Hello welcome to a new chapter of our protagonists recording of things. Everything is just going peachy so far isn't it. What that last line foreshadowed something this chapter you say? Nah you're just imagining things. The idea of me foreshadowing something in this part of the story up here? That's crazy right there my dear reader. Anyway enjoy this chapter!
Months 10-8
It was a few days into December, and something was troubling me. The fact that I would have to make sure Laura met my family at some point. She wanted to know when a good time would be she could come with me to meet them. It was after that my heart sank. My father was always persistent I date one of the human girls who went to my old school. I told her that short conundrum of mine, and she said that she wants to meet them anyway. I was hopeful that it may not all be a train wreck. How about at a Christmas dinner, or multiple since I have a divorced family?" "Ian that's not a bad idea, and that splits up the two holidays between our families. What do we have to lose." I proceeded to arrange all the dates where the events would take place.
It had been a few of the same old weeks like in November except I had a pit of despair in me. I sucked up my paranoia and we visited each major family groups I knew. Since they were both similar I'll sum up what happened. At my dads he was very inquisitive as to how the whole relationship began, and we all spent time with my family while he asked us complex enough questions he essentially got everyday of our lives while we were down there at the college. After we had spent time with my family we got ready to leave, and head off to the next dinner my dad confronted me. "Son I said I was always right, and I always was right. Son this is the one time you may have just proven me wrong on something." "Well dad I learned from the best didn't I?" He laughed and wished me good luck. After we visited my moms side of the family not much was different from the first. Aside from a marathon of chatter due to questions anyway.
I felt much better after that potential fiasco was over. I remembered something though. My memory has always been somewhat random with the things it remembers. I remember I needed to ask Laura something. "So Laura you wanted to introduce me to your brother when we were going to your parents for Thanksgiving. Where was he?" "Well Ian the day before Thanksgiving my parents had told me he was still away on some important business he had to take care of. Don't you remember me explaining this to you, and how I was sad that you didn't get to meet Dylan?" "I'll be honest Laura I could forget anything possible. It is something completely random that happens to me. Well how about this. Lets try to meet him on his birthday or something, and we can work with your parents for a good old surprise party." "Well Ian I think that's a great idea." "Well Laura when is his birthday anyway?" "January 25th." "Well we better start planning soon. By the way for New-years eve I plan on taking you to a nice restaurant." She looked at me wondering why I would take her to a fancy restaurant for New-Years eve but shrugged it off.
It was the night of New-Years eve. I took her to the aforementioned restaurant. We had a waiter guide us to our table, and I pulled out a chair for my lady. "Laura I had an idea while we were here. We could tell each other our New-Years resolutions while we have our dinner here. Just as we began to say them the waiter came by. "Sir I will order for me and the lady if that is alright with her. Laura nodded in agreement, and I whispered to the waiter everything necessary for the night. "Well Ian what did you order for us?" "Just wait Laura you'll see what I ordered. While we wait why don't you tell me your resolution for the new year? She was luckily for me giving a speech on how she generally wanted to be a better person saying that since no one really ever follows their resolution she would have she would follow anyway. After a few minutes our waiter returned.
What happened next changed me forever. After the waiter handed us our drinks he picked up a diamond ring. "Excuse me miss is this your ring?" "Well I would love if it was but it isn't." "Well Laura it is yours if you help me with my resolution. My resolution is to spend the rest of my life with the one person I love the most. Laura will you give me the honor of being my wife?" "Oh Ian of course I will!" She hugged me tighter than ever before. The waiter handed me the ring I had picked out for her. I handed him a twenty for his help. I knew then that the best day of my life would be ever so soon.
Everything was going great. I had planned the wedding at the beginning of spring. To show that as nature grows around us so will our love. I'm also building the chapel for us to be married in by hand. To show that I will do anything and everything for our love. We also prepared for Dylan's birthday. We had a pavilion at the closest park in the city for the celebration. Laura was so happy when he arrived.
"Ian he's here! Everyone get ready to yell happy birthday!" Once Dylan got out we all yelled happy birthday. Everyone in Laura's family was there. Her mother and father, her two grandmothers and two grandfathers, and most importantly her brother Dylan. "Laura did all of you plan this party for me?" "Of course Dylan. It was actually my fiancé's idea to arrange the whole party in the first place." "Hey Dylan I'm glad to finally meet my soon to be brother in law." I noticed his face had a scar along his left cheek. He was trying to conceal it with his fur. "So Dylan are you a soldier then?" He looked at me shocked that I could have known so quickly. "Did someone in my family tell you? Nope I could tell by the scar on your left cheek. Was that a result from when you were away on 'business' Thanksgiving?" He nodded and looked at me with a questioning eye. Likely wondering how I could guess the events with such precision. By the end of the day though we were good friends. "Ian just remember to take good care of my sister, or I'll send a small army after you okay?" "Got it Dylan. No need to send an army in though. She is in good hands.
The rest of January and all of February was spent preparing for the wedding. I went to work on the chapel like there was no tomorrow. Halfway through I had the foundation laid, and got the walls and roof up. Laura was apparently going to hand prepare her own wedding dress with the help of her mother. My father came in at the end of the month since it was my birthday. "Son since you finished the chapel and everything, I wanted to give you something to make it feel more like a chapel." He dollied in a magnificent stone stand for me and Laura to be wed on. "Thanks dad. You always were there for me in one way or another." I hugged him as he left. He was always there for me, but I never believed he truly loved me as a son.
Well we're getting closer to the end of the story! This is going to be quite interesting by the time its over. To think only seven months left of history recorded. I wonder what the fate of our protagonists will be? I bet you still wonder why Ian has a gun in his left hand, and a remote in the right. Don't worry dear readers of mine. All will be explained quite soon. Quite soon indeed. Cheers, and have a great day reading other stories on the site. It really is appreciated when you give input. I bet you all wonder what could have gone wrong though. Believe me it's interesting to say the least what happens.