Chapter 36

Robyn, Rita and Alicia were all getting ready together in one of the bedrooms upstairs. They were all in long dresses with their hair tied up in various ways.

Elisha and Brianna were getting ready and helping Jessica and Anya into their dresses. Ethan, Lofty, Iain and Jacob were downstairs in suit trousers and shirts. "So you ready mate?" Iain patted Jacob on the shoulder as he stood next to him. "I've been ready since the day I met her." He smiled before disappearing upstairs to find everyone else.

He knocked on the door of their bedroom to be met with her voice. "Who is it?" "It's me-" "Don't come in!" He heard people moving about the room before she pulled it open slightly and stood in the gap. He looked down at her in her silk dressing gown with a smile on his face. "You know the things I could do to you right now-" "Jacob you're not funny." Connie shifted on her feet before Jacob closed the space between them. "I wasn't trying to be funny Queen B... I can't believe how lucky I am to have you."

She smiled before he pushed his lips on hers. "You should get going with everyone else…" He smiled knowing that one thing Connie had wanted was for him to not see the dress until the last minute. "Okay, for you… I'll see you in little bit sweet cheeks." He kissed her once more before going past all the bedrooms and getting everyone downstairs.

Once Connie heard the door close and the place go quite she let out a breath she'd been holding. "Let's get ready for a wedding." Connie smiled to Isabella across the room before nodding in response to her.

Grace and Charlotte were dressed in similar dresses. They were both a light blue colour which fitted in with the beach wedding perfectly. They weren't fitted dresses but it didn't matter because they both looked beautiful in them.

Isabella had on a floral fitted dress which came to just below her knees. Her hair was bundled up into a messy bun but somehow it still looked amazing. Connie wandered how she managed to look so flawless without any effort, it had always bugged her.

Isabella had plaited both Grace and Charlotte's hair. They had two braids going from the front of either side of their heads all the way down their backs. The two smaller girls wore sandals while Isabella had a pair of wedged heels on.

Connie had finished doing her make-up and was leaving her hair in the natural curls it was already in. Isabella rested a hand on her shoulder sensing she was a little nervous now. "Girls why don't you head downstairs and sit on the sofa for a minute while I help up here… Don't do anything to ruin your dresses though!"

"Come on, I'll help you into your dress…" Connie got up and let the dressing gown fall down her shoulders as she stepped into the white dress. She rested her hands on the front of the dress against her chest while Isabella laced up the dress at the back. "Breath in a second while I tie it up… Is that comfortable?" Connie let her breath go and focused on steadying herself for a few seconds. "It's fine, yeah."

Isabella tied it into a small bow in the small of Connie's back. The chiffon fell loosely from her waist down as she moved from Isabella to put her shoes on. Standing back up in front of the mirror Isabella appeared at her side. "You look incredible Connie, really." She smiled before picking up the light blue flower from the table beside them. "Turn around."

Connie did what she said before feeling Isabella pull some of her hair back from her face. She pinned it back with the flower before letting the rest of her hair fall in curls. Connie's make-up was simple, the main focus being her eyes. She wore a very light shade of blue, but it was very faint behind the black mascara across the lengths of her eyelashes.

"I think we're about ready." Connie nodded as Isabella pulled the door open and walked ahead of Connie downstairs. "Girls, are you ready? Oh hey, I didn't realise anyone else was here still." She smiled at Charlie who moved to wait for Connie.

As he watched her holding the front of her dress to wander down the stairs he smiled to himself admiring her. He felt an immense sense of pride when he looked at her, even if she wasn't really his daughter, it felt as though she was. "Wow Connie…" She smiled as she walked across the room to him.

Behind she realised Tess and Elliot were also still here. Elliot was as blown away as the others in the room and so not much was said before they left the villa. It was only a short walk back down to the beach and soon enough Connie stepped into the small reception area. She could see right through to wear everyone else was sitting out on the beach.

Jacob stood under an archway with Iain beside him smiling and talking. "Connie, we're going to go out. Good luck and don't forget just how beautiful you really do look today." Elliot hugged Connie before Tess did the same and they disappeared with Isabella.

"Okay, I think we're just about ready then…" As Charlie went to turn around Connie reached for his arm. "I can't do this." He looked at her noticing the trembling in her hands. "I don't think I can marry him Charlie." Connie visibly took a shaky breath before turning back around and walking out of the reception area, unbeknownst to Jacob.