"My gods, Clarisse" Bella exclaimed as she grabbed scissors. "Why is your hair so long?"
"Clarissa, tell Aunt Bella that mommy doesn't have time to worry about her hair." I told my baby, lying in bed next to where i was sitting.
"Well, we need to cut this. Today is your four year anniversary with Chris and you have to look great." She said, holding my head, "Stand still, Clarisse."
"Wait, don't cut off a lot. I like it long." I told her.
"Right above your butt, okay? Thats the limit." She told me.
She took the scissors and gently curt off some of my hair. She picked it up and showed me, "Killed you?" She asked sarcastically. "Your mommy had her hair up to her legs." She told Clarissa.
"Eeeee" Clarissa laughed and turned around, with her belly on the bed.
"I love youuuu my cutieee." I hugged her.
"Wait here" Bella said and disappeared into her closet.
I stared into my baby's eyes, i love that caramel tone they had and they shone like two diamonds when the sun beamed on her face. I played with her short light brown hair.
"TADAAA!" Bella appeared holding a dress that was carefully protected by a transparent plastic bag.
"Whats this?" I asked her, keeping one hand holding Clarissa's stomach so i wouldn't risk her falling off the bunk.
"Your wedding dress." She told me, i felt confused, "Before you say anything, just put it on." I gave the dress a chance.
"No, i don't think-" I started talking but she interrupted me,
"If you don't like it, you can take it off and throw it in the trash." She told me, i decided to take the deal, after all, the dress wasn't so crummy. Okay, it was stunning.
Bella helped me put on the dress. I had no words. I gazed at the reflexion of myself in the mirror. I looked like i had stepped out of a Grecian tale in a silky, white flowy gown that moved as i moved. A belted waist added an even Greeker touch while creating a flattering shape to my body along with the low V-neck cleavage. The thing belt was made out of leather but there were brilliants covering it that shimmered just like Clarissa's eyes. The dress had thin sleeves that reached my elbow and on the outside it was open, showing my shoulders and arms, like traditional Greek wedding dresses. "Wow" I gasped amazed.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Bella asked me. "I made it myself."
"You made this yourself?" I swirled around with my wedding dress, she nodded. I hugged her.
"Be careful. Its silk." She smiled at me.
"Wow, i can't wait to wear this." I told her without a single doubt.
"Well" She told me, caressing my recently washed hair. "I'm glad because you are going to wear it today." She smiled innocently.
"What?!" I said, taking the dress off and picking up Clarissa.
"TADAAA! Surprise!" She told me, i felt confused and i was invaded by a wave of many feelings. Confusion, happiness, anger, excitement.
"I repeat, what?!"
"Chris and I have been planning this, you are getting married today, Clarisse. A surprise wedding, and I will help YOU get ready." She smiled at me.
"I'm not getting married today." I told her, how was i supposed to just like that? Get married. My head was spinning.
"Well, i don't think you will want to leave everyone waiting, because everyone is going and I think Chris will be devastated if you don't show up." She sneered at me playfully.
"You hear this, Clarissa?" I asked my baby, "Mommy is getting married." She giggled at me and pulled my hair, "Ow…" She let go and rubbed herself on my breasts. "She's hungry." I told Bella.
"Feed her while you are still naked and I will start doing your hair, hurry up, we don't have much time." Bella said gesturing me to sit on the chair, facing the mirror in her bathroom.
I could've fed Clarissa tons of times, it took an eternity to get my long brown hair done. Bella wanted me to be a traditional Greek bride, she curled my entire hair until every streak was forming perfect ringlets. Then, not sufficient, she divided my hair into two parts, the upper part and the lower part. She made the upper part into a messy bun in a way that my ringlets were all that you could see from that bun. She left out a few streaks of my bangs out. And to add the last touch, she placed a thin hairband made out of tiny delicate white flowers and added some of the same tiny flowers to my bun.
"Wow… i… I don't even look like myself…" I touched my hair.
"Did you like it?" She asked me.
"I've never been prettier. Never." Every time i blinked and opened my eyes, i couldn't believe it was me.
"Now you are only missing the makeup." She told me and turned me around so i was facing her.
The makeup took a long time but still not so much time as the hair did. But the end product was unbelievable. I was wearing long golden earrings and my eyelids were of the same shade. My cheeks were of a rosy tone and my eyelashes were so long they almost touched my eyebrows. My lips were colored with a tone of beige and orangey pink. And my skin, oh my skin, was flawless. I don't think simply words can describe how beautiful i looked. And everything looked complete when i put on my wedding dress and golden shoes. For once in my life, i looked in the mirror and thought to myself that i was the most beautiful girl in the world. I don't care if it wasn't true, its how i felt.
"You look absolutely stunning, Clarisse." Bella told me, "When Chris sees you, he's going to die."
"How does mommy look?" I asked Clarissa.
