was standing there with another customer. I just looked at her a moment and felt fear run through me. I got snapped out of it by Elena who put a hand on my face. I looked down to the young girl and just smiled. I gave a small chuckle and planted a kiss on her cheek.
We soon all sat down at the chairs provided. Felt like deja vu.
"So, since this lovely lady is the bride, I will assume the rest of you are the bridesmaids?" Gruda made sure.
We all nodded. Then I added, "Elena is going to be the flower girl."
Gruda clapped her feathered hands together. "Ah wonderful! Why don't we do the little one first to get her out of the way?"
I nodded in agreement. "Sounds fair."
I went with Gruda while the girls looked for a dress to try on. We looked at ones that would fit the girl. We didn't want to be picky but the first one we tried Vaggie went with. It was a faded pink. The top half had a flower pattern and the bottom half as a frill. There was a bow that went on the back as well. I thought it was perfect.
I knew Elena loved the dress because she honestly didn't want to take it off. She would jump around the room while having it one. She loved it. Plus, it looked adorable on her. She was hard to get out of it, we just didn't want her ruining the dress. She was being bad and throwing a fit but after a while I distracted her with her stuffed deer, and she was fine sitting there playing with it.
After Elena was done and over with, everyone had picked out a dress. Angel even picked one out for me since I was busy helping Elena. Vaggie decided to stay and watch Elena so that we could put our dresses on. All our dresses where a pink in some way and all looked really pretty.
Veronica's dress was simple. It was more of a darker pink that was a spaghetti strap and had a slit up the one side that went to about the ankles. Angel's dress was a pretty light pink, the shoulder was exposed and hugged his bust well, there were sleeves on the arms and the dress went down to his mid-thigh. My dress was a darker pink with lace on the top, a flower pattern that went across the chest and just flowed down to my calves.
As we headed inside the dressing room, I realized I needed help with my dress. I stuck my head out of my dressing room. "Gruda, I might need a little help." I called out.
"I'm busy darling." Gruda called out to me. "Dorothy can you help the lovely lady in dressing room four!" She yelled.
I felt my heart stop a moment. No no, anyone but her! Before I could voice my protest, the woman was already walking towards me. She got to the door and I gulped.
"You needed help?" Dorothy asked me.
Nodding I stuttered, "Y-y-yes please. Thank you." I went back into the dressing room with the dragon demon behind me.
"What do you need help with dearie?" Dorothy wondered.
"Oh, um, yea, I can't seem to get my wings through the back. I was having a hard time and didn't want to rip anything." I told her.
"No problem honey. I know all about that." She chuckled as she flapped her wings. "Turn around and I'll give you a hand."
"Thanks." I whispered as I turned around.
I was honestly nervous. I was in the same room as my mother. She probably didn't even realize who I was, but I knew it was her. She was the reason I was down here.
As Dorothy helped with my wings, she asked me, "So how did your wedding go? I remember you from before. Saw you in the paper to."
I was snapped out of my thoughts. "Oh, um, it was nice. It went great. I had a wonderful time. I've always dreamt of my wedding since I was a kid."
I didn't want to give her to much info about me. I didn't want to give a hint towards who I was. That I was her daughter.
"I'm glad you finally had your dream wedding. I'm sure it was beautiful." Dorothy said as she got my other wing past the dress. "Did your parents see it?"
I tried to keep my cool even though I was sweating nervously. "Oh no. I unfortunately don't know if my parents are down here. Even if they are, I'm not sure what they look like." I gave a chuckle.
"Aw a shame. I'm sure they're proud of you though." Dorothy frowned as she fixed my tail as well.
Shrugging I answered, "Who knows. I was always a disappointment to them."
"I'm sure that's not true. Your parents probably still love you." Dorothy told me as she zipped up the back of the dress.
"I'd love to believe that. They never really showed it to me when I was alive." I huffed. "That's why I'm trying to be a better mother to my daughter. I learned from them what not to do." I sent her a nasty glance when her back was turned.
"Do you love your daughter?" Dorothy questioned me as she fixed the bottom of the dress.
My ears went to the side in content as my face went soft, "With all my heart. She's my whole world. My light in the dark."
Dorothy gave a small chuckle, "That's wonderful. She seems to be a sweetheart."
