A.N- This might not be a very good chapter so sorry if it's not- there was a few things that had to happen before the wedding chapter :)
In the lift up to Escala Taylor produced a silk scarf from his jacket pocket and blindfolded Jade, though she was somewhat hesitant. 'is this really necessary you two?' Taylor laughed slightly 'I'm under orders here Jade, just humour me?'. She rolled her eyes and allowed Taylor and a very excitable Aliyah to tie the scarf over her eyes.
Jade heard the doors open and felt Aliyah lead her gently out of the doors and down to the main room. She heard the door open and a hush or voices that went quiet quickly. She was confused but felt the scarf being untied and drop from her eyes. In the room was a gathering of around nineteen people, her eyes going quickly between them, her jaw dropping.
Of the people from Israel that Jade had asked to come, Aliyah and only one other person- Shira- had said they would be able to come for the wedding at such a short notice. In the room however, was all of the people she had invited.
Her jaw dropped even further as she glanced around the smirking people and her eyes fell on a tall, broad shouldered man with well built arms and dark curly hair. 'Daniel? Oh my god' she moved over and they hugged tightly 'bloody hell, you're actually here? You're all here?'. They laughed and Daniel grinned 'Good surprise?' she nodded and shook her head in disbelief.
Jade couldn't stop the huge grin that was on her face and suddenly and easily lapsed into Hebrew, talking with everyone around her as they all greeted each other.
Jade had a huge grin on her face as she spoke to a small group of men. She looked up and saw Luke and Christian holding drinks and talking amongst themselves. She hadn't noticed either of them arrive and excused herself from the group, wandering over to them with a huge grin on her face. Jade smiled and shook her head in disbelief 'I can't believe this- I didn't see it coming' Luke kissed her hair lightly and smirked 'that's the point of a surprise babe' she narrowed her eyes at him but couldn't help the smile on her face. Christian looked around the group 'so, are they all from the Army?' 'only a few. I wasn't really in the army for that long before... Anyway, I was with Mossad for most of my time out there. Most of these guys were from there'. Christian nodded but silently took in that price of information. Jade never really spoke much about the Army or Mossad training or experiences.
Jade had begun a Hebrew conversation again with most of the guests when Christian was standing slightly away when Daniel came over, a warm smile in his face. 'I'm Daniel, I assume you're Jade's father?' he nodded, noticing the accent but impeccable English from the Israeli
'Christian'. Daniel smiled, glancing over at her 'you should be very proud, everyone was very impressed with her training. Not many people knew who her Grandfather was, and those who did normally made her work twice as hard as the rest... She's one of the best people I've worked with'. Christian was intrigued 'you were in the Army with her?' Daniel laughed slightly and shook his head 'no, I oversaw her training with Mossad'. Christian looked a little pale but nodded 'she won't tell me a lot about what happened and what you taught her' 'well, personally I only taught her breath control and that sort of thing'
Christian looked blank and Daniel continued 'it's the first stage on Polygraph training. She's better than most people, put Jade on a machine and she can tell you she's George Washington and it would read as true. She's very good, Sir. We asked her to become an agent but she refused, said her father would kill her'. He had a twinkle in his eye and Christian laughed 'she's probably right'
After about twenty minutes of conversation David sighed 'you have no idea how hard it was getting everyone here' 'why?' 'well personally I was meant to be 'somewhere else' with four of the people here'. Christian raised an eyebrow 'vague' he grinned 'that's the point Mr Grey. Anyway, the director took a shine to Jade when she was with us, he was very impressed with her progress, and she's very adept at languages do that helped. Jade's Grandfather is about third in command at the moment, he asked for special circumstances, it was the only way we'd get here with literally six weeks notice'' 'how many of you were meant to be 'away?'. Daniel smirked at the reference 'well, Shiva and Aliyah were both on breaks so they were fine, uh, I don't personally know about Asaf, Noa, Yoni or Tao- they're army so I don't know. Asaf is based near our headquarters and he's been serving for over ten years...I reckon he pulled a favour to get him and the other three out' Daniel glanced around again 'Asaf is their superior, just as I'm their's he nodded to the small group to their left 'they were all meant to be with me on my...'trip' or on an assignment up North. We've sent another team to do it'. Christian looked impressed 'it sounds like my daughter was in good hands'.