Bella dressed Clarissa in a white dress with sleeves like mine and a thin headband made out of flowers like mine with white little shoes matching.
"Aw, my baby" I held her, " my beautiful, beautiful baby." I held her close to me so she could hear my heartbeat.
"Ready Clarisse?" Bella asked, "seven p.m, time to go."
"Who is?" I told her.
I started getting nervous as the time approached. I held my baby with one hand and a big bouquet of white roses on the other. I looked at the mirror one last time and told myself i was beautiful.
We walked towards where the ceremony would be located, i was hidden so that no one could see me.
"Let me take her" Bella said, taking Clarissa, "smile, Clarisse, its your day."
"Walk me down the aisle?" I begged her, i didn't want to face that alone.
"No, because someone else will." She told me.
"I will." My father appeared wearing a black suit and his usual cranky face.
"Father? I didn't know you would be here." I told him.
He took my hands, "Wow. Clarisse, you are absolutely… stunning. Look at my little warrior, all grown up." He did something i thought he never would've. He pulled me close and hugged me tight.
"Yeah, i am."
"I can't believe you are getting married." He told me, his voice seemed a little unstable.
"You aren't going to cry, dad." I told him.
"Of course not." He said, his voice still weepy. "Lets go, Clarisse."
He took me by the arm and we started walking towards everyone. We took each step on a white carpet that covered the floor. Everyone was sitting and all dressed up. There were red and white roses all spread across the decoration and also petals throughout the carpet. Everyone stared at me in awe. I don't think they believed it was actually me. The satyrs were playing a romantic song on their pipes. Everything was just so breathtaking. I looked at the end of the aisle, to find a smiling Chris all dressed up waiting for me. I couldn't hold it back, my heart was racing, i consider it luck that it didn't come out through my mouth. All eyes were on me, but i just focused on Chris. Everyone was there, i recognized all those faces, and i even think i saw a couple gods. I'm sure i saw Aphrodite and Hermes.I held my father's arm tight, squeezing it occasionally when i was almost sure i was about to have a panic attack. It was less than two minutes but it seemed like an hour, and finally my dad kissed my hand and placed on top of Chris's.
"I got my eyes on you" He looked into Chris's eyes, "Always."
Then he hugged me again, "I… Clarisse, i…love you." I started weeping really loud now.
"I love you." I hugged him tighter than i ever had.
Chris walked me to where Chiron was standing, i couldn't believe my dad had just told me he loved me. It wasn't normal for me. It was weird, i felt weird.
I smiled from ear to ear.
Chris burst into tears, "Sorry" He told me, "You just look so… magnificent, breathtaking…" I cried with him too.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of the Gods, and in the face of this company, to join together this Man and this Woman in holy Matrimony" he started and continued.
I will save you some time with all the boring parts and skip to the parts that actually matter.
"Chris Rodriguez, wilt thou have this Woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after the Gods's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?" Chiron asked, i didn't understand half of what he said… and i wanted to laugh, his voice was so funny.
"I will." Chris blubbered.
"Clarisse La Rue, wilt thou have this Man to thy wedded husband, to live together after the gods's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love him, comfort him, honor, and keep him in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live?" He asked me.
"I will…" I told him.
More blablablbla after that.
"I Chris, take you Clarisse to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold form this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part." Chris told me crying.
"I Clarisse, take you Chris to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forwards, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part." i told him holding his hand.
"So may the sacred Gods of Olympus bless you." Chris told us smiling. "Chris, you may kiss Clarisse."
Chris smiled at me and took me in his arms, kissing me passionately while we both cried.
"I love you." He told me.
"I love you too." I told him looking at our rings.
Bella came up and handed me Clarissa. I held her and she smiled and giggled.
"Look at you." He touched her cheek.
"Eeeeyyy" she touched his face.
I kissed her cheek, holding her between us, everyone stood up and clapped. I laughed and just couldn't stop smiling.
"Clarisse, you really… i can't even explain in words, i… wow. You…you are beautiful." He kissed me briefly and we walked our way out.
The first people to come greet us were Aphrodite, Hermes, Ares and Bella was there too.
"Oh, Clarisse." Aphrodite gasped, "Bella, you did an incredible job." She kissed my cheek, "Congratulations, you look beautiful." Clarissa yelled in my arms, "You look beautiful too, baby." She played with Clarissa.
"Congratulations son" Heres hugged Chris, "and Clarisse." He hugged me next, admiring my baby.
Even Ares was enchanted by Clarissa's beauty.
"Look at her eyes." He told me, "They are huge and beautiful." He said touching her lips, she tried bitting him but she had no teeth. "Oh look at that" he gasped, "just like you."
"You guys should go" Bella said hugging her mother, "We'll see you guys in the reception."
I smiled and headed to the reception, holding my husband's hand and our baby in my arms.
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