After a few touches in finally had the dress fully on. I looked in the single mirror in the dressing room and looked at myself. I really liked this dress, but it was hard for me to get into.
"Thanks for your help. This was a lot harder to get on then I thought." I said as I turned around.
When I looked at Dorothy, she had a smirk on her face. She was blocking the door with her body. I didn't like that look at all. My fear came back. She walked up closer to me until it was almost uncomfortable.
Eventually she said, "I know it's you Ashlyn. You can't fool me."
My heart stopped. No. How!? I didn't give a hint as far as I knew. I couldn't figure it out. My brain was fogging over, and I was washed with confusion. It didn't make sense. Was it just a mother instinct? I didn't know.
Eventually I just slanted my eyes and glared at the woman. "I don't go by that name anymore. I haven't used that name in 80 years." I said sternly as I crossed my arms.
"Ah so you did know it was me." She laughed. "I will say, you avoided me this long. I'm surprised. I didn't know it was you the first time you came in here. After that though I did dig a little and just now I ended up putting the pieces together."
"Because I didn't want to be around you. After all you did. You're the reason I'm down here." I reminded her.
"Whose fault is that?" She huffed in anger.
"Yours because you pushed me to my breaking point." I growled at her. "At the same time though...I'll thank you." I said softly.
Dorothy looked at me with a raised eyebrow, "Thank me? Why?" She honestly looked confused.
I slowly got a smile on my face, "Well, if I weren't here, I wouldn't be where I am. I wouldn't have met the man that I love more than anything. I wouldn't have experienced what I have." My smile widened. "I wouldn't have gotten married. Sure, it was in hell, but it still happened. I got the life I always wanted. I had a second chance...and I wouldn't change that for anything." I put my hands to my chest. "I wouldn't have had the experience I did with my daughter. She is the greatest thing to happen to us. I'm happy about that." I gave a small chuckle. "So yes. I will thank you for all this. I'm here because you put me here. Elena is here. It all comes together."
Dorothy just looked at me with shock on her face. Confusion. Her wings dropped behind her.
A knock on the door cut us off from further communication. "Are you guys ok in there?" It was Gruda.
"We're ok. Just had some complications. I'm fine now." I answered.
Dorothy finally snapped out of it and opened the door. I watched as she quickly walked out. I walked out as well but as soon as I got out of the dressing room the dragon demon was gone.
Gruda grabbed me by the shoulders and led me back out. "We were worried about you, but I'll let you know now that if this dress is selected, we will modify if for your needs."
"Thanks, I'll admit it was a little hard for my anatomy." I told her as I flapped my wings.
"No worries! We'll take care of you." Gruda said as I soon joined the other two.
Elena saw me and stood up from where she was playing. "Mommy!" She cheered.
I laughed as the girl walked up to me. When she did, I bent down and picked her up. I put her on my hip as she still held her stuffed deer.
Soon we all looked at Vaggie as she went over the dresses each of us had.
"Which one ya thinkin Vags?" Angel asked her.
The girl stood up and went up to each of us. After having a good look through she finally said. "I think I'll go with the one Veronica has on."
"Fantastic! I honestly really like it myself." Veronica said. "It's nice and simple to."
"shouldn't have to make any alterations to it either." I added when looking at the dress. My wings could easily fit out the back of the dress. They wouldn't have to be compacted.
Soon we all headed back to take the dresses off. I wanted Elena to go back with Vaggie, but she didn't want to. She wanted to stay with me. So, I had someone unzip me before I went to take the dress off, girl in tow. I set her down and she just looked up at me.
"Pretty." She said as she pointed to me.
Smiling, I asked, "You think I'm pretty in this dress?" Elena nodded. "You're a kind pup. Mommy's not going to wear this dress though." I told her and the girl frowned. "Aw don't worry. I'll still be in a pretty dress and so will you." I said as I poked her nose lightly.
Elena giggled and I proceeded to get the dress off and put my normal clothes back on. I picked the girl back up and headed back out. Vaggie was busy looking through dresses. I put the girl down and she went back to playing with her stuffed deer. I looked in the corner of my eye and saw Dorothy there, looking at Elena and me.
