Lorenzo's POV
"Lorenzo James Maxfield! How dare you raise your voice?" Dad's voice thundered making my younger siblings flinch while they ate their breakfast."Are you serious? How can you decide my marriage without my opinion?" I belted.
"Enzo, we're doing this for your good only. And it wasn't us who decided it either. Your marriage was fixed the moment you were born. Your grandparents took the decision and we couldn't go against their will. Can you?" Mom reasoned.
"You should've told me, at the least. It's not that I don't listen to you. But I can't marry at this age. People get drunk at this age and pass out at parties. Don't you think I deserve to enjoy a bit?" I said, and I sounded really pathetic when I did so.
"Then is there anybody who you have in mind? Anyone who can replace the girl you are promised to so that you can get out of this marriage?" Mom asked me.
I had no answer. At all. I did have a lot of one night stands but I didn't
"You?""What're you doing here?"For a moment, I thought I got the wrong person."Wait, you guys know each other?" Karen and another girl asked at the same time.By now, everyone went quiet and the atmosphere felt quite tensed up."Well, we did meet. He came to our University for a board meeting. I was with the Managing Director so he must've seen me" The lady who was rude to me quickly speak up."She was-" I spoke up to tell everyone how I was treated."I'm Natalie Karina Salvatore" She extends my hand."Lorenzo James Maxfield" I shook her hand while giving her a suspicious look."Okay, you guys can have your space" another man in his early thirties said, sounding more suspicious."Don't worry, we won't disturb you. Anyway, a different room with se
Natalie's POV"Honey, the wedding date has been fixed" Mom informed me as she walked into my room with my Dad's sisters, my aunts.Juli, Natasha, Vinnie and Mary were all discussing about their dresses with me."Okay, Mom" I answered."Don't you want to know the date? Are you not curious?" Mom asked me, somewhat disappointed.Well, if you guys didn't plan my future without my consent, I'd actually be really excited."Umm... any date is fine, Mom" I smiled."When is the wedding taking place, Aunt Chloe?" Juli asked.Typical of her to be sweet enough."It's exactly 4 weeks away. The wedding will take place on the 30th of November" Mom said, sounding excited."That's fine" I commented before getting back to the sketch Natasha was making."So you guys can decide on the theme colour by tomorrow and inform me so that I can tell the wedding planner. She wants to come prepared too" Aunt Christina informed
He walks in, completely ignoring me so I quickly wipe my tears before waddling behind him."Oh, Enzo, why didn't you tell us that you were coming?" Karen asked, taking a bite of her lasagna."I finished work early so I thought I'd swing by" Lorenzo answered before giving everyone a big smile and taking a seat.Tony quickly sits next to Lorenzo while Evelyn sat on the other side of him.Tony was well aware that I wasn't comfortable enough to sit next to Lorenzo."Natalie, sit and have dinner" Chris offered, noticing the pissed look on my face.I quietly sit between Chris and Juli and have dinner.All through out the dinner, everyone bombards questions at Lorenzo and he answers them with patience.After dinner, we all head to the living room and sit while discussing more about the wedding."Hey, Lorenzo, let's head outside once. Y'know, a man to man talk" Chris said sounding serious.I was completely sure that Chris
"Nat, I don't know what to get for her" Tony choked, almost on the verge of crying.We decided to go shopping to get a gift for his girlfriend, Tesha. But everytime we'd decide on something, Tony would question himself on whether she would like it or not."Tony, if we go on like this, we won't be able to get her anything" I sighed.We came across designer bags, jewellery sets, clothes and shoes but he would have a second thought on all of them.I turn and walk around to the watch section."Hey, Tony, come here. I got the perfect gift for Tesha" I squirm, my eyes lighting up.He rushes over and I show him the watches for couples.The boutique manager comes and as I ask, he shows us the pair of platinum watches which were so exquisite."Look, Tony. These watches are really going to suit you and Tesha. She has a huge collection of watches and I swear, she's gonna love this one" I said.Tony also agrees and we get the watche
My wedding is in a week's time and well, today is my first and last fitting.Juli, Vinnie, Natasha, Mary, Evelyn, Rose and Karen decided to tag along since they also had their dresses to pick up."I'm still not quite done with your dress yet but you can still try it on" Ken, my gay cousin, said helping me into my dress.The sleeves weren't quite done yet and the stitches weren't double stitched.Overall, it looked good enough. I smiled while all the others tried their dresses on."Hey, Nat, your phone is ringing. It's Aunt Christina" Natasha informed me handing me my phone."Hello?" I said as soon as I picked up."Natalie, where're you?" She asked."I'm at my dress fitting but we're almost done so I'll be home in maybe half an hour" I answered."If you're done there, please get to the company. Your Grandpa needs you to sig
"You're doing great" Tony cooed."Look at her face" Natasha chuckled."Enzo isn't any different" Karen grinned."Shut up""Shut up"Both Lorenzo and I spoke at the same time making the others burst into laughter.We're currently practicing our dance for the wedding and we both are doing everything to avoid eye contact.We danced inches apart, yet no emotion welled in us.After all the dance practises, we practised the bridal march and Chris decided to walk me down the aisle instead of Dad because he was getting the father-daughter dance.Did I not mention the wedding's tomorrow?Well, it's not that big of a deal anyway."Okay, let's all head home. I'm so tired" I remarked while searching for my car keys."We're all having dinner together since there is no rehearsal dinner" Chris informed."Can we skip that too?" I groaned."I'm afraid not" Chris smiled."I can't find
"Natalie, you need to wake up now" Vinnie pulled my blanket."Vin, it's 6 in the morning. The wedding's at 12 in the noon. There's a lot of time left to get ready" I said, trying to fall asleep."Fyi, everything starting from your makeup until tonight is going to be photographed. The photographers are already waiting for you to get ready for hair and makeup" Vinnie explained and I groaned before taking a quick shower."Our parents strictly advised me to give you only chicken and salad" Juli said, placing a bowl of shredded chicken in salad."This will also do" I smiled."Remind me again how many photographers we have at the moment" I said to Natasha who was busy getting her shoes on."We have three of them here, but at the wedding, we're gonna have 5 of them with 2 videography teams" She said."I wanted a simple wedding. This is too much" I sighed.
What was the hardest part of everything?Definitely walking down the aisle, saying yes and promising to remain faithful and love till death do us part or should I say, until a year passes by and the marriage contract gets over.Focus. Stupid, you're doing it for your family.Everyone's gaze is upon me and Chris.I try to keep a soft smile under my almost transparent veil which was covering my face.I mean, one wrong look and I'm gonna ruin the whole videography.I look to the front to see Lorenzo standing next to the minister.My breath hitches in my throat.He looks devilishly handsome, like always. His body looks much more broader and muscular than ever before.The black tuxedo hugs his broad shoulders and thin waist. His black hair had been styled back with gel.An aura of power and dominance surrounds him, making him look more appealing.How could someone look this good?Natalie, Jones' tri