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17. Mistakes

Author: A.Z.Natharsis
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

I grab another glass of champagne as Thalia walks out in what feels like the 10th dress already. By the time I had managed to make it here, she had also decided she was going to go first and pick herself a nice dress for the wedding, and since my mind was still all over the place, I was one big fool to say yes and allow her to have her share of fun.

Thalia booked the whole shop for ourselves for the rest of the day, so beside the two of us and two overly nice and sweet, way too young to be doing this, sellers, there was no one here to bother us. Maybe the occasional man, dressed in a fancy suit who kept refilling our drinks everytime we were out.

I am not sure if he came with the shop or it was a nice treat from my soon to be husband, and I did not want to know.

I gulp down the champagne and put my glass away as Thalia parades another pink dress that looks so not her, looking around the shop we have for ourselves. Scanning the racks filled with dresses and gowns of all colors and de
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