Part of me wanted to have my mother back but after all that she ever did to me, I honestly don't know if I could want her back. It was something I'd have to think about. I honestly didn't want her near me or Elena. I didn't want her hurting my daughter, like the way she hurt me. I couldn't allow that.
Unless she proved herself to me. I highly doubt she would though.
I turned my attention fully to Elena and waited for Vaggie to choose her dresses. It seemed she was going for a theme. All of them were pink.
Soon she got her three and went back to the dressing room. Angel and Veronica were sitting with me. Although the artic fox demon was busy playing with the girl.
Vaggie came out with her first wedding dress. It was white on top and it faded into a pink on the bottom. There was a very pretty swirl design in the chest part.
After that one it was an all pink dress with the shoulders exposed with gems going down the middle and on the bust part of the dress.
The last one was of a lighter pink with a low V-neck and had a big flower on the one side of it. It flowed down to her feet and was very as the sides draped over the middle.
"I'm actually having a hard time deciding." Vaggie said as she looked over herself.
"Which ones are you thinking?" Veronica asked.
"I'm stuck between this one or the first one." Vaggie answered.
"Hmm, that is hard, they both are very pretty." I added.
"I like them both as well." Angel said. "If I had to choose one though, I'd go with the first."
"The first one?" Vaggie questioned.
"Yea, I heard Charlie might get some white in da suit she gets so maybe da white from dis dress can match for ya." Angel stated.
"He does make a point. I think the first one would be a good option." I said as well.
Vaggie looked at Veronica for her answer. "I agree then, the first one." The fox said, smiling.
Vaggie smiled at us and nodded. She turned to Gruda. "I think it settled then. The first one it is."
The bird demon clapped her feathered hands together, "Wonderful! This is so exciting. Now let's go get you out of this dear and we can get you all set."
As Vaggie and Gruda left to go get her dress off. I turned to Elena who then yawned and rubbed her eyes. I reached down and petted the girls head. It was about that time for her to lay down for a nap, but with all the excitement from today I'm sure she was even more tired.
"You can sleep on the way home baby. You have to stay awake a little bit longer." I said down to her.
All I got in response was a hum. She'll probably fall asleep right here, then I have to worry about carrying her.
Soon Vaggie came back and they got everything all situated. I got Elena's stuff and picked up the girl. Vaggie went to go check out. Dorothy was now at the register. There was no way I was facing my mother again. I let them go up while I stayed by the doors. I didn't even want to go near her. I just wanted out of here at this point.
Soon they had it all situated and we headed outside.
"Heart, are you ok?" Vaggie asked as we walked out.
"Yea ya seem agitated." Angel added.
"I'll tell you on the way back to the hotel." I told them, not wanting to be having this conversation outside the dress shop.
Soon the car came back, and we all got in it. Elena was nodding off, but I figured I'd let the girl sleep.
"So, what's the tea kid? Spill it?" Angel asked as he sat back.
My ears went back as I thought back to the conversation I had with my mother. I took a breath. "My mother recognized me."
Everyone went silent.
"How?" Vaggie wondered.
Looking away I answered. "She was helping me put the dress on. She asked me questions. I guess she put it all together. I'm not sure how fully though. It was...awkward. That's for sure. Told her how I hated her." I looked back up at them. "But I thanked her as well."
"Thanked her? Why?" Veronica asked.
I looked down at Elena who now was asleep against me. "Because without her, I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't have experienced what I did. To meet Alastor." I ran my fingers through the girl's hair. "Plus, Elena wouldn't be here if I wasn't here."
When I looked back up, I saw everyone smiling at me softly.
Vaggie put her hand on my arm. "That's true. Even after all she did to you, you still ended up with a happy life. In hell but it's still the best you had."
I nodded, "Exactly. Am I happy to be down here? No. Am I still happy with my life? Yes, I am. It's my afterlife. It's my second life. I get to control how I live it." Looking back down at Elena and putting my hand through her hair again. "I honestly couldn't ask for anything better."
"So cute." Veronica said softly.
"I'm here. I'm here to stay. As long as I have my family and friends that matter to me...that's all I need." I looked up to them and flashed them a smile.
We got back to the hotel in no time and we all stayed for dinner.
With the wedding dress and others out of the way, it was only a month till the wedding, and I was looking forward to it.
Going to finish there. Next is Vaggie and Charlie's wedding.
