Three months later
Ana's POV
" The dress is too loose we might need to adjust it." Leslie Kavanaugh said to one of her attendees.
The young woman wearing all black nodded her head, as I admired her interacting with her boss in the big mirror in front of me. Today is the day that the Kate's bridesmaids try on our dresses. All the bridesmaids, like myself are wearing simply grey dresses that are strapless and silver strappy heels.
Since I am the maid of honor, my dress is different from the rest. It has a dark grey bow in the back. The dress is simple, but also has a certain elegance to it, which I love. Right now, it is slightly loose in the chest area, but with a few adjustments it will fit like a glove.
"I am sorry,Ana that your dress is slightly lose. Your dress was the first one of the bridesmaid dresses that I had done and I could have sworn that I took your bust measurements into account." Leslie began to ramble.
" Its okay. It only needs a little bit of an adjustment not a substantial amount." I reassure her.
Leslie smiles and walks to the other ladies who are trying on their bridesmaid dresses.
I admire myself in the mirror one last time before heading into the fitting room to remove the dress.
Kate has only three days left to be single. Her big day is almost here!
Kate has been talking nonstop about it since last week. Every conversation that we had whether it was over text or Facetime, she always mentioned her wedding. Luckily, Kate didn't turn into a bridezilla, and hopefully, I won't either when my time comes. I am truly happy for my best friend and I hope that everything turns out perfect for her special day.
Unfortunately, Kate couldn't be present at today's bridesmaid dress fitting. She was sent by her boss to be at a press conference of some sort. Although she was rather disappointed that she couldn't make it to the fitting, she said that she would rather wait for the day of the wedding to see how everything had turned out.
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Finally changed out of my maid of honor dress, I am about to leave the boutique, when I bump into Mia.
"Did you like your dress?" Mia asks me.
"Yes, it needs a little adjusting, but other than that it looks beautiful." I tell Mia.
"Mine turned out exactly the way I thought it would." She says excitingly. " Im so excited for the wedding." She twirls in her white shirt dress and claps her hand like a giddy teenager.
" Me too." I glance over to the front door of the boutique where Sawyer is standing, stoically. Is it just me or was he smiling a second ago? Did he see Mia in her bridesmaid dress? All these questions ran through my mind.
"Did Luke see you in your dress?" I ask Mia.
" He did." Mia said with a smile. "He said that he might have to punch every guy in the wedding that looks at me."
"Sounds like something Christian would do." I joke. Im pretty sure he had said something of that nature to me.
" Yeah, Im very happy with how everything is right now. " Mia tells me.
"Well, I am glad to hear that. You deserve happiness in your life." I tell her. Mia gives me a body crushing hug that I have to squeeze out of in order to leave.
We say our goodbyes and soon I am in the car heading back to Escala.
Kate doesn't know that she is in for a surprise today. I am throwing her a surprise bridal shower with the rest of the bridesmaids. It will be held at our penthouse because it is much bigger than Elliot's place and because the Mile High Club is already reserved for Kate's wedding rehearsal dinner.
We all managed to keep quiet for the whole day without saying a word and hopefully when Kate enters the penthouse she will have a surprised look on her face. Unless Elliot or Mia had already told her about it.
Christian's POV
I don't know how to react to the front page photo of Seattle Nooz. Right there on the front cover is a picture of my sister Mia in a full on lip lock with Sawyer. The cover story: Mia Grey's mystery man.
I found it on my desk in the morning when I walked into my office and I have put it off to the side the minute I stopped staring at it.
Now it is lunch time and I decided to flip to the story and read the article.
Mia Grey's Mystery Man
The well known sister of billionaire Christian Grey was spotted in Volunteer Park yesterday, hanging out with a mystery man. Reports say that the two of them had a picnic in the park and later walked around the park. Mia looked happy and stunning as usual even though she as donning a not so date friendly outfit. It appears that she may have been doing a catering gig before going on her date.
But lets not get side tracked here: Mia has a new man. Rumors are swirling that it is one of Christian Grey's security.
Mia looks happy as she strolls around the park arm and arm with her man who we have to say is a hunk. Go Mia Grey! Reports claim that not long ago she broke up with her long time boyfriend Ethan Kavanaugh. They had a bitter break up that apparently cost the guy his job at her brother's construction company.
It appears that Mia has moved on and we are glad to see that. Will we be hearing wedding bells in the near future? It is too soon to say, but we can only be happy for this young woman who has built a successful catering empire from the ground up just like her brother Elliot and Christian.
Well at least they didn't make anything up about her; although they did ruin a moment that the two of them were having. If I didn't know about their relationship, then I would be mad about this. But since I approve of Sawyer, I have nothing against this article.
They can write articles about my family, as long as they don't make up stuff like Ana is a gold digger or Mia is pregnant. Then they will have to deal with an angry Christian Grey and I know that nobody wants to deal with me when I am angry.
Ana has sent me a text not too long ago, telling me that in a short while Kate will be at Escala where she will be treated to a surprise bridal shower. It was Ana's idea and I think it was perfect! As per Ana's request, I am not allowed to be at our penthouse during the duration of the party. It's an all girls thing, which means no men and in the penthouse. Sawyer will be in the security room along with the other security guys, monitoring everything as they should be.
After work, Elliot and I are going to go to a local bar and have a few drinks; his idea and not mine. He wants to discuss the bachelor party. Although I like the idea of hanging out with my brother, lately the only thing he wants to discuss is the bachelor party. I sure hope that the drinks will be coming and going from our table because I know that I will not be able to sit sober while my brother talks on and on about strippers.
Sorry for the short chapter. The next one should be longer.
I would like to again thank a guest reviewer ( Im not sure if it's the same one from last time) for the side note. I will keep that in mind when I write in Mia's point of view . I don't know if I will write about Mia and Luke's dates anymore. I will focus on the upcoming chapter about the bridal shower, the bachelorette party, and of course the wedding.
I am glad that you'll are enjoying the story so far! I enjoy writing the story and making you guys happy!
