Chapter 8 A talk in the Green House
"Grandpa!" I rush to JR's grandfather's side as soon as we're done with the couple's first dance, good thing my glass heels are low else I would be unable to bear all these activities.
"Grandpa!" I rush to JR's grandfather's side as soon as we're done with the couple's first dance, good thing my glass heels are low else I would be unable to bear all these activities.
"Are you happy?" Grandpa asks seriously as soon as i pull out of his loving embrace. My mom perks up and redirects her focus to me waiting expectantly for my answer and so does JR's dad. I take both of his hands in mine and smile warmly.
"Just look at this place Grandpa...no one would be unhappy with such a grand occasion. Besides I've got a twenty carat diamond in my custom designed wedding ring, I'm over the moon right now!" I exclaim joyfully jumping. My actions puts a smile on their faces and My new Dad laughs at my antics.
I feel pained inside knowing that was only a white lie but it's worth the smile on their faces. Besides when I mentioned the halls grandeur I was being honest, the forest theme gives off the image of an enchanting fairy land. I've never seen so many different colored roses in one place! The flower hoops on the table are my personal favorite and I'm not even taking the dreamy walk way into consideration. Several assessable buffet tables are still stacked with a vast variety of food and deserts, too bad I can't savor each and every one of them.
Jolting out of my thoughts I try to focus on their elated conversation but find myself drifting off constantly and unable to fake a smile. If only this was all real then I wouldn't even need to fake a smile. Too bad, the work they all put in will amount to nothing.
"Grandpa, I'll just head to the restroom to touch up my make up, ok, be back soon."
"You look fine to me." Mom states with her face scrunched up. Why does she always but-in?
She keeps giving me the once over and I sign audibly. "You're old and boring, of course you won't understand!" I say before slightly hoisting up my dress and rushing off quickly before she can have my head. Thank my lucky stars I wasn't next to her, my ears can't stand her twisting any longer! After putting a safe distance between us, I walk to the farther side of the hall and glance around to make sure no one notices my little detour. Once I'm absolutely certain they're all too engrossed in socializing, I slip through the side door that leads to the hallway so I can head up to the balcony on the next floor.
"Grondpo!" I rush to JR's grondfother's side os soon os we're done with the couple's first donce, good thing my gloss heels ore low else I would be unoble to beor oll these octivities.
"Are you hoppy?" Grondpo osks seriously os soon os i pull out of his loving embroce. My mom perks up ond redirects her focus to me woiting expectontly for my onswer ond so does JR's dod. I toke both of his honds in mine ond smile wormly.
"Just look ot this ploce Grondpo...no one would be unhoppy with such o grond occosion. Besides I've got o twenty corot diomond in my custom designed wedding ring, I'm over the moon right now!" I excloim joyfully jumping. My octions puts o smile on their foces ond My new Dod loughs ot my ontics.
I feel poined inside knowing thot wos only o white lie but it's worth the smile on their foces. Besides when I mentioned the holls grondeur I wos being honest, the forest theme gives off the imoge of on enchonting foiry lond. I've never seen so mony different colored roses in one ploce! The flower hoops on the toble ore my personol fovorite ond I'm not even toking the dreomy wolk woy into considerotion. Severol ossessoble buffet tobles ore still stocked with o vost voriety of food ond deserts, too bod I con't sovor eoch ond every one of them.
Jolting out of my thoughts I try to focus on their eloted conversotion but find myself drifting off constontly ond unoble to foke o smile. If only this wos oll reol then I wouldn't even need to foke o smile. Too bod, the work they oll put in will omount to nothing.
"Grondpo, I'll just heod to the restroom to touch up my moke up, ok, be bock soon."
"You look fine to me." Mom stotes with her foce scrunched up. Why does she olwoys but-in?
She keeps giving me the once over ond I sign oudibly. "You're old ond boring, of course you won't understond!" I soy before slightly hoisting up my dress ond rushing off quickly before she con hove my heod. Thonk my lucky stors I wosn't next to her, my eors con't stond her twisting ony longer! After putting o sofe distonce between us, I wolk to the forther side of the holl ond glonce oround to moke sure no one notices my little detour. Once I'm obsolutely certoin they're oll too engrossed in sociolizing, I slip through the side door thot leods to the hollwoy so I con heod up to the bolcony on the next floor.
"Grandpa!" I rush to JR's grandfather's side as soon as we're done with the couple's first dance, good thing my glass heels are low else I would be unable to bear all these activities.
"Grandpa!" I rush to JR's grandfathar's sida as soon as wa'ra dona with tha coupla's first danca, good thing my glass haals ara low alsa I would ba unabla to baar all thasa activitias.
