Chapter 14
A few days later, Amanda gets responses about who will be coming to her bridal shower or not. She has been looking forward to her bridal shower since she started planning it. Olivia takes a look at the response sheet and they see who's coming to the bridal shower or not.
"Declan's mom is coming along with his little sister and his niece. Carisi's mom is coming with Bella and two of her sisters. Kim's coming, Dr. Chung is coming, I know you, Christina and Reese are coming. My aunt Janice is coming with my cousins Christy and Ally and also my aunt Laurie is coming with my cousins Mandy and Jenna." Amanda says.
"Melinda, Casey, your old nurse named Callie Anderson, a police officer name Justina Carpenter, Alex are unable to come to your bridal shower." Olivia says.
Amanda says that it doesn't matter as long as she has fun. Olivia tells Amanda that she hopes that they can make it to her Bachelorette party and or her wedding. Amanda says that any color can be worn for her bridal shower.
"I need to buy a wedding band for Declan. I don't want him to see it before the wedding." Amanda says.
"Let's go to Kay Jeweler's. They have wedding bands." Olivia says.
Olivia and Amanda leave her apartment and they head to Kay Jeweler's. As they drive there, Amanda feels that her mother should let her live her life. She and her mother's relationship wasn't good. Her mother blamed her for her father's gambling addition.
"You seem close to your father. He's happy that you're getting married." Olivia says.
"We are close. He's waiting for the day that he gets to walk me down the aisle." Amanda says.
As Olivia drives, Amanda tells her that she always dreamed of her wedding day. She was always daddy's little girl. Amanda says that her mother's not happy about her engagement. She says that her father was there for her when her mother wasn't.
"What song are you going to do for the father daughter dance at the reception?" Olivia asks.
"We're going to dance to Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman." Amanda says.
Amanda tells Olivia that when she was a little girl, she would ask her father what would happen when she gets married and what happens to them. Amanda says that her mother would complain that her father babied her. Her father would complain that her mother would yell at her for no reason.
"At least you have a better relationship with your father than your mother." Olivia says.
"Sometimes I wish that I went to live with my dad after the divorce but my mom wanted me and my sister to herself. My daddy was seeing a therapist for depression and he was suicidal. He fought for us by trying to get custody of us but lost because they believed that he was still gambling and that he couldn't provide for use. Before Daddy left us, he told me and my sister that he loved us and that we'll always be his little girls." Amanda says.
Olivia says that her mother also wanted her to herself even when she was 16 years old. Amanda says that she would rather have a relationship with her father than her mother. A few minutes later, Olivia and Amanda head to Kay Jeweler's and they go inside the store. The sales woman approaches them as they look around.
"Hi, can I help you find something?" the sales woman asks.
"Yes, I'm looking for a wedding band for my fiancé. Would you happen to have this Celtic design wedding band tungsten carbide 9mm?" Amanda replies.
"We do have that ring. Let's take a look." The sales woman replies.
The sales woman takes Olivia and Amanda to the jewelry counter and she shows them the ring and Amanda thinks that this will be the perfect ring for Declan. Amanda tells the sales woman Declan's ring size and she decides to get the ring. She purchases the ring and Olivia tells Amanda that she'll hold on to the ring for her. Amanda few minutes after Olivia and Amanda leave the store, Declan and Fin go inside of Kay Jeweler's and they look around when the sales woman approaches them.
"Hi, do you need help with something?" the sales woman asks.
"Yes, I would like to design a wedding ring for my fiancée." Declan replies.
The sales woman takes Declan and Fin to the counter and they start talking about designing a wedding ring for Amanda. Declan says that Amanda has a Neil Lane engagement ring and he feels that she should get a Neil Lane wedding ring. Fin tells the sales woman that Declan wants to see the look on Amanda's face when she See the ring.
"What kind of ring would you like to design?" the sales woman asks.
"I would like the diamond to be a round 0.31 Carat January Sl1 Good and I would like the setting to be a Neil Lane Ring Setting 5/8 ct tw Diamonds 14k White Gold." Declan replies.
The sales woman shows Declan how the ring will look before designing it and he is surprised that the ring is nice. This is the ring that he wants to design for Amanda. Declan agrees to purchase the ring and they leave the store so that the ring can be designed. The sales woman starts to design the ring that Declan purchased for Amanda. A few days later, Fin and Declan go to Kay Jeweler's to pick up the ring and Fin tells Declan that he'll hold on to the ring for Declan.