Daniel grinned 'yes, we'll we like to think so. The Director and her Grandfather were both unable to come. The Director just can't get the time off, especially not after what happened in-' he cut himself off sharply 'never mind. And Ari was upset he couldn't be here but two months just isn't enough time for him either'. Christian nodded and Daniel leant in slightly 'I assume that this wedding is happening right before Elena Lincoln returns from her business trip?'.
Christian paled 'what? How did you...?' 'firstly, I'm trained to know things, you shouldn't be so surprised. I know her father, Ari is my section boss, of course I know who she is. Jade also told me all about her 'situation' with her mother when we were in Israel. Must say she sounds like a massive bitch' despite himself Christian snorted with laughter into his champagne glass.
'Mr Grey you should know that if anyone ever tries to hurt your daughter, you'll have fifteen Mossad agents prepared to get a flight over. The guys from the Army would be the same. After what happened to her on patrol...' Daniel swallowed uncomfortably 'Sorry, I don't want to talk about that. We can slag off Elena if you want' Christian laughed lightly 'what does Ari say about her?'
Daniel shrugs 'He said he loves his daughter, but after what she did to her own daughter...he doesn't feel the same raw affection for his child that he once did' Christian nodded, thinking deeply.
Jade still wasn't drinking or smoking and was glad for it, the relaisation that she was getting married so soon hitting her a little. She excised herself from a conversation and walked to the open window, looking out over the Seattle night sky. She sensed a movement behind her and turned, seeing Luke. He was wearing dark jeans and a casual dark blue shirt with the sleeves rolled back and his hair messy. The look he gave her was pure and complete love and adoration, despite herself and her own self doubts Jade couldn't help but feel her heart flutter a little.
Luke smiled, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear 'so, Miss Grey, you've got tomorrow, the day after and then the following day I get to walk back down that isle with you as my wife' she laughed, eyes sparkling. 'I can't wait'. Luke smirked 'you know what I can't wait for?' she shook her head and he leant in to whisper to her 'getting you out of that wedding dress and having you all to myself for two weeks'. Jade blushed and laughed at the same time, holding onto the front of his shirt, smirking against a light kiss. 'Mr Sawyer you really are bad aren't you' he grinned childishly 'I'm just amazed at the girl I've managed to get myself'. 'Is she hot?' Luke smirked 'you have no idea'.
A few minutes later Luke managed to get some champagne down his shirt and decided it was quicker to change into his spare one rather than wait for it to dry. The shirt was in a small bag in the entrance area by the lift, and there was no one there.
Quickly, Luke whipped off the dark blue shirt and went through the bag to find the shirt. At that moment the lift door pinged and opened. Ana's first view was of Luke's back- she recognised his messy hair from behind- and she laughed loudly, making him turn around 'oh- Ana- I was just changing my shirt' 'you might want to do it quickly before Christian sees the bail marks in your back' she smirked 'looks like Jade has been enjoying herself'. Luke knew exactly what she was talking about- in the throes of passion the other night Jade had ended up drawing her nails over his back- leaving some fading marks. Luke laughed 'yeah, probably best if we keep that to ourselves. At least till after the wedding- then he can't have me killed'.
Christian had booked all the Israeli guests into a nearby hotel before they'd arrived. They were all excited for the wedding and Jade promised to see them all before it as she saw them off in a series of taxis later in the evening. Jade had thanked Christian, Aliyah and Luke for organising their visit, genuinely incredibly happy. At the end of the night however, Jade had to say goodbye to Luke, everyone giving them space.
Luke held her tight and kissed her forehead lightly 'next time I see you, you'll be my wife' she smiled, looking up to meet his eyes 'I love you'. He kissed her gently, holding her face 'I love you more than you will ever know. I'll see you on Sunday'. The parting had been bittersweet, with both of them excited for Sunday to come around.
Jade was lying in the spare bed in Mia's old bedroom in the Grey house that night. She had moved into her Grandparents house until the wedding and Mia had moved back into her old bedroom for a few days as she was essentially organising the wedding and was overseeing the catering. Mia turned towards Jade who was also still awake 'you should get some sleep'. 'Mia?' she murmured a sleepy response 'I'm getting married in a few days...that's fucking huge'. She grinned sleepily 'are you nervous?' she thought for a second 'no...it's just a big deal'. Mia muttered something with a smile as she fell asleep.
Jade was woken abut twenty minutes later by her phone bleeping with a text message. She glanced down at it and felt a huge smile on her face.
I love you more than you'll ever know And I never want to let you go. Sleep well I'll see you on Sunday. I'll be the one in the suit. x
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