They were each dressed in a fitted strapless silver taffeta dress that flared just at the bottom. The beading on the bodice was amazing, and I loved the corset back. The light from all the candles would reflect off their dresses, and I knew it was going to be so damn pretty.
We all just stared at each other.
My mother had brought Matt in to see me before the wedding.
“Ari, you are most beautiful!” Matt said as he smiled up at me.
“I love you, buddy. ”
Then, I heard a knock on the door. Jenny opened it and then slammed it shut.
“Holy fuck!”
I turned around to see she was white as a ghost.
“What? What’s wrong?” I asked.
“Holy fuck!”
We all turned and looked at Matt. Oh great, at least he won’t be saying assmole anymore.
“I wanna be a mudder-fucking cowboy, just like in Jeff’s song. ”
I had to grab onto the wall, or I would have went straight to the floor.
“I’m going to kill Jefferson for listening to that song around him,” Ellie said.
She walked up to the door and opened it.
Then, she immediately slammed it shut.
“Oh, um…shit. ”
“Would someone please tell me why y’all keep slamming the door shut?” I asked.
“It’s Jeff,” Ellie and Jenny said at the same time.
“Wait. . . what?”
Ellie said, “I’ll see what he wants. Everyone just needs to keep getting ready. Jen, the flowers?”
Jenny seemed shocked as hell and out of it for a good minute or so. “Yes…right the flowers. ”
I watched as Ellie opened the door and went out into the hall. I just stared at the door.
What does he want? Did he change his mind? Oh god, what if Rebecca is here? Wait…why would she be here?
The door opened, and Ellie walked in.
“Um, can everyone leave the room for just a few minutes? The groom would like to talk to his bride. ”
Ellie looked over at me, smiling as she winked.
After everyone was out, including Matt who kept saying he wanted to be a mudder-fucking cowboy, Jeff walked in the door. He stopped dead in his tracks and just stared at me.
I sucked in a breath of air when I saw him. I’d left what the guys were going to wear up to him, so he’d said he would surprise me. He was dressed in his black tuxedo pants with a platinum herringbone vest and matching platinum tie. He looked breathtakingly handsome.
“Is everything okay, baby?” I asked.