The morning of my wedding was run like a military operation. The girls were giving each other sneaky glances, making me question whether what I'd heard last night was real or part of a dream. "Ok, spill it" I sighed as Nikki laced me into my dress. She shook her head. "Nothing Jord" she said. "It's just, well, none of us can believe how you kept the relationship secret for so long, and now you're marrying him just months after revealing all. To us, well, at least to Paige and I, this is like a whirlwind romance..." "And to me this has taken way too long!" Lisa laughed, taking a sip of her champagne. I smiled. "I guess" I said, taking a sip of my juice. "Isn't it time you had champagne too?" Nikki asked. I shook my head. "Not giving myself an excuse to fall up the aisle Nicole" I said. "Jon will catch you" Lisa said laughing. Nikki looked at her quickly, and this time there was no mistaking the slight nod between them. Nikki breathed an audible sigh of relief and finished lacing my dress. "All done" she said, stepping back to admire her work. "Let's go get you married off, and Ambrose officially off the market."
Lisa jumped out of the car and ran to Dean as soon as we pulled up at the church. "Guess I'm not the only one who missed my man, huh?" I asked, smiling as I caught a glimpse of Jon. "Woah! What is she doing?" I watched as Lisa grabbed Jon's tie and pulled him around the side of the church. Nikki shrugged. "Warning him to look after you?" she volunteered. Paige nodded. "Final best friends warning before the act" she said. "It's tradition." I smiled, watching as Hunter, Stephanie, Nick, Ryan, Joe, Colby and Summer all walked into the church. Jon walked in behind them, straightening his tie and rubbing his cheek. "Come on" Paige said, opening the door. "Let's go bag you a husband."
The ceremony flew by. Finally, Jon and I were walking back up the aisle hand in hand. "I missed you" he moaned, pulling me to him and kissing me hungrily at the door to the church. "I missed you too" I whispered breathlessly. We smiled as we posed for pictures, then got in our car to go to the reception. It was when we were alone that I first noticed the change in him. "Jon?" I asked warily. "What's wrong? Do you regret this?" "What?" he asked quickly. "Fuck! No Jordan! Not a second of today..." "But something, right?" I asked. He glanced at the floor, and I knew.
"Can you give us a minute?" I asked as we walked into the reception hall. Lisa glanced at Jon and he nodded. She smiled and walked away, watching from a distance with Nikki and Paige as Jon led me into a side room.
"I cant, Jord" he said quietly. "I can't pretend everything is ok. Fuck, I love you so much, and I've fucked it all up!" "You're not making sense Jon" I said, unable to stop my voice shaking. He shook my hand off his arm, turning to look at me quickly. "I am so sorry" he started. "Its just, last night, I missed you so much Jordan, so fucking much, and she was there, and you weren't, and they wouldn't let me have my phone, and I knew straight away it was a bad idea..." "What was?" I yelled. He jumped, putting his head down. "Renee" he said simply. My legs turned to jelly. "No" I whispered. "Please Jon, no. You're lying. Tell me you're lying, that this is some sort of sick joke..." "Guys, they're waiting on you for the dance" Lisa said, walking in. Jon looked at her and shook his head. Her eyes widened in horror. "You told her?" she whispered. "You fucking knew?" I yelled. "You knew? And you let me marry him anyway? What kind of fucking friend are you? No! Don't touch me! Get your fucking hands off me Lisa!" "Jordan calm down" she said, grabbing my arm again. Jon looked at me. "Tell them to wait" he said to Lisa without taking his eyes off me. "No" I said. "They've waited long enough. We'll give them their dance now." I hitched my dress up so I could walk and made my way out to the main room.
Shania Twain. Still The One. It blasted through the speakers as Jon gently placed his hands on my waist. "Please" he begged, putting his forehead against mine. I shook my head, forcing a smile. "Not here, and not now" I said. "This dance is all for show. Put some of those acting skills to good use Ambrose." He winced. I never called him Ambrose any more. As soon as the song finished I pulled away from him, heading for Nick and Ryan. "Speech!" someone yelled. I glanced across at Jon, who was with Colby. "Ooh this is my part!" Colby said excitedly. "Ok. So, I guess I was the first one to find out that Ambrose was totally loved up, and I cannot tell you how relieved I was to find out it was with Jordan, and not she who must not be named..." "Why mustn't she be named?" I asked loudly. Jon looked at me, horror on his face. "Uh," Colby stammered. "I, uh, guess nobody wanted to ruin the day by mentioning her." "Oh, but we should mention her, right Jon?" I asked, glaring at him. "I mean, she's such a big part of who we are, right Jon?" He shook his head. "Don't, Jordan" he begged. "Don't?" I asked. "Don't what, Jon? Don't tell them how I've had to look past rumours for the past two years. Don't tell them how much hate I've got from her fans who believed you were with her all along? Or just don't tell them how my husband spent the night before our wedding screwing her brains out?" The gasps were audible.
"I guess the speeches are over" I said, smiling around at everyone. "So, now let's do gifts. Me first. Well, this was gonna be a special gift for Jon, but I figured after that little revelation he doesn't deserve it, so I'm keeping it for myself. Hold on, it's in here somewhere." I held up a finger for them to wait as I rummaged around in the bodice of my dress. "Got it!" I proclaimed triumphantly. "Damn thing just spiked me in the boob. Anyway. Guess I should show him what he's gonna be missing, right?" A picture flashed up on the projector and the guests all gasped at the yellow camaro parked on our driveway. "Yeah" I said. "I bought him his Lockdown car. Too bad he's not gonna get to drive it again. Oh, wait, what's that? Zoom in a little, yeah that sign in the back window. What does it say?" I let them all read it, watching as Jon glanced at it then back at me quickly. "Oops" I said, rubbing my stomach. "Baby on board? Did I get that right? Damn straight I did. Nice timing daddy." I walked over to him, putting the scan picture in his hands before walking out of the room and out of the hotel.