relax.”
Her eyes dart back and forth between mine before she lets out a flutter of breath. “Sorry. I'm just a little nervous.”
“Everything's going to be fine. It's a good day, remember?”
Sweetness nods in affirmation, and I kiss her forehead before releasing her elbow.
“Yeah, because having a wedding during the draft is a good day,” Drake mutters to himself.
I roll my eyes and watch myself in the mirror as I put on my tie then the jacket that goes with the suit. Drake's wearing dress pants and a light blue button up dress shirt. Lastly, I sit beside Drake at the foot of the bed and we both put on our shoes. We're watching TV when Emily steps out of the bathroom.
“Alright, y'all ready?”
Wow. Sweetness is wearing black heels and a white, one shoulder dress that is knee length. Standing, I walk over to her, sliding my hands down her arms.
“You look stunning, Sweetness.”
A blush creeps from her neck up to her cheeks.
“Thank you.”
“ I thought only the bride could wear white,” Drake questions from behind us.
“ Her theme is black and white, so it's okay,” Emily answers quickly. Her eyes return to mine. “We should grab a bite before we get there.”
“ They aren't feeding us! This wedding is just getting worse and worse.” Drake is officially unhappy.
“ Aren't you hungry now?” She asks, stepping around me to kneel in front of him while he's still sitting on the bed.
“ Yeah...”
“ That's why we're eating. Weddings can take a long time so we're going to eat a little before we go.”
“ Fine. Whatever.”
“ Cheer up, Drake,” I easily order.
Emily doesn't want to carry a purse, so she hands me her phone and a few other things for me to stick in my pockets. To keep Drake from knowing where we're going before we get there, I leave ahead of them to call a taxi. Emily and Drake aren't but a couple of seconds behind me, so I have to make it quick. Once we are crammed into the back seat, we leave to officially begin one of the best days of my life.
23
Emily
“Hey, that's where the draft is being held!” Drake points, excitedly as he sees us coming up on the arena
“ Driver, could you stop here?” Jake asks.
“ What? Aren't we going to be late to the wedding?”
“ It'll be okay.”
The taxi stops and Drake is utterly confused as we walk into the building, but then he decides that it doesn't matter. He's too excited to actually be here than anything else. However, it's once we take a seat, and he realizes we're going to miss the wedding, that he starts asking questions.
“Emily and I lied. There's no wedding. We wanted to surprise you and bring you to the draft,” Jake explains.
“ This is so awesome! Thank you, Jake!”
He hugs his big brother and the sight warms my heart. The order of which we are sitting is me, Jake, and then Drake. This place is buzzing with anticipation as everyone waits for the procession to begin. I don't know why, but I'm extremely edgy. My mindset feels like we're here for this wonderful day and something is going to ruin it. Shatter the picture that will forever remain in our hearts. The picture that should be entirely perfect.
This is the day that will forever change our lives. This is the day that we will remember always. Then why am I dreading it? Today is Jake's first leap towards accomplishing his dream. There's not a soul who doesn't want this to happen. The impending doom feeling needs to give it a rest. Today is a happy day. With a shaky deep breath, I urge my nerves to ease.
Jake gives me a smile full of pure bliss as he reaches over and takes my hand. His heated touch smacks the tension away. As if that wasn't enough, my love brings those lips to my ear and whispers.
“Thank you for being here. There is no one else that I rather have by my side.” He squeezes my hand. “I hope you're ready for our future because the days are just going to get better and more thrilling. It's going to be like this
Her eyes dart back and forth between mine before she lets out a flutter of breath. “Sorry. I'm just a little nervous.”
“Everything's going to be fine. It's a good day, remember?”
Sweetness nods in affirmation, and I kiss her forehead before releasing her elbow.
“Yeah, because having a wedding during the draft is a good day,” Drake mutters to himself.
I roll my eyes and watch myself in the mirror as I put on my tie then the jacket that goes with the suit. Drake's wearing dress pants and a light blue button up dress shirt. Lastly, I sit beside Drake at the foot of the bed and we both put on our shoes. We're watching TV when Emily steps out of the bathroom.
“Alright, y'all ready?”
Wow. Sweetness is wearing black heels and a white, one shoulder dress that is knee length. Standing, I walk over to her, sliding my hands down her arms.
“You look stunning, Sweetness.”
A blush creeps from her neck up to her cheeks.
“Thank you.”
“ I thought only the bride could wear white,” Drake questions from behind us.
“ Her theme is black and white, so it's okay,” Emily answers quickly. Her eyes return to mine. “We should grab a bite before we get there.”
“ They aren't feeding us! This wedding is just getting worse and worse.” Drake is officially unhappy.
“ Aren't you hungry now?” She asks, stepping around me to kneel in front of him while he's still sitting on the bed.
“ Yeah...”
“ That's why we're eating. Weddings can take a long time so we're going to eat a little before we go.”
“ Fine. Whatever.”
“ Cheer up, Drake,” I easily order.
Emily doesn't want to carry a purse, so she hands me her phone and a few other things for me to stick in my pockets. To keep Drake from knowing where we're going before we get there, I leave ahead of them to call a taxi. Emily and Drake aren't but a couple of seconds behind me, so I have to make it quick. Once we are crammed into the back seat, we leave to officially begin one of the best days of my life.
23
Emily
“Hey, that's where the draft is being held!” Drake points, excitedly as he sees us coming up on the arena
“ Driver, could you stop here?” Jake asks.
“ What? Aren't we going to be late to the wedding?”
“ It'll be okay.”
The taxi stops and Drake is utterly confused as we walk into the building, but then he decides that it doesn't matter. He's too excited to actually be here than anything else. However, it's once we take a seat, and he realizes we're going to miss the wedding, that he starts asking questions.
“Emily and I lied. There's no wedding. We wanted to surprise you and bring you to the draft,” Jake explains.
“ This is so awesome! Thank you, Jake!”
He hugs his big brother and the sight warms my heart. The order of which we are sitting is me, Jake, and then Drake. This place is buzzing with anticipation as everyone waits for the procession to begin. I don't know why, but I'm extremely edgy. My mindset feels like we're here for this wonderful day and something is going to ruin it. Shatter the picture that will forever remain in our hearts. The picture that should be entirely perfect.
This is the day that will forever change our lives. This is the day that we will remember always. Then why am I dreading it? Today is Jake's first leap towards accomplishing his dream. There's not a soul who doesn't want this to happen. The impending doom feeling needs to give it a rest. Today is a happy day. With a shaky deep breath, I urge my nerves to ease.
Jake gives me a smile full of pure bliss as he reaches over and takes my hand. His heated touch smacks the tension away. As if that wasn't enough, my love brings those lips to my ear and whispers.
“Thank you for being here. There is no one else that I rather have by my side.” He squeezes my hand. “I hope you're ready for our future because the days are just going to get better and more thrilling. It's going to be like this
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