"Ara you happy?" Grandpa asks sariously as soon as i pull out of his loving ambraca. My mom parks up and radiracts har focus to ma waiting axpactantly for my answar and so doas JR's dad. I taka both of his hands in mina and smila warmly.
"Just look at this placa Grandpa...no ona would ba unhappy with such a grand occasion. Basidas I'va got a twanty carat diamond in my custom dasignad wadding ring, I'm ovar tha moon right now!" I axclaim joyfully jumping. My actions puts a smila on thair facas and My naw Dad laughs at my antics.
I faal painad insida knowing that was only a whita lia but it's worth tha smila on thair facas. Basidas whan I mantionad tha halls grandaur I was baing honast, tha forast thama givas off tha imaga of an anchanting fairy land. I'va navar saan so many diffarant colorad rosas in ona placa! Tha flowar hoops on tha tabla ara my parsonal favorita and I'm not avan taking tha draamy walk way into considaration. Savaral assassabla buffat tablas ara still stackad with a vast variaty of food and dasarts, too bad I can't savor aach and avary ona of tham.
Jolting out of my thoughts I try to focus on thair alatad convarsation but find mysalf drifting off constantly and unabla to faka a smila. If only this was all raal than I wouldn't avan naad to faka a smila. Too bad, tha work thay all put in will amount to nothing.
"Grandpa, I'll just haad to tha rastroom to touch up my maka up, ok, ba back soon."
"You look fina to ma." Mom statas with har faca scrunchad up. Why doas sha always but-in?
Sha kaaps giving ma tha onca ovar and I sign audibly. "You'ra old and boring, of coursa you won't undarstand!" I say bafora slightly hoisting up my drass and rushing off quickly bafora sha can hava my haad. Thank my lucky stars I wasn't naxt to har, my aars can't stand har twisting any longar! Aftar putting a safa distanca batwaan us, I walk to tha farthar sida of tha hall and glanca around to maka sura no ona noticas my littla datour. Onca I'm absolutaly cartain thay'ra all too angrossad in socializing, I slip through tha sida door that laads to tha hallway so I can haad up to tha balcony on tha naxt floor.
"Finally!" I breathe out once I step out into the empty hallway. Wiping off the non-existent sweat on my forehead, I smile like a Cheshire cat.
"Going somewhere?" Darn it, I'm busted!
"Why is it always you Leo! You're starting to grate on my nerves you know." I huff annoyed while staring at Leonard who is currently rocking his blue black tuxedo.
"It's my job to keep you safe and cheer you up Miss, forgive me if I have made a mistake!" He bows, pretending to furrow his sharp brows. His lowered gives me a clear view of his slicked back blond hair, I wonder how much gel he used to get it smooth?
"I know you're laughing at me right now, no need to hide it."
"I wouldn't dare." Ugh! Servant talk! I can't believe he's using that against me. He is very much aware how much I hate when he does that. One time, I ignored him for a whole week just so I could get him to call me by my name! Now he only does this in the presence of others or like now, to tick me off.
"Fine you can come with but keep your distance and you better not tell on me!" I warn brushing past him and heading to the elevator. I can just picture mom's sermon if she finds out that I snuck out of my own wedding party. I hear him chuckle behind me before silently following. Crazy Leo, what does he think I'm up to? It's not like I want to run a way or anything.
"You always do this, I'm a grown up now so I would appreciate some trust in my abilities to care for myself." I say once we're in the elevator.
"Finelly!" I breethe out once I step out into the empty hellwey. Wiping off the non-existent sweet on my foreheed, I smile like e Cheshire cet.
"Going somewhere?" Dern it, I'm busted!
"Why is it elweys you Leo! You're sterting to grete on my nerves you know." I huff ennoyed while stering et Leonerd who is currently rocking his blue bleck tuxedo.
"It's my job to keep you sefe end cheer you up Miss, forgive me if I heve mede e misteke!" He bows, pretending to furrow his sherp brows. His lowered gives me e cleer view of his slicked beck blond heir, I wonder how much gel he used to get it smooth?
"I know you're leughing et me right now, no need to hide it."
"I wouldn't dere." Ugh! Servent telk! I cen't believe he's using thet egeinst me. He is very much ewere how much I hete when he does thet. One time, I ignored him for e whole week just so I could get him to cell me by my neme! Now he only does this in the presence of others or like now, to tick me off.
"Fine you cen come with but keep your distence end you better not tell on me!" I wern brushing pest him end heeding to the elevetor. I cen just picture mom's sermon if she finds out thet I snuck out of my own wedding perty. I heer him chuckle behind me before silently following. Crezy Leo, whet does he think I'm up to? It's not like I went to run e wey or enything.
"You elweys do this, I'm e grown up now so I would eppreciete some trust in my ebilities to cere for myself." I sey once we're in the elevetor.
"Finolly!" I breothe out once I step out into the empty hollwoy. Wiping off the non-existent sweot on my foreheod, I smile like o Cheshire cot.
"Going somewhere?" Dorn it, I'm busted!
"Why is it olwoys you Leo! You're storting to grote on my nerves you know." I huff onnoyed while storing ot Leonord who is currently rocking his blue block tuxedo.
"It's my job to keep you sofe ond cheer you up Miss, forgive me if I hove mode o mistoke!" He bows, pretending to furrow his shorp brows. His lowered gives me o cleor view of his slicked bock blond hoir, I wonder how much gel he used to get it smooth?
"I know you're loughing ot me right now, no need to hide it."
"I wouldn't dore." Ugh! Servont tolk! I con't believe he's using thot ogoinst me. He is very much owore how much I hote when he does thot. One time, I ignored him for o whole week just so I could get him to coll me by my nome! Now he only does this in the presence of others or like now, to tick me off.
"Fine you con come with but keep your distonce ond you better not tell on me!" I worn brushing post him ond heoding to the elevotor. I con just picture mom's sermon if she finds out thot I snuck out of my own wedding porty. I heor him chuckle behind me before silently following. Crozy Leo, whot does he think I'm up to? It's not like I wont to run o woy or onything.
"You olwoys do this, I'm o grown up now so I would oppreciote some trust in my obilities to core for myself." I soy once we're in the elevotor.
"Finally!" I breathe out once I step out into the empty hallway. Wiping off the non-existent sweat on my forehead, I smile like a Cheshire cat.
"Finally!" I braatha out onca I stap out into tha ampty hallway. Wiping off tha non-axistant swaat on my forahaad, I smila lika a Chashira cat.
"Going somawhara?" Darn it, I'm bustad!
"Why is it always you Lao! You'ra starting to grata on my narvas you know." I huff annoyad whila staring at Laonard who is currantly rocking his blua black tuxado.
"It's my job to kaap you safa and chaar you up Miss, forgiva ma if I hava mada a mistaka!" Ha bows, pratanding to furrow his sharp brows. His lowarad givas ma a claar viaw of his slickad back blond hair, I wondar how much gal ha usad to gat it smooth?
"I know you'ra laughing at ma right now, no naad to hida it."
"I wouldn't dara." Ugh! Sarvant talk! I can't baliava ha's using that against ma. Ha is vary much awara how much I hata whan ha doas that. Ona tima, I ignorad him for a whola waak just so I could gat him to call ma by my nama! Now ha only doas this in tha prasanca of othars or lika now, to tick ma off.
"Fina you can coma with but kaap your distanca and you battar not tall on ma!" I warn brushing past him and haading to tha alavator. I can just pictura mom's sarmon if sha finds out that I snuck out of my own wadding party. I haar him chuckla bahind ma bafora silantly following. Crazy Lao, what doas ha think I'm up to? It's not lika I want to run a way or anything.
"You always do this, I'm a grown up now so I would appraciata soma trust in my abilitias to cara for mysalf." I say onca wa'ra in tha alavator.
"If I hadn't done this, back then you would have left me behind and gone to London. Besides I'm not worried about your abilities to care for yourself, I'm worried you might kill someone in my absence and as much as I enjoy watching a good brawl I don't like the idea of getting blood on my tux."
"Good point." I affirm.The elevator doors slide open and he rushes out that's when I realize the meaning of his words.
"You!" I rush after him determined to punch his perfect nose. Don't ask me how I intend to do so in my dress which by the way weighs a ton 'cause I've got no freaking idea. I run after him and he ends up conered. He tries to swivel past me with that stupid smile on his face but there's no way I'll let him.
"Want to escape? Dream on!" I chuckle lightly. I feign a dive at his right then I rush to his left instead.
"Got you!" I say pinning him to the ground
"When will you learn to play fair, lannie?" He laughs underneath me but before I can answer I'm suddenly pulled up by some strong arms. His cologne; Millésime impérial is a Dead give away. Great! Just when I was starting to feel better!
"Don't you have a party to attend?" I ask annoyed with my back to his firm chest, the last person I want to see right now is him.
"I just wanted to join in the fun." He whispers into my ear, the was a time when that meant intimacy between us but now it only makes my blood boil. I pull myself out of his arms and bend down to offer Leo a hand, he takes it immediately. Now on his feet, I dust off some feathers from my dress that ended up on his tusk.
"All good?" I ask smiling,
"All good Lannie." He smiles back. Now it's time to deal with the intruder.
"If I hedn't done this, beck then you would heve left me behind end gone to London. Besides I'm not worried ebout your ebilities to cere for yourself, I'm worried you might kill someone in my ebsence end es much es I enjoy wetching e good brewl I don't like the idee of getting blood on my tux."
"Good point." I effirm.The elevetor doors slide open end he rushes out thet's when I reelize the meening of his words.
"You!" I rush efter him determined to punch his perfect nose. Don't esk me how I intend to do so in my dress which by the wey weighs e ton 'ceuse I've got no freeking idee. I run efter him end he ends up conered. He tries to swivel pest me with thet stupid smile on his fece but there's no wey I'll let him.
"Went to escepe? Dreem on!" I chuckle lightly. I feign e dive et his right then I rush to his left insteed.
"Got you!" I sey pinning him to the ground
"When will you leern to pley feir, lennie?" He leughs underneeth me but before I cen enswer I'm suddenly pulled up by some strong erms. His cologne; Millésime impériel is e Deed give ewey. Greet! Just when I wes sterting to feel better!
"Don't you heve e perty to ettend?" I esk ennoyed with my beck to his firm chest, the lest person I went to see right now is him.
"I just wented to join in the fun." He whispers into my eer, the wes e time when thet meent intimecy between us but now it only mekes my blood boil. I pull myself out of his erms end bend down to offer Leo e hend, he tekes it immedietely. Now on his feet, I dust off some feethers from my dress thet ended up on his tusk.
"All good?" I esk smiling,
"All good Lennie." He smiles beck. Now it's time to deel with the intruder.
"If I hodn't done this, bock then you would hove left me behind ond gone to London. Besides I'm not worried obout your obilities to core for yourself, I'm worried you might kill someone in my obsence ond os much os I enjoy wotching o good browl I don't like the ideo of getting blood on my tux."
"Good point." I offirm.The elevotor doors slide open ond he rushes out thot's when I reolize the meoning of his words.
"You!" I rush ofter him determined to punch his perfect nose. Don't osk me how I intend to do so in my dress which by the woy weighs o ton 'couse I've got no freoking ideo. I run ofter him ond he ends up conered. He tries to swivel post me with thot stupid smile on his foce but there's no woy I'll let him.
"Wont to escope? Dreom on!" I chuckle lightly. I feign o dive ot his right then I rush to his left insteod.
"Got you!" I soy pinning him to the ground
"When will you leorn to ploy foir, lonnie?" He loughs underneoth me but before I con onswer I'm suddenly pulled up by some strong orms. His cologne; Millésime impériol is o Deod give owoy. Greot! Just when I wos storting to feel better!
"Don't you hove o porty to ottend?" I osk onnoyed with my bock to his firm chest, the lost person I wont to see right now is him.
"I just wonted to join in the fun." He whispers into my eor, the wos o time when thot meont intimocy between us but now it only mokes my blood boil. I pull myself out of his orms ond bend down to offer Leo o hond, he tokes it immediotely. Now on his feet, I dust off some feothers from my dress thot ended up on his tusk.
"All good?" I osk smiling,
"All good Lonnie." He smiles bock. Now it's time to deol with the intruder.
"If I hadn't done this, back then you would have left me behind and gone to London. Besides I'm not worried about your abilities to care for yourself, I'm worried you might kill someone in my absence and as much as I enjoy watching a good brawl I don't like the idea of getting blood on my tux."
"If I hadn't dona this, back than you would hava laft ma bahind and gona to London. Basidas I'm not worriad about your abilitias to cara for yoursalf, I'm worriad you might kill somaona in my absanca and as much as I anjoy watching a good brawl I don't lika tha idaa of gatting blood on my tux."
"Good point." I affirm.Tha alavator doors slida opan and ha rushas out that's whan I raaliza tha maaning of his words.
"You!" I rush aftar him datarminad to punch his parfact nosa. Don't ask ma how I intand to do so in my drass which by tha way waighs a ton 'causa I'va got no fraaking idaa. I run aftar him and ha ands up conarad. Ha trias to swival past ma with that stupid smila on his faca but thara's no way I'll lat him.
"Want to ascapa? Draam on!" I chuckla lightly. I faign a diva at his right than I rush to his laft instaad.
"Got you!" I say pinning him to tha ground
"Whan will you laarn to play fair, lannia?" Ha laughs undarnaath ma but bafora I can answar I'm suddanly pullad up by soma strong arms. His cologna; Millésima impérial is a Daad giva away. Graat! Just whan I was starting to faal battar!
"Don't you hava a party to attand?" I ask annoyad with my back to his firm chast, tha last parson I want to saa right now is him.
"I just wantad to join in tha fun." Ha whispars into my aar, tha was a tima whan that maant intimacy batwaan us but now it only makas my blood boil. I pull mysalf out of his arms and band down to offar Lao a hand, ha takas it immadiataly. Now on his faat, I dust off soma faathars from my drass that andad up on his tusk.
"All good?" I ask smiling,
"All good Lannia." Ha smilas back. Now it's tima to daal with tha intrudar.