It was a week later after Mary Margret and David decided to move up their wedding. They were making phone calls to different venues, tuxedo shops, florists, bridal shops; as well as various back and forth trips to the mall. They were both so lucky to have their bridal party by their side helping with everything. Mary Margret had sent Emma, Regina, and Ruby to check on and review every single one of the centerpieces and making sure they were exactly like the pictures Mary Margret provided them with, pick up the dresses she ordered for her mom and David's mom, and even trusted them enough to go pick out their bridesmaid dresses and their shoes. While David had his brother James, Robin, and Killian go get the tuxes, pick out the music the dj would play, and help organize a surprise they were putting together for Mary Margret.
"Really? Thank you! Thank you so much, we will be there later today to plan the layout and anything else we need to do. Seen you at 3, good bye." David said before hanging up the phone and writing down an address on a sticky note.
"What happened? Did she say anything certain, or just another consultation?" Mary Margret asked him while on hold with the bridal shop as they checked on the progress of her wedding dress alterations.
"She said that it's all good to go, that we just need to go over the seating chart, table layout, and if there is time we can even join the taste testing they are going to have at 4 for different events they are hosting as well. Just think about it, in just 2 months we will be married!" He exclaimed so excited he couldn't help but pick her up by her waist hugging her so tightly she let out a squeal of happiness. "I was thinking about asking the group to join us, especially since we would do the tasting today also."
"That sounds perfect, I'll tell the girls and you let the guys know?" Mary Margret said frustrated with how long she'd been on hold for. David nodded and went to call his brother, and was going to get ready to shower. "Hopefully I can schedule my final fitting by the end of this week." She texted the group chat the girls had while she put the bridal shop on speaker.
Mary Margret: So David talked to one of the venue owners today and they said we could go over at 3 to work out the seating chart and if we have time food tasting at 4. You guys can make it right?
Ruby: Yes! Im starving!
Regina: Let's do it! Is this the place with the open bar or the one with the condom machine in the restrooms? LOL
Regina: Girl, you just ate taco bell. How r u still hungry?
Emma: No the condom place was the one with the creepy manager guy that David almost punched. Doubt that they would want to choose that place. hah. Need us to take anything?
Ruby: Taco Bell is the appetizer duhhh. Condom place guy wasn't that bad! Just a weirdo lol
Mary Margret: Yay! See you guys at 3, I'll have David send you the address. And no just yourselves and your taste buds!
Mary Margret: & that guy kept trying to hold my waist during the walk through and staring at Regina's chest. And kept mentioning how the condom machines in the restrooms were his idea. Gross!
Emma agreed to driving all the girls that way they can go to the mall to get their shoes and not have to worry about that later. They got ready to go, Emma making sure to take her notepad and a pen and pencil so that she can make sure to take notes of everything and help keep organized. As maid of honor, she felt it her responsibility to make sure everything ran as smooth as possible, especially now that the wedding was moved up from a year away to just two months away. She also packed some cold water bottles and hand sanitizer.
"All ready to go Gina? Ruby said everyone is the parking lot waiting to go. Guess we are just gonna follow David and the guys." Emma spoke out as she was on her phone switching from her text messages to her maps then to the venue's website. "Did you know this place has a country club next door and a pool between the buildings? That's pretty cool."
"Yeah sorry i couldn't find my stretchy pants, I'm planning on trying it all and be one hell of a taste tester." She laughed as they walked out of their apartment and hurried down the stairs. Once at the parking lot the girls all got into Emma's yellow bug and the guys into David's pick up truck and drove down to the venue parking lot, parking right next to each other.
"This place is great," James said putting his arms around Emma and Ruby, "I came to a birthday party here a couple years ago and the bartender and became good friends after that, you know what i mean?" He winked at Emma, causing her to roll her eyes and let out an 'ugh' to show her disgust. "Don't worry, squirt, you're still my main gal." James joked pulling her in closer to him.
"Oh gee, thank goodness. I was soooo worried for a second." Emma replied sarcastically and rolling her eyes making Ruby, Mary Margret, Regina, and David laugh. But as funny as everyone thought it was, Killian just stared at them, then leaned over to Robin.
"Did they have a history together or something? Am I missing anything?" he asked in a whisper. "Kinda weird isn't it?"
"Oh because its Dave's twin brother? I don't think that is weird, just really funny." He joked before they entered the venue and he noticed Killian's expression fall and his jaw clench a bit. Then they were greeted by the front desk receptionist.
"Hello welcome to The Castle, are you the future Mr and Mrs Nolan?" Mary Margret nodded with a big smile. It becomes so much more real every time someone refers to her as the future Mrs Nolan. "You may take a seat and I'll let Ms. Gold know you are here." She extended her arm toward a couple of cushioned benches were gathered together forming a square and they all sat down. James trying to be funny and sitting on David's lap to be next to Emma.
"You haven't seen her in over a year and you still won't drop this weird joke?" David said as he pushed his brother onto the floor.
They may have looked identical but their style and personality were polar opposites. While David was very focused on school, his career and is very down to earth, his brother enjoyed being the center of attention, dressed to impress no matter where he went, was a well known ladies man by whoever knew him, and as David would say, was a complete pain in the ass. "C'mon. Emma knows she's the most beautiful girl most people have ever seen." he said exaggerated as he jumped up on his feet, just in time before the lady they were waiting for came in.
"Hello, thank you so much for waiting, my name is Milah Gold. I spoke to you on the phone." She said as she shook David's hand, then Mary Margret's. As Mary Margret was about to introduce her to the bridal party, she was stopped unexpectedly.
"Milah?" Killian stood up and walked towards the woman, causing everyone to turn to look at him.
"Oh my goodness, Killian?" she gasped, and froze for a couple seconds. "What are you doing here? I haven't seen you since.."
"Two years ago. Yeah." he said cutting her off, obviously not wanting her to say any more.
"Killian is one of my groomsman." David said, cutting in to try and diffuse the tension. "This is my brother and best man James, and my other groomsman Robin."
Milah noticed what he was trying to do and quickly snapped out of it, shaking the hands of the men who were awkwardly just standing there.
"And these girls are my bridesmaids, Regina and Ruby. And my maid of honor Emma." Mary Margret said before losing the momentum of getting this appointment back on track and finished off all the pleasantries.
"Pleasure meeting you all. Shall we go in and start the planning?" She asked as she pulled out a three ring binder from her leather bag. "These are the basic and most common layouts we have had here for weddings and other events." Milah was suddenly only focused on talking to Mary Margret and David and acted as if the interaction with Killian didn't just happen.
"Was that her? The one you told me about last year?" Emma heard Robin ask Killian, but before she could hear his response James and Ruby came up behind her betting about who they think Mary Margret and David will listen to more when it comes to choosing the food. It shouldn't have bugged her as much as it did to not know the story behind the tension between them. What the hell happened two years ago? Why didn't she ever hear about her before?
A/N: I'm sorry. I had honestly given up on this story, bc I didn't think of any way to keep it going, But I woke up last night with ideas for at least three to five more chapters. Hope you guys like this direction I am